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 revived the MIX series of devices after three years and is also the company's first smartphone to use the technology of the front camera under the display. For comparison, the introductory price of this device in China is at the level of 4999 Chinese yuan (657 € / USD 770).
I took some MIX4 photos, this is the most perfect UDC display effect. pic.twitter.com/EyUNlCP0Md
- Ice universe (@UniverseIce) August 11, 2021
Xiaomi's official website also announced a model repair price list today Xiaomi Mi MIX 4. This list reveals that the cost to replace a specific smartphone screen costs up to 1550 Chinese yuan (203 € / USD 239).
For this amount, you can currently buy a truly full-fledged mid-range smartphone, for example from a subsidiary brand Redmi respectively. POCO.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 it offers a decent screen resolution of 1080p, but in terms of replacement, it is a comparable price to the Xiaomi Mi 11 series devices. 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 a value of up to 680 Chinese Yuan (89 € / USD 104). This back cover is almost 5 times more expensive than replacing it 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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