Xiaomi to Debut Mi Mix 2 Smartphone the Day Before Apple's 'iPhone 8' Launch Event

This will supposedly be more bezeless than the iPhone 8...

So why do Xiaomi (and other companies) think they’re being clever by announcing their phone soon before the iPhone? It’s extremely stupid as all the attention will be focused on the iPhone the next day.

If they have a more impressive (looking) phone the best thing is to bring attention to it and not to say ‘we were first’.

 

they do not show the bottom part...i think there will be the chin...like essential phone. So on par with the iphone pro, so around 83-84% screen to body ratio

 

Concept Looks beautiful. The downside of xiaomi phones are their build quality and "MIUI" which is a heavily skinned version of Android.

Only 13 days to Go Looking forward to Apple September 12 event.

 

got a feeling they got rid of the chin in this one. the poster will keep everyone else guessing.

kudos to them to brave it and announce it a day before Apple's. so it will end up a smash hit or drowned out/forgotten after the Apple event.

so is this still a concept phone?

 

wonder if they were able to implement the fingerprint reader beneath the display as first intended by Apple

 

yeah there will definitely be a chin. they need a front facing camera

 

so what? the front facing camera on the essential phone is on the top...but still a chin...i dont know why

 

What's funny is Xiaomi thinks they're being clever and that by doing this they will steal Apple's thunder.
In reality their release will get lost in the shuffle while everyone will instead be waiting to see what Apple is releasing the next day.

 

Because it uses a LCD screen and therefore it needs a light source, which is placed in the bottom. No need for a light source with OLED screens.

 

I can't agree. My Mi4's build quality is definitely well above average. My girlfriend's Redmi Note 4 feels rock solid and looks like a high end phone with its matte metal back and a chamfered edge.

MIUI isn't merely a skin, it's rather a full fledged OS based on Android. There's pretty much nothing left of the pure Android experience. MIUI looks much like iOS, it's very clean, very fast and simple.

 

How so? From my readings, the Xiaomi Mi Mix has really nice hardware standards and at a cheaper price point. The reviews are fairly positive for the first Gen Mi Mix. I imagine the Mi Mix 2 will be just as good and improve even more when it releases.

 

This is no threat to Apple.

 

I am not saying every xiaomi phone have terrible build quality. Mi mix was well build. I have mi max 2 and the build quality is lower compared to iPhones. The screen pops out even with slight bend

Here is a famous video of jerryrigeverything performing bend test on mi5

 

so you are saying that the new xiaomi Mi mix 2 will use amoled?

 

i see, well it’ll be a smaller chin than last time if they are to move the camera as rumored.

 

Actually, you did say that:

 

i hope the camera is at the top and not the bottom...

 

I'm not saying that. I said that the Essential phone had to have a bottom bezel to accomodate a light source.

 

I don't think it's a threat to Apple either. But at least it shows where other smart phone manufacturers are moving in the industry with advancements or similarities with technology.

 

Concept video:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1905016559763231

 

But we already know what Apple is releasing...

 

posted by Philippe Starck's official facebook page, which is the designer of Mi Mix

 

Apple should drop a part leak an hour before their presentation

 

I have no problem with the build quality of Xiaomi products in general.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since it is Android, can't you install a custom launcher as Nova launcher or Google native launcher whatever its name is!