Mi Mix 3 5G

I finally caved in and got a Mi Mix 3 5G. When it hit under £300 from a reliable UK source was the tipping point for me.

Amazingly I can get 5G in my house even though I’m allegedly just outside the coverage area. This is good but not much faster than the 4G service at the moment, when the full infrastructure is in place I’m looking forward to a nice speed boost.

Apart from some benchmarks and speed tests I’ve not done much with it yet as I’m waiting for a screen protector and case to come. You do get a case in the box (along with a fast charger, USB C cable,USB C to 3.5mm adaptor and a SIM slot tool) but it’s very hard and cheap feeling.

The phone itself is really nice feeling and damn fast. The slider for the front cameras feels solid and has a nice action to it. If it wasn’t for a few missing features like an IR blaster and wireless charging it would have replaced my Mate 20 Pro as my full time phone, it still might depending on how the photos turn out.

That was outside the Wales Millennium Centre.

That’s the kind of speed that I get at home on average, as is the way with mobile signals they vary a bit but that’s fine by me, best I had was about 120 down and 30 up.

For the money, even without giving the cameras a proper go, this is a steal. Super happy with it as my ‘modem’ for now and when the case and screen protector arrive it’ll get a proper workout of the cameras.