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Xiaomi Unveils New Concept Phone With 'Waterfall' Display on All Four Sides

Anson_431 said:
The fact is, this is not though. At most, this phone serves as a proof of concept only, with no real use or purposed designed for this concept.

Thus, other glass phones, the closest one was the Galaxy 6 edge and modern adopters of the curved display technology like the Moto Edge. None of the above would shatter like this all glass on four edges unless they were impacted on the sides of the exposed curved display. This concept basically can use no protection so, ultimately make it more prone to screen damage when dropped.

Even if describing displays in general, phones with up to Gorilla Glass 6 or even newer tech, most are much more durable than those back in the 6 edge days. It's more common to see under-display damages nowadays that totally shatter glass front unless you literally smash or impact it face down.

So no, it's not "just like any other glass phones". And while yeah, this is interesting to see to show what the industry is currently capable of, this "phone", is much more prone to damage with no bezels serving as protection for the display at all. And this is undeniable.
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Yes it is. I’ve dropped my iPhone r any it shatters too. They may have glass edges but point is all phone will shatter if dropped ona. Hard surface.
 
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Chinese citizens should all buy iPhones to protest their hard-core surveillance state. Chinese-company phones from Huawei, Xiaomi, et al are all open to surveillance by China's communist totalitarian government.
 
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Relentless Power said:
Samsung was already practicing similar technology back with the S6 Edge, and it failed. But the concept is unique, it makes it interesting to look at, but the core functionality to the average user? Not likely.
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Quite so, I was thinking of those Samsungs as well. It looks striking, and at first glance I assumed this Xiaomi to have a screen that curved all around the edge, including the corners, and that would have been really remarkable, even if maybe not all that useful. But there is no screen on the corners, the screen is basically +-shaped with the four flaps curving over the edges - maybe I am missing something, but this feels like Samsung could have done this five years ago already if they had wanted to.
 
Kabeyun said:
“Wow, I really wish that I had a phone where I had to take the case off to see the entire display,” said no one ever.
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I've had an iPhone since 2008 and have never once used a case. They're not absolutely necessary.
 
colourfastt said:
I've had an iPhone since 2008 and have never once used a case. They're not absolutely necessary.
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My wife would disagree with you. Her iPhone 6S+ has a broken camera and display due to her dropping her phone often. She had to put packing tape on her display to be useable. Now she has a iPhone 12 Pro Max in a clear case.
 
LarrySW said:
Is there anyone that actually wants this? I don't see the point of a phone like that.
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That is what people will think until Apple releases the exact same thing. Personally, I do not care for it right now because I do not know how this helps me and in what way.
 
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5232152 said:
You talk from the standpoint of a financial prospect and not an innovative one. That is the difference between Steve jobs and Tim. If you want to find companies with great earnings there are plenty. Hell, if you took the time to look up Xiamis number you would see they are making a huge profit themselves. Please do not make the mistake to mix up finances and innovation - one does not mean the other :)
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You understand apple is a business with stockholders? And please give me a idea how “tim” can do a better job at innovation, just please give an example of what you have in mind that apple should be working on?
 
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5232152 said:
Why is innovation like this coming from China and not Cupertino?
This is an amazing technology and a daring concept. This is the kind of chance and expectation Steve gave us.

Get back in the innovation game, Tim!
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I scrolled the comments just to see someone crying lol….

1. This is not a practical design one drop your phone is ruined, one grain of sand scratches…

2. What would the sides of this phone really do for you?

3. because were advancing our tech in other ways

4. you don’t know what prototypes Apple has developed and are testing in their labs
 
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Billyk711 said:
You understand apple is a business with stockholders? And please give me a idea how “tim” can do a better job at innovation, just please give an example of what you have in mind that apple should be working on?
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Exactly they always come crying about “Tim doesn’t innovate” as if we haven’t seen MAJOR innovation in 2020 alone… The M1 chip alone kills the argument… iPhone 12 Pro Max, MagSafe charging, HomePod mini… all great products but waaaaaah we don’t have a useless crack magnet of a phone so we’re doomed…

then they say “Steve would’ve…” actually NO STEVE would not! They don’t read a lot of the original iPhones features Steve didn’t agree with it convincing.
 
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Never understand the hype about these curved screen edges. Seems useless to me.
 
Art Mark said:
This is a fine concept that means nothing and is not useful. Take a minute and think about how to use it, how to store it, what it can do that a current phone can't. Think also about what an average user wants in a phone.
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Maybe it doesn’t work well but unless you have handled it how to you know?
 
I don't like edge curves because of the refections. So i would never want to buy such a smartphone. Only the Edge Curves on the S21 Ultra and S20 series are okay, because they are very subtle and not bother you with reflections.
 
Probably won’t be seeing much of the edges you paid for once it’s in a case
 
I absolutely love stuff like this. Seems like something straight out of the future.

That said, a good use-case seems elusive, and, any sort of actual case would render the side screens useless.
 
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Not impressive, considering the corners are not covered with a screen.

Yes, it's probably difficult to create a matrix of pixels covering the geometry of the corners, but just expanding the display waterfall to sides isnt very innovative...
 
fyun89 said:
Not impressive, considering the corners are not covered with a screen.

Yes, it's probably difficult to create a matrix of pixels covering the geometry of the corners, but just expanding the display waterfall to sides isnt very innovative...
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Yep - it’s impossible to get perfect and usable corners of a flexible screen, in the same way that you have to tuck and fold the sheets on your bed. It’s why the waterfall screens of the past have all be done with just two sides with rolled edges.

Doing things because you can isn’t innovation, imho. I tend to attribute functionality and usability to innovation. Things like waterfall screens are more fashion than innovation. It adds an element of visual interest, but little to no functionality or usability.
 
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