Jun 272018
 

The official details are finally out of the bag for the Hatsune Miku special edition Mi 6X smartphone from Xiaomi! While most of the details were leaked yesterday, the official update posted today fixes a few leak errors, and gives us all new images of the packaging and accessories! This collaboration with Xiaomi commemorates Hatsune Miku’s 10th anniversary.

For starters, that’s some real eye-opening packaging!The packaging opens and unfolds to display the beautiful theme are drawn by Mame no Moto. Inside, you’ll find the limited edition Mi 6X phone with a unique serial number and art by ZYre inscribed on its backside along with the “Miku 10th” logo, a 10,000mAh Mi powerbank with matching artwork, a TPU case with color artwork matching the inscription art, and a metallic collectors card stamped with a matching serial number, and inscribed with Mame no Moto’s artwork.

More photos below!

Some of the rumored specs changed, so here’s what’s been officially announced:

Hardware
– Screen: 5.99″ at 1080×2160
– Chipset: Snapdragon 660 CPU, Adreno 512 GPU
– RAM/Storage: 6GB/64GB (No MicroSD slot)
– Front Camera: 20MP (f1.8, AI enabled)
– Rear Cameras: 12MP (f1.8) + 20MP (f1.8, AI enabled)
– Battery: 3010 mAh
– Rear Fingerprint
– Quickcharge 3.0

Software
– OS: Android 8.1 Oreo / MIUI 9.5
– Exclusive downloadable themes

All of this is set to go on sale on Xiaomi’s Chinese webstore on July 3rd China time for 2099RMB, or about $320 USD. Not bad at all for what you get! Below is the official CM, featuring the 3D model recently teased by YYB on Twitter.

How to get one
You need to be logged into your Bilibili account, then go to the official announcement page (linked below), and press the pink button up to 5 times per day, and you gain 5 extra chances when you share the campaign to either Weibo, QQ or Baidu. Each press is a chance for an “F code”, which is needed to buy the phone. Each person can only win once. Essentially, this is a chance system. Please note the phone only ships within China.

Official Miku edition Mi 6X Announcement page: https://www.bilibili.com/blackboard/activity-mikumi6xpc.html

Jun 262018
 

We’re still a day away from the reveal of the details of Xiaomi’s collaboration with Hatsune Miku, but that hasn’t stopped nearly the full details about the campaign from leaking!

Thanks to leaks, we know that Xiaomi will announce a special Hatsune Miku edition of their Mi 6X phone, which is a premium mid-range device. This is a step up from last year’s Miku edition Redmi Note 4X, which was a budget mid-range.

The Miku Edition Mi 6X bundle will include the phone, along with their well-known Mi powerbank (likely the 10,000 mAh model). Both of which will feature lineart on the backside by an illustrator we’re friends with, @ZY_Remix!

The full collaboration details will be officially announced on June 28th, China time, while the expected launch date is July 3rd. It will be priced at 2099 Chinese Yuan ($320 USD). Here’s what we know about the device, according to the alleged leaks:

Special Hatsune Miku Edition Xiaomi
– Screen: 5.99″ at 1080×2160
– Chipset: Snapdragon 660 CPU, Adreno 512 GPU
– RAM/Storage: 6GB/128GB
– Front Camera: 20MP (f1.8)
– Rear Cameras: 12MP (f1.8) + 20MP (f1.8)
– Battery: 3010 mAh
– OS: Android 8.1 / MIUI 9.5
– Rear Fingerprint

The phone is said to launch on July 3rd on Xiaomi’s Chinese webstore, but we’ll know for sure after the official announcements tomorrow. Stay tuned! As a bonus, here’s a short video released by Xiaomi for reaching 2 million points on their support campaign, as well as a teaser artwork posted by one of the campaign illustrators, Mame no Moto.

Xiaomi x Hatsune Miku Campaign page: https://www.bilibili.com/blackboard/activity-mixchuyin.html

Via mysmartprice