The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G is the first 5G phone you can buy in the UK
The race to bring 5G to the UK is coming to a head – EE announced it will switch on its network on May 30, beating out the competition, but now we’ve heard Vodafone will actually launch its first exclusive 5G phone before that, making the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G the first 5G phone you can buy in the UK.
In a statement, Vodafone confirmed it will offer the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G as of today, and it’ll also sell the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G – there’s no release date for this latter phone as of writing, but the Galaxy will be available on EE from June 7, so it could be a roughly similar date.
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The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G isn’t going to be quite like the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 4G phone, as according to Vodafone the 5G phone has a 24MP and 2MP dual rear camera array, whereas the 4G handset has two 12MP rear snappers. We’ve reached out to Xiaomi to see what else is different between the phones, and will update this article when we find out.
Vodafone is presenting the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G as its ‘affordable’ 5G handset, as it’s a far more mid-range device than the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, but with an upfront cost of £99.99, and costing £50 per month for even the most affordable contract, it’s not exactly a cheap phone.
If you buy the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G phone today you won’t be able to connect it to 5G networks yet of course, but it’ll still run on 4G, and you’ll get an early glimpse at what the future of phones holds.