In September last year, Xiaomi Technology released the world’s first smartphone with a “surround screen” design—Xiaomi MIX Alpha. This machine is considered to be a competitor to the folding screen smartphones launched by Samsung and Huawei; but Unfortunately, folding screen mobile phones from Huawei and Samsung have already been mass-produced and sold. Samsung has even launched multiple generations of folding screen products, while Xiaomi MIX Alpha has not yet been officially launched for sale.
More than nine months have passed since the launch of Xiaomi MIX Alpha. At the end of last year, Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin said that Xiaomi MIX Alpha can be mass-produced on a small scale; Xiaomi founder Lei Jun recently said, The Xiaomi MIX Alpha project has been abandoned. This was originally a pre-research project. Due to the difficulty of mass production, it was decided not to mass produce the machine.
Lei Jun also said before that Xiaomi MIX Alpha had been researched and developed as early as two years ago, and the R&D investment in the machine was as high as 500 million yuan; there is no doubt that Xiaomi MIX Alpha has the highest R&D investment in Xiaomi’s history. A smartphone that far surpasses other digital flagship phones, but due to various reasons, the phone has not been officially launched for sale, and Xiaomi's R&D investment has also been in vain.
In terms of configuration, Xiaomi MIX Alpha is equipped with the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, supports "dual-mode" 5G network, a combination of 12GB LPDDR4X memory and 512GB UFS3.0 storage media; the battery capacity is 4500mAh, supporting 40W wired charging technology, and a three-camera module on the back with a 108-megapixel main camera lens, a 12-megapixel super portrait lens, and a 20-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens.
In addition to its powerful configuration, the craftsmanship of this machine has also reached the top level in the industry; the "front" of Xiaomi MIX Alpha is a 7.92-inch flexible OLED screen, which supports screen sound technology and under-screen fingerprint recognition. technology and anti-accidental touch function; the "back" is made of a whole piece of sapphire glass covering the lens, the other parts are made of black precision ceramics, and the frame of the machine is made of titanium alloy.
Xiaozhai believes that the configuration of this machine itself is not worth 20,000 yuan. For example, the Xiaomi 10 Pro is equipped with a Snapdragon 865 processor, 12GB LPDDR5 memory, 512GB UFS3.0 storage media, and a 108 million main camera lens. It sells for 5,999 yuan; but the material and design of this machine are much better than current flagship phones, which is the main reason why the machine is priced at 19,999 yuan.
The 19,999 yuan Xiaomi MIX Alpha is also the most expensive smartphone in Xiaomi’s history. Although it has not been officially launched for sale, it has always been reserved on Xiaomi’s official website. You can still search for this machine; interesting Yes, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun said a few days ago that as long as the configuration is higher than other 10,000 yuan mobile phones, people will buy Xiaomi mobile phones for 10,000 yuan. In fact, there are many friends who want to buy this 19,999 yuan mobile phone. .
When Lei Jun announced the abandonment of Xiaomi MIX Alpha, he also said that Xiaomi will focus on the next generation of MIX series machines; Xiaomi’s last generation MIX series machine that was officially mass-produced was the Xiaomi MIX3 released in 2018. This machine is equipped with the Snapdragon 845 processor and adopts a "sliding cover" full-screen design. Later, the Xiaomi MIX3 5G version was launched based on this machine.