Mi Mix: Launches March 29 and features a revolutionary Liquid Lens

Xiaomi is getting ready for March 29 to present me not only the news Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra, but as he confirmed to us today on Weibo, he will also announce the return of the series Mi Mix.


AThis announcement was made through a new one Teaser (poster), and below we have translated the text that accompanies it (translation from Chinese).

It ‘s coming back Xiaomi MIX, after two years, returns strong! With endless technical excellence, it can meet the expectations of hundreds of millions of users. At 19:30 on March 29, we will discuss Mi MIX.

And at the bottom of the poster is written (in English) “March 29 Xiaomi 2021 new product release we have something new to show you».

If we take for granted the phrase “we will discuss the Mi MIX”, it seems that Xiaomi will offer us new official information and a first look at the new device that will be released in the series Mi Mix.

Recent leaks have shown that Xiaomi’s first foldable smartphone was to be named “MIX“, While some other information gave him the name”Mi Mix 4 Pro Max“.

This may mean that Xiaomi will give us a Preview of its new foldable phone, unless it intends to introduce us to another Mi Mix device that the company has managed to keep secret until today and away from the public eye.

As you will remember, Xiaomi’s first Mi Mix was the first Android smartphone to break away from the standard screen ratio 16:9 which was widespread at the time, and was equipped with a monitor 6.4 inch LCD with 17: 9 aspect ratio with minimal hoops, which opened the door for modern long narrow screens.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 1

The Mix line was then renewed with three additional devices: the Mi Mix 2 , Mi Mix 2S και Mi Mix 3, and more than two years have passed since the announcement of the last device in the series which was the Mi Mix 3 5G.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

At the end of it 2019, Xiaomi announced the Mi Mix Alpha – a futuristic smartphone with a screen that covered almost the entire body of the device front and back, but apart from its outrageous price (at least for Xiaomi data) this device never succeeded in the last stage of mass production.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

But the good news does not end here. In addition to the announcement of the date of presentation of the new Mi Mix, the company has started to inform us about some of the unique features that the device will have.

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So the news Mi Mix will be the first Smartphone in the world to have a camera not with the traditional glass lenses we knew so far, but with a liquid lens (liquid lens).

A liquid lens contains quality optical fluid and is controlled by either mechanical or electronic means. Unlike traditional lenses that are rigid, liquid lenses are flexible and can quickly easily change their focal length. They also take up less space compared to a traditional lens.

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According to its CEO Xiaomi, Lei Jun , this liquid lens that Xiaomi has developed in its own laboratories, will be controlled by a special motor to achieve accurate and fast focusing. The liquid that forms the lens will be wrapped by a film that will allow the focal length and focus of the lens to change quickly.

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Xiaomi compares the way this new lens will work, in the same way that the human eye sees. Liquid lens distortion speed, says Xiaomi, is much faster than the mechanical means of a traditional optical lens, significantly improving focus speeds.

Jun also revealed that the lens will be as easy to use for taking Macro photos as it is for taking a telephoto lens.

In addition, Xiaomi claims that the optical fluid has high light transmission, extremely low dispersion and resistance to extreme environments.

Once again, Xiaomi is trying to innovate by bringing new ideas and technologies, and is using it as its vehicle to promote its name on the international chessboard, its turn. Mi Mix.

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