ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 51REVIEWfancy phone with 18K gold detailing on the rear – that
remains a feature here, by the way, albeit no longer
surrounding the fingerprint scanner.
2.5D curved glass at the front and slightly rounded
edges at the rear are very significant in making the
Mi Mix 2 feel more comfortable in the hand. To
say the original was unwieldy is something of an
understatement.
The Mi Mix 2 is much smaller thanks to a reduced
screen size and a 12 percent smaller chin. The screen
is still enormous, at 5.99in, but it was previously quite
the monster at 6.4in.
It’s an ideal size for watching video, playing games
and getting stuff done, and though MIUI’s one-
handed mode may still come in handy you won’t be
resorting to it quite so often (this shrinks the viewable
screen size to 4.5-, 4- or 3.5in). The Quick Ball feature