Yep - the reason is because its customers aren't paying Apple's 45% gross margin on a smartphone. Do you consider it a badge of honor to contribute to a company's $50B of profit/year?
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Xiaomi Unveils 'World's First' 6.4-inch Phone With Edgeless Display
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Yep - the reason is because its customers aren't paying Apple's 45% gross margin on a smartphone. Do you consider it a badge of honor to contribute to a company's $50B of profit/year?
My biggest complaint from a design point of view are the rounded edges of the LCD Screen.
I mean look at the (presumingly) iPhone in your hand. Imagine the same screen without the side bezels and half the bezel size on the top and bottom. I think it's going to make the phone a lot more comfortable to carry around and to use, especially with one hand.
I just hope that if apple does implement this design, they will do so to get a smaller overall form factor rather than a slightly bigger screen. While I would consider both options an upgrade, I think the SE model's popularity proves that I'm not alone in wishing for a smaller form factor, even if at this point I'm too used to the 4.7" screen to go back.
The benefit is device size/screen ratio. What i mean is, in the size of iPhone 6s i can get bigger display, may be upto 5.2-5.3 which would be close to plus size, without making it uncomfortable holding it.
Because you'll miss all the content in the extreme corners of the screen (none!) or because you'll miss the blade-sharp corners of the case scratching and cutting you when you handle it or put it in your pocket? Who wants a phone with 90 degree corners?
When will Xiaomi achieve the tech breakthrough of designing their own processors and operating system? That's one of the funniest things about these types of threads…changing the screen or removing a bezel is treated like it's a significant accomplishment.
Like I said, from a design perspective, I like the phone to have rounded edges and a square screen. I dont' want my phone with 90 degree corners. I want my screen to have 90 degree corners.
You're kidding, right? Their own operating system? I checked with Microsoft and they said that isn't working so well for them. And, the world doesn't need yet another proprietary processor that only one brand can run.
Wrong on both counts. The screen turns enough heads that it doesn't need some no-name CPU or OS.
The greatest way to get Apple to produce an edgeless iPhone is to buy an edgeless phone from a competitor. Apple responds to sales... sales of their competition vs. their own sales.
Apple was firmly against phablets until the competition was selling well, THEN Apple produced one. Same with a mini tablet.
If sales of edgeless phones are weak, then Apple will not produce one.
Exactly! How do you reasonably hold on to and use something like this without gobs of multi-touch software running to detect your true intentions? And can it even be done when two or three fingers are touching the edges? Simply attempting to place this device on the table will initiate false touch responses. Do you need a non-conducting glove on one hand?
Right. Because developing your own OS for mobile and having it be successful is actually quite difficult. And so is developing your own processor. Xiaomi and other companies aren't capable of it, despite Apple rolling those out 9 years ago. That's why these companies stick to spec sheet "breakthroughs" with off-the-shelf tech that someone else developed.
Wow! That sounds amazing! I love the 'no glue' idea. And mortise/tenon joints? Be still my beating heart.
Why that phone almost sounds 'elegant'...
Why that phone almost sounds 'elegant'...
Right, because Xiaomi hasn't had a history of aping other competitors' designs, skinning their OS to look like iOS, or heck, even right down to their brand naming.
Case in point, Xiaomi Mi Note 2. Can't imagine where they got that name from.
The only reason Xiaomi is introducing this phone is because they know it doesn't have to be produced in gigantic volumes like the latest model iPhone. Everybody conveniently forgets that Apple has to balance new technology with gigantic production demands that dwarf their competitors models.