[TheVerge] Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen

[Andrew]

The “surround screen� on the Alpha wraps entirely around the device to the point where it meets the camera module on the other side. The effect is of a phone that’s almost completely made of screen, with status icons like network signal and battery charge level displayed on the side. Pressure-sensitive volume buttons are also shown on the side of the phone. Xiaomi is claiming more than 180 percent screen-to-body ratio, a stat that no longer makes any sense to cite at all.

 

 

 

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I like this idea for a phone, especially over a folding one. Mostly because the screen can still be made of glass instead of plastic, so it's much harder to scratch it. It won't need a notch/hole in the display for a selfie camera because you can just turn the phone around and use the main camera. I don't think I want to pay over £2,000 on a phone though.

 

I also wonder how it will deal with being dropped. I can't imagine it will end well.

[gonX]

Looks cool. Not really worth the price though tbh. I imagine the dropping risk would be similar to other smartphones, except you now have all sides to worry about.

 

I think one thing to keep in mind is that you can't really buy a cover for this phone, but I think most people who could afford one, could also afford to replace it, should it be damaged from a drop.

[ENTERPRISE]

Hmmm. It looks great, very sleek but the practicality could be an issue. As mentioned by gonX, you cannot really buy a cover for this phone as it completely defeats the point of the phone lol. The other issue is while I do not tend to drop my phone...like at all, this phone would just be too scary to get our of your pocket, one drop and you are virtually doomed !