Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Impressions: The Wraparound Display!

Summary by Krater

MKBHD gives a first look and hands-on review of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha concept smartphone featuring a wrap-around OLED display, detailing its build quality, specs, and practical usability.

From the video

Answers: What is the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and what is it like to use?

• Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
• Wrap-around display smartphone
• Concept phone review
• Flexible OLED screen technology
• Surround screen usability
• Smartphone camera setup

What it concludes

• The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a wrap-around surround screen with titanium alloy, sapphire camera covers, and a ceramic camera strip.
• The wrap-around display enables animated charging graphics and side-mounted notification counters and status icons.
• The phone replaces the earpiece with an electromagnetic speaker vibrating through glass and uses the 108-megapixel main camera for selfies.
• Palm rejection and side-button virtual controls on the wrap-around screen are inconsistent and hit-or-miss in practice.
• The back and side display panels have visible gaps in the cover glass and slight yellowing at the edges.