The Mi Mix 3 is turning out to be one of the most interesting devices of the year. Xiaomi has teased earlier in the year that it was adopting a sliding design to hide the cameras when not in use, and the phone will be the first in the world to sport 10GB of RAM.
Here's everything we know so far about the Mi Mix.
October 19, 2018 — Xiaomi shows off the sliding design on the Mi Mix 3
Ahead of the Mix 3 launch, Xiaomi is showing off how the sliding mechanism works on the device. The screen slides down to reveal the dual front cameras, with XIaomi highlighting a few potential use cases in the teaser video.
October 17, 2018 — Mi Mix 3 confirmed with 10GB of RAM
It's official: the Mi Mix 3 will be the first phone in the world to feature 10GB of RAM. Xiaomi's director of product management Donovan Sung served up the information on Twitter, where he previously shared that the device would also sport 5G connectivity.
October 16, 2018 — Mi Mix 3 will be unveiled on October 25
Xiaomi is rolling out media invites for the Mi Mix 3 event, which will take place on October 25. Unlike the first two generations, it looks like the Mi Mix 3 will sport a unique sliding design to hide the front camera assembly.
When is the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 launching?
The Mi Mix 3 will be unveiled in China on October 25, and will likely make its global debut before the end of the year.
Will it have global LTE bands?
If the Mi Miix 2 was any indication, Xiaomi will offer a variant of the Mix 3 with global LTE bands. It's another question entirely whether the device will be available in most Western markets, but with Xiaomi now having an official presence in the UK, it's likely the device will be officially sold in the country.
What are the specs?
Xiaomi is set to offer the Mi Mix 3 with 10GB of RAM and 5G connectivity. It will also have a face unlock feature and dual 24MP cameras up front. Details are liight on the rest of the hardware, but with the launch slated for the last week of October, we should know more about the device shortly.

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