Yes but if nobody else was pushing the envelope, Apple would have less incentive to make their products better. How does nobody understand how competition is better for everyone?
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Xiaomi Unveils 'World's First' 6.4-inch Phone With Edgeless Display
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Yes but if nobody else was pushing the envelope, Apple would have less incentive to make their products better. How does nobody understand how competition is better for everyone?
Basically an iPhone that runs a better user interface but not as efficiently (resources wise) as ios?
Or hiss gate of 7plusJust like the bend gate of the iPhone 6 right.
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I experienced the same on my s7
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Why are you bringing the pixel into this?
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Huh?
Apple's idea of edge to edge is a .75" bezel all the way around. Look no further than the Macbook.Looks beautiful. Although the quality of their phones are terrible, plus it runs android.
Looking forward to Apple's version of edge-to-edge next year
As an owner of a s7 I can say the wrap around screen is of no use to me. I prefer a flat screen like on my iPhone 7 plus. Shame my plus is so damn big.The millions who've purchased the S7 Edge will disagree.
Which, to me, is a giant positive! Apple certainly can't keep up with production. It was no fun waiting 3 weeks for my 7 Plus so Apple's huge volumes are a big downer for me. I could care less that Apple sells billions of phones especially if it means delays for me. I'll take any phone I can walk in, buy, and walk out of a store with!
The first time xiaomi is ahead of Apple. They used to just copy&paste from Apple...
Xiaomi surprised at its Beijing event today by announcing the Mi Mix, the "world's first edgeless display" phone, alongside the company's new Mi Note 2.
Designed by French designer Philippe Starck, the Mi Mix is a 6.4-inch device that features a 2040x1080 pixel, 17:9 aspect ratio borderless display that takes up 91.3 percent of the front of the handset. The only significant bezel sits at the bottom of the screen, but it doesn't have a physical button, with all the controls existing onscreen.
The all-ceramic phone uses a piezoelectric ceramic driver for the earpiece which uses the metal frame to generate sound, while the proximity sensor has been replaced by ultrasound. Both innovations are hidden under the display. The design also uses a mortise and tenon joint for attaching the display to the body, rather than glue or other adhesives.
Powering the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, with 4GB RAM for the 128GB capacity model and 6GB RAM for the 256GB model, which also features gold trim, with 18K gold accents on the camera lens and fingerprint sensor on the back.
The rear camera boasts a 16-megapixel resolution and 4K video, while the front camera is 5 megapixels. The phone is also said to have dual SIM connectivity and a 4,400mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support.
Depicting the Mi Mix in promotional videos reminiscent of the Monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Xiaomi called the device a "concept phone", and yet offered both a price and a release date. The 4GB/128GB model costs RMB 3,499 ($515) and the 6GB/256GB model is RMB 3,999 ($590), with both handsets set to launch on November 4th in China.
The phone may give us some idea of what Apple's next phone could look like. Apple has a major iPhone redesign planned for 2017, with a glass body and edge-to-edge OLED display that includes an integrated Touch ID fingerprint sensor and front-facing camera. The handset is expected to lack bezels, meaning there will be no Home button. Jony Ive is said to have wanted to introduce an iPhone that looks like a single sheet of glass for several years, and 2017 may be the year that becomes possible.
Article Link: Xiaomi Unveils 'World's First' 6.4-inch Phone With Edgeless Display
It looks good, I’m surprised by this because I did not expect a phone with round bezels until next year And it starts with 128GB and Apple just upgraded their base iPhones with 32GB of storage after years of 16GB. What I find annoying is Xiaomi’s strategy - how many flagship phones do they have now, 5? It feels like they are releasing a new flagship phone every 2 months Mi note 2, Mi Mix, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus...
And it starts with 128GB and Apple just upgraded their base iPhones with 32GB of storage after years of 16GB. What I find annoying is Xiaomi’s strategy - how many flagship phones do they have now, 5? It feels like they are releasing a new flagship phone every 2 months Mi note 2, Mi Mix, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus...So does anyone want to explain the fairly horrid video and audio quality of that weird promotional video that was linked?
So instead of making a phone with a nice big screen small enough to be useful, they use the same crazy big form factor, now with an indanely large screen... I contonue to be amazed that NOONE makes an alternative to iPhone SE. I would love an SE sized phone with edge-to-edge display.
But that's not the point. When people ogle over what others do and claim that Apple isn't innovative because they're not doing the same they're willfully ignoring the part about doing things at scale. I'm sure Jony Ive could have had his dream all glass iPhone years ago if Apple didn't need to produce tens of millions of them every quarter. This isn't a device Xiaomi expects to sell millions of. It's an aspirational show piece to impress the tech press.
As a Xiaomi Mi4 user I don't see what you're talking about. The phone is just fine.
It's an aging flagship, yes, but it works as advertised and still looks nice with a FullHD 5" screen.
I'm running a custom ROM based on stock Android (my personal preference). The MIUI experience is very polished and Apple-like.
I find this so funny... if it had an
on it you probably praised it to heaven. Unfortunately Xiaomi is launching it almost a year prior to the 'miraculous iPhone 8'. I'm wondering what they have in store when the iPhone 8 arrives.Same with Google Pixel. I hear people calling the phone too expensive. Well, to be honest, it delivers the same if not better than the iPhone 7.
People think xiaomi and Huawei don't deliver quality? Get one in your hands, play with it and think again.
At the pace Apple is creating and delivering they already lost this race.
Not only phones but every other category they're involved except finding new ways to squeeze money from existing customers.
What else besides sound and microphone is more important than the screen on a phone. The future is already here, but unfortunately Apple isn't already that far.
Technology plateaued was the first excuse of the iPhone 7. Competitors are showing Apple the opposite.
Technology never plateaus! Same with the computers and iPads. Everyone is showing Apple how it can be done.
Apple isn't selling 70 million of iPhone 7s in one quarter. What is your point?
You aren't specific to certain iPhone model when comes to iPhone, but you compare iPhone's sale as whole vs this particular Xiaomi model?
Makes me want to look up the comments on Jobs yacht
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I think that plenty of people understand that concept?!
So basically summarized to this: even Apple implement exactly the same stuff, it is not gimmick and it actually works. When competitors implementing a certain new stuff, it is gimmick.
I rather want the gimmick, because it shows some other companies are trying to innovate and willing to explore new technologies. Not waiting for everyone finish and just steal from others.
Dream on! Xiaomi is already bigger in China then Apple. They will sell millions of it also into India, Europe. Its Xiaomi and other Chinese heavyweights who are responsible for Apple's downfall over there.
You'll hear the numbers this afternoon. They won't lie and are justified.
As of Thursday. Be prepared to get underwhelmed again.
As Xiaomi's Redmi Note 2, Mi 5 user, I agree with this. All the Xiaomi phones I used are very good in qiality and it cost half as iPhone.
iPhone is just overpriced junks. Not more not less, just overpriced junks