Maze Alpha - Xiaomi Mi Mix alternative for 160 €!

Smartphones in the style of Xiaomi Mi Mix currently shoot like mushrooms from the ground. The Maze Alpha is now the fourth smartphone of its kind to report on. One thing the cheap almost-borderless smartphones have in common. None is available yet!

Display

The Maze Alpha should appear with a 6 inch full HD display. Despite the large display diagonal, the smartphone with dimensions of 15.98 x 8.25 x 0.81 cm is only slightly larger than a conventional smartphone with a 5.5 inch display. With a point density of 367 DPI, individual pixels are barely visible to the naked eye. In contrast to the DOOGEE MIX the smartphone does not have an AMOLED panel, but rather a conventional IPS panel. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

Processor and memory

As well as that UMIDIGI Crystal and DOOGEE mix the Maze Alpha has installed a MediaTek Helio P25 processor. A total of 8 Cortex-A53 processor cores, of which 4 cores clock with up to 2.5 GHz and 4 additional cores clock with 1.4 GHz, promise a decent performance with simultaneous energy efficiency. The memory configuration amounts to a 4GB LPDDR4X main memory and a 64GB eMMC memory. Memory expansion using an SD memory card is possible. Another model with a higher memory configuration (6GB / 128GB) has already been announced by Maze.

Cameras

The rear main camera is a so-called dual camera, whose sensors have a resolution of 13 and 5 megapixels and uses an f/2.2 aperture. It is known that the 13 megapixel sensor comes from Samsung and is called “Samsung S5K3L8”. The same 1/3.06" sensor is installed in the Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Redmi 4 models. The main camera records videos in a maximum of 1080p at 60 frames per second. As expected, there is no optical stabilization for image stabilization, but electronic stabilization The front camera uses an unspecified 5 megapixel image sensor.

connectivity

As a dual SIM smartphone, the device supports the 2G, 3G and 4G frequencies and bands commonly used in this country. WiFi is also supported with the protocols 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 4.1. You can navigate with your smartphone using GPS, GLONASS and Beidou. The physical connection options amount to a USB-C socket and a 3.5 mm audio connection. In terms of sensors, the Alpha is equipped with a Hall sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor and an e-compass. The front home button also includes a fingerprint scanner.

Design and battery

The Maze Alpha will appear with a matte black casing. The housing frame is made of metal. As already mentioned, the smartphone measures 15.98 x 8.25 x 0.81 cm and is barely larger than a 5.5 inch device. The weight is 225g. The permanently installed 4.000 mAh battery promises a long battery life. MediaTek's Pump Express is supported for fast charging.

Conclusion, price and availability

Compared to the other almost-borderless smartphones, the Maze Alpha surprised by a low sales price and at the same time decent hardware. Especially because of the high screen diagonal of 6 Zoll comes the Alpha one Xiaomi Mi Mix still next.