The Chinese company unveiled the Mi MIX "concept phone." The high-end device also features glossy, full ceramic body and buttons, with no earpiece or proximity sensor, allowing for a cleaner look on the device's top edge. The Chinese smartphone giant appears to be challenging Apple, which is rumored to be releasing the iPhone 8 with a similar screen design.
It's almost all screen, staggering 6.4-inch 6.4" inches of it - Designed by Philippe Starck, the Mi MIX features IPS LCD edgeless display with 2040 x 1080 FHD resolution and 362 PPI pixel density. Moreover, Mi MIX boasts 1300:1 contrast ratio and an even more impressive screen-to-body ratio of 91.3 percent, reported from Highsnobiety.
The company went all out and made sure this is more than just a pretty face. There's a "reasonable" model with a ceramic body, Snapdragon 821 and a 16MP camera. Then there's the Exclusive Edition, which bumps up memory to 6 GB RAM/256 GB storage (UFS 2.0 to boot) and adds 18K gold-plated rings around the camera and fingerprint reader. One can make a solid argument that this is the most impressive phone of the year (and perhaps a good part of next year, according to GSM Arena.
In addition, Xiaomi Mi MIX includes a massive 4,400mAh battery under the hood with Quick Charge 3.0 support. This Smartphone would definitely to start a display revolution, You might wanna whoop your friends at WeChat or QQ in China, because Xiaomi Mi MIX isn't lining up for US release.
The phone's impeccable design will surely inspire the look of handsets that do come to the US, knowing that Xiaomi Mi MIX cost a good deal more and nothing on the market can even come close to Xiaomi's wonder.Given the unique design and specs, with the price of $590 is still reasonable, cheaper than Google's Pixel or an iPhone 7.
