Resembling the Galaxy S series rather than iPhone 7, the new Mi 6 from Xiaomi is all the best a smartphone can be. If there is anyone who should be concern it has to be Samsung, packing a 2.75GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and pairing it with 6G of RAM surely ups the tempo on flagship title. Graphics are also intensified which the company benchmark tested its Adreno 540 and was able to beat iPhone 7, capping at 64fps in video games. It also supports Vulkan 3D for 3D graphics. Two versions are available with storage capacity of either 64GB or 128GB.

Dual camera is all the fanfare nowadays, the Mi 6 is no exception to that with the  main camera consisting of a 12MP wide-angle sensor and 12MP telephoto sensor that gives 10x zoom and 2x lossless lens. This gives a sharper and vivid photo with OIS four-axis stabilization support it is able to to reduce shaking and cope well in low lights.

Looking stunning in with ceramic back and 18K gold rims around the camera modules for the exclusive edition, the phone comes in a 5.15-inch display that is capable of reducing its peak 600nit brightness to 1nit at night and features a blue-light filtering mode. The most notable point is the omission of the headphone jack like its idol, in place is a USB Type-C port. Battery is also bumped up to 3350 mAH slightly more than the S8.

The basic version comes in blue, white and black with silver model coming soon, now is this curve ball for Samsung?