New flagship smartphone Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 with his front camera below the display It will definitely not be an easy piece to repair. This is also indicated by the price list of repairs, the replacement of the display, for example, reached the value of a solid middle-class smartphone.
Display fix for Xiaomi Mi MIX 4
Although the use of a flagship smartphone with an "invisible" front camera is very interesting, it can also be quite expensive, especially when repairing the display.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 is a new model that has revitalized a series of MIX devices after three years and is also the company 's first smartphone to use front - facing camera technology. For comparison, the introductory price of this device in China is at the level of 4999 Chinese yuan (657 € / 770 USD).
I took some MIX4 photos, this is the most perfect UDC display effect. pic.twitter.com/EyUNlCP0Md
- Ice universe (@UniverseIce) August 11
Xiaomi's official website also announced a model repair price list today Xiaomi Mi MIX 4. This list reveals that the cost of replacing a specific smartphone screen costs up to 1550 Chinese yuan (€ 203 / $ 239).
For this amount, you can currently buy a truly full-fledged middle-class smartphone, for example from the subsidiary Redmi or POCO.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 offers a basic screen resolution of 1080p, but in terms of replacement, it is comparable in price to the Xiaomi Mi 11 series. However, their 2K AMOLED screen is still 120 Chinese yuan more expensive (€ 15 / $ 18 more expensive).
However, replacing the ceramic back cover is also expensive. If we look at the Shadow Cleaner version, the cost of repairing the ceramic back cover has stopped at up to 680 Chinese yuan (€ 89 / $ 104). This back cover is almost 5 times more expensive than when replaced on the Xiaomi Mi 11 smartphone.
This is the reason for the more expensive price list of service interventions
However, there is a reason why replacing the display is such an expensive service. The display is equipped with specific technology for the integration of the front camera and is a reflection of three years of work of the Xiaomi development team. In addition, the process of assembling the display is very important.
Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, said: "The proactive area under the screen is very expensive and the whole panel is the equivalent of a combination of two screens."
As for ceramic materials, they have always been significantly more expensive than ordinary tempered glass. This time, Xiaomi has launched a specific type of ceramic material that keeps the device warm and moist while holding the device and also reduces the weight of the part by up to 30%.
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