In late October, Xiaomi introduced the Mi smartphone Mix, featuring a futuristic design. The company representatives claim that the unit is characterized by the screen in the entire front panel, has been the most remarkable of all the smartphones that came out ever under this brand.
In recent years, designers and users often dreamed of smartphones where the display will occupy the entire or almost the entire front surface, and a periodically appearing in Network rumors say that it will be like the iPhone, whose debut is expected next year.
However, Xiaomi ahead of the market leader, because Mi Mix has got a 6.4-inch display, devoid of the side and top frames and covers for 91.3% of the front surface of the device. In comparison of the product with the iPhone 7 Plus can be seen that the device Xiaomi slightly larger competitor, with Apple devices the screen diagonal of “only” 5.5 inches.
Due to the frameless design almost the entire useful area of the front panel of the Mi Mix is the screen. The device is much more compact and 6.4-inch counterparts due to the ultra-slim frames the top and sides of the display. In Xiaomi say that the development of the model was carried out for two years, and his appearance had a hand in the famous French designer Philippe Starck.
Xiaomi Mi Mix caused a genuine interest among users. The company sold the first batch of smartphones in just 10 seconds since the start of sales. This is a record figure for the Chinese manufacturer. “While we understand that this is a clear example of viral marketing, it is impossible not to admit that Xiaomi Mi Mix really aroused great interest customers,” noted Gsmarena.
Meanwhile, sources report that the iPhone 8 should also get a screen “edge to edge”, which will have larger displays with a diagonal of 5 and 5.8 inches. And iPhone 8 Plus, on top of that will boast an OLED panel against the traditional LCD screen in 5-inch model. If this information is confirmed, the iPhone 8 will surely become the most popular model in the history of the smartphone.
