Xiaomi has unveiled Mi MIX Alpha concept smartphone for the 5G era. Mi MIX Alpha showcases a surround display with a screen-to-body ratio of more than 180.6%. The device features a 108MP camera, and is crafted with a combination of titanium alloy, ceramics and sapphire. Behind the surround display is a series of technologies requiring a new method of device assembly, according to the vendor. Unlike traditional smartphone assembly methods, Mi MIX Alpha's internal assembly is first carried out, while its display layer, touch panel, and protection layers are laminated one-by-one. All display component layers are compiled in that order to achieve high curvature display design, so the internal stress caused by bending the display layers can be released layer by layer. To accommodate the nearly all-screen offering, Mi MIX Alpha has minimal bezels on the top and bottom, and ditches the physical side buttons altogether. A new display acoustic technology replaces the traditional earpiece receiver and proximity sensor while the device's sides are pressure-sensitive and leverage a linear motor to simulate the touch of real buttons. Xiaomi aims to start small-scale production for Mi MIX Alpha at the end of December and retails at RMB19,999.

China-based Xiaomi has launched its new Xiaomi Mix 2 smartphone in Taiwan, featuring an all-screen 18:9 ratio 5.99-inch display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB memory and 64GB/128GB storage. The company pointed out that its sales in Taiwan for the first nine months in 2017 already grew more than 70% on year. At the same time, the company's shipments of IoT-supported smart home devices have reached over two million units since its entry to Taiwan.

China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology on September 5 unveiled Xiaomi 3 (third-generation) smartphone in Beijing for launch in the China market in mid-October 2013. Xiaomi 3 has two versions. One is equipped with Qualcomm-developed Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor to support WCDMA and CDMA 2000, and the other Nvidia-developed Tegra 4 quad-core processor to support China Mobile's TD-SCDMA. The smartphone features a 5-inch 1920 by 1080 IPS touch screen, 2GB RAM and 16GB/64GB ROM, a 13.0-megapixel rear camera. The 16GB Xiaomi 3 will sell for CNY1,999 (US$327) and 64GB model CNY2,499.