Xiaomi looking for beta testers for the Mi Mix 2 Android 8.0 Oreo Update

Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix 2 in October last year for a price tag of CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 32,300).The Mi Mix 2 was unveiled running on Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 9 skin on the top. The company had announced to update the phone to Android 8.0 Oreo last month. Now Xiaomi is on the lookout for beta-testers to test out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Mi Mix 2 before the global launch.

Selected users will get an OTA update with a beta Android 8.0 Oreo ROM for the Mi Mix 2. Keep that in mind that it will be still a beta ROM and it might experience many issues. The registrations for beta testers are open for Mi Mix 2 owners until January 8 at 11:59 PM China time. Xiaomi will then go through the submitted applications to see if you’re eligible for the beta test. To sign for the beta testing, you have to download the Xiaomi MIUI Forum application from the Play Store and go to the Recruitment section on the app’s homepage.

Selected candidates will get a private message from the company officials on the MIUI Forums. While the recruitment program is open for all, Xiaomi already said that they will only select the active members of the community.

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Mi Mix 2 pricing and specifications

Meanwhile, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 has received a price cut of Rs 3,000 in India and is available at Rs 32,999 via offline retailers and Flipkart.com. The  Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 comes features a metal chassis with the ceramic rear glass and a 5.99-inch (2160 x 1080) Super AMOLED with an 18:9 full-screen display, which can easily be called a bezel-less display. It is powered by 2.45 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 835 64-bit processor coupled with 6GB RAM and 128 internal storage along with Adreno 540 GPU. The smartphone supports dual-SIM and presently runs on Android 7.1 Nougat operating system with MIUI 9 skin on the top. It also has a non-removable 3400 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 technology.

For the optics, it offers a 12-megapixel autofocus rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX386 sensor, 4-axis OIS, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens, PDAF, HDR. The Fingerprint sensor is rear mounted below the camera unit. For the selfie lovers, there is a 5-megapixel camera that supports face recognition.