Xiaomi Mix 5 Leaks Point to an Under-Display Camera Return, with a Wider Launch Now in the Rumor Mill
A fresh round of leaks says Xiaomi is working on a Mix 5 that could revive the company’s under-display camera approach, pair it with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, and add magnetic lens accessories.
One report says the phone is already in development and could arrive later this year, while a separate code analysis points to a broader release that could include Germany and Austria, a notable shift for a line that has usually stayed closer to Xiaomi’s home market.
The under-display camera detail is the part that has drawn the most attention.
Xiaomi last shipped this idea in the Mix 4, which the company’s own community history describes as the first Xiaomi phone with an under-display front camera sensor, and the same history says Mix 4 was only launched in China.
Xiaomi also framed the technology as a long-running research effort in its 2019 annual report, writing that “The under-screen camera technology ensures a full screen and avoids the visual segmentation caused by front cameras,” and adding that “The products and technologies are in the research stage.”
That history matters because Xiaomi has spent years treating the Mix line as a showcase for display experiments rather than a standard flagship family.
Mix 4 arrived in 2021, then the line went quiet while Xiaomi shifted attention to folding phones, its number-series flagships and other high-end hardware.
The current leaks suggest the company may be ready to revisit the no-notch, no-hole punch look, with the under-display selfie camera once again doing the heavy lifting in the front panel design.
The rest of the rumored hardware is still fluid. The same leak that points to the Mix 5 revival says Xiaomi may be testing a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip and magnetic lens tech, while another more recent rumor says the phone could return as a global model under a codename tied to “Hongkong.”
None of that is confirmed by Xiaomi, and the different reports do not line up perfectly on timing, which is usually a sign that the device is still in an early or changing stage of development.
For now, the safest read is that Xiaomi is still interested in under-display camera hardware and has not abandoned the Mix concept.
The evidence points to active development, not a finished product, and the biggest unanswered question is whether Xiaomi can pair the cleaner front design with image quality that holds up against conventional selfie cameras.
