Let’s get right into it and say good bye to awkward selfies! The biggest and most welcomed change that the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has over its predecessors is the magnetic slider that reveals the now properly positioned selfie camera at the top of the phone. Hallelujah!
Having used the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 in the past, I can attest to how much of a hassle it was trying to shoot an IG story from the horrible upward-facing angle.
No notch and all screen!
Xiaomi’s new approach to maintaining the near-borderless look and eradicating the poor selfie camera placement is the magnetic slider that some might call a gimmick, but it’s so much fun to play with! I will admit that the novelty does go away, but it is by far my favorite execution of a near-borderless display. All that screen is awesome!
At the end of last year, I picked the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 as “the phone I’d rather be using” because I thought that the fidget spinner-like qualities of the phone would be such a blast. And it was in the beginning. I don’t even know how many times I would play with the slider just because it was fun. I realize now that I used the slider more as a fidget spinner than a way to reveal the cameras to take a selfie.
It did become a neat party favor asking friends to guess how to take selfies with the phone. Out of five friends, only one was able to correctly guess how to operate the magnetic slider without me teaching them how to do it. But once the novelty wore off, I found myself going days without ever sliding out the camera.
Our review unit is the 6GB RAM model powered by the Snapdragon 845 chipset, and personally when it comes to performance, no news is good news. Nothing to report on lag or stutters from the roughly three weeks I spent with the phone. So speed was not an issue.
One little software hiccup
When you buy a phone, especially a flagship phone, you expect everything to just work. Unfortunately, that was not the case in my experience, as my messaging app of choice, Telegram, was not notifying me when messages would come in. Even after double-checking that all the right notification settings were turned on, I wasn’t receiving any notifications from the app.
After a quick Google search, I found that I wasn’t the only one experiencing this error. Needless to say this was annoying, but it simply meant having to use another messaging app. Hopefully this can be fixed with a software update.
Hello, Netflix!
It is worth noting that in the past, Netflix wasn’t available on the Play Store when I used the Mi Mix 2. I’m happy to report that it’s there now, so no worries if you’re looking to take advantage of the near-borderless display with some binge watching. And if there’s anything this phone is good for, it’s watching videos. This was by far my favorite thing about the phone. It really felt like I was holding all screen and it was awesome!
Battery life was a bit of a disappointment having come from the Huawei Mate 20 and its massive 4000mAh and two-day battery life. With the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3’s 3200mAh battery, I’d start my day at roughly 9am and find myself reaching for a charger by around 8pm. Mind you, that ain’t too shabby if you think about it, but for comparison, I was spoiled by my experience with the Mate 20.
Let’s take these cameras for a spin!
When it comes to taking photos, it’s easy to focus on the selfie cameras, but the dual 12-megapixel cameras on the rear do a good job, too. Here are some samples:
But of course, we can’t leave out samples of the selfie cameras, and while I may not take a lot of selfies, I can not stress how happy I was to have the cameras in the proper position. No more having to flip the phone upside down to take a photo and IG Stories work the way they should:
Is this your GadgetMatch?
While I love the implementation of the magnetic slider, this phone is so much more than just a fidget spinner. This phone is great for media consumption above anything else in my book. But everything else that comes with all that screen is nothing to complain about. The flagship specs in this relatively affordable price tag is nice to see in a day wherein phones are priced by as much as US$ 1,000.
Whether it’s the suspense and butterflies brought by Crash Landing on You or the stirring connections from Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Business Proposal that made us all melt inside, Netflix has shown that it is a premier destination for some of the world’s best K-Romances.
In the last four years alone, K-Romance viewership on the streaming platform has tripled, with 90% coming from outside South Korea.
It doesn’t stop there: in the next five months, Netflix is set to release six more K-Romance titles to make us smile and touch our hearts even further with different compelling love stories, so make sure to add these to your watchlist!
See you in my 19th life (June 17)
In this spinoff from a hit webtoon, Shin Hye-sun stars as a protagonist who remembers all her past lives.
As a young girl in her 18th life, she falls for a boy next door. As she gets reincarnated for her 19th life, she tries to win him back, only to find out he has become a cold man who does not want to get close with anyone.
Can love triumph across lifetimes?
King the Land (June 17)
A wealthy heir played by K-Pop idol Jun-ho meets a girl played by fellow idol Yoona who smiles brightly as part of her job in one of his family businesses.
Not a fan of fake smiles, he dislikes the girl, writing her off as someone with fake personality.
Viewers will be in for a ride in the K-Pop idols’ K-Romance acting debut.
Behind Your Touch
In this all-in-one comedy-suspense-romance title, rom-com queen Han Ji-min is a veterinarian in a small town who has a very strange gift of psychometry.
When she convinces a detective of her abilities, they team up to solve neighborhood crimes.
Destined with You
In this story, Rowoon plays a lawyer who seemingly has it all, but is haunted by a family curse.
That is until he meets an unsuspecting civil servant played by Cho Boa, who will eventually serve as the woman to break the curse.
A Time Called You (3rd quarter 2023)
Business Proposal’s Ahn Hyo-seop is back, starring with Vincenzo’s Jeon Yeo-been in this remake of classic Taiwanese romance Someday or One Day.
Both leads will play two separate characters, with one of Jeon’s character travelling back in time to 1998 and meets a man played by Ahn.
This man bears an uncanny resemblance to her late boyfriend, complicating everything from the get-go.
Doona! (4th quarter 2023)
Yang Se-jong is a college student who had to deal not only with school but also with the fact that he’s living with a former K-Pop sensation, played by real-life former K-Pop star Suzy.
Their relationship starts out as one of mutual misunderstanding and dislike, and grows over time into one of love and trust.
But can their connection withstand the pressures of fame and last?
Uniqlo Tees’ animé collection just keeps growing. Adding to the list is one of the most culturally impactful animé of all time — Dragon Ball. The Dragon Ball UT Collection is part of Uniqlo’s overall 2023 Spring/Summer lineup.
The Dragon Ball UT Collection celebrates the History of Dragon Ball. It features shirts from the original Dragon Ball animé as well as the major arcs of Dragon Ball Z.
Each shirt retails for PhP 790 and is now available at Uniqlo stores across the Philippines and at UNIQLO.com. From June 5-11, every purchase of Dragon Ball UT in all Uniqlo physical stores and online, customers will get one (1) free Dragon Ball Sticker with AR (Augmented Reality).
Here’s a quick look at all the shirts.
Lifestyle
Finland’s SuperPark to expand in Philippines
First two sites in Eastwood City, McKinley Hill
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls is set to bring Finland’s modern recreational activity park, SuperPark in the Philippines.
This is after an agreement has been reached between Megaworld and SuperPark to open the first two licensed SuperParks Eastwood City and McKinley Hill.
The multi-activity and digitally-interactive indoor venues will offer customers three themed areas with over 20 unique activities in total.
Included is the Game Arena, which focuses on sports activities like basketball, football, cycling, dodgeball, and digital parkour, enhanced by technology for a mixed reality feel.
There will also be an Adventure Area for toddlers to explore obstacles and climbing structures, and the Freestyle Hall for trampolines with mixed reality games.
The two new Philippine locations are part of SuperPark’s aggressive global expansion, particularly in Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Europe and North America.
Hailed as the “friendliest all-in-one indoor activity park in the world,” SuperPark has locations in Finland, China, Malaysia, Kuwait and Singapore.
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