Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Forbidden City Edition to go on sale in December for ¥4999

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is available in four colorways – the Onyx Black, Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, and a special Palace Museum’s Forbidden City edition with a blue main color and gold engraving on the back panel.

Since the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 was released in Chinese market only the Onyx Black and Jade Green colorways are available for purchase so far. Xiaomi has now confirmed that the Mi Mix 3 Forbidden City Edition will go on sale in December.

The Mi Mix 3 Forbidden City edition has a blue hue inspired from the Chinese Dynasty era. The special edition of the Mi Mix 3 has a gold emblem of a mythical creature on the rear panel and ships with a 10GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Forbidden City edition retail box is quite different from the standard models, it featuring the same Chinese mythical beast. It also features a 24K gold-platted miniature figurine of the mythical creature , a Xiaomi mobile data card that gives owners access to 10GB of monthly internet data for three years. Like the standard model of the Mi Mix 3, this one also ships with a wireless charger.

Xiaomi confirmed that the Mi Mix 3 Forbidden City Edition retail pricing is ¥4999 (~$720) but has not revealed the exact availability date.