Xiaomi's stunning quad-curved waterfall phone makes Galaxy S21 look boring

Xiaomi'south stunning quad-curved waterfall phone makes Galaxy S21 wait boring

Xiaomi Waterfall concept phone

(Paradigm credit: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi'due south new "quad-curved waterfall brandish" is the time to come of smartphone design. At least according to Xiaomi.

The screen on its new concept telephone wraps virtually the whole way effectually the sides of the handset. Aside from looking spectacular, Information technology results in a "port-free unibody pattern," which also means no buttons and no ports. It's enough to brand even excellent phones like the Samsung Galaxy S21 look erstwhile fashioned.

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There are still bezels, withal. You can run into the display's edges don't quite meet at the corners from these renders and in the video. It'due south similar to how the Huawei P40 Pro managed its own quad-curve display, albeit to a less extreme degree.

Xiaomi Waterfall concept phone — (Image credit: Xiaomi )

Xiaomi is quite proud of this curved display, achieved over thousands of iterations according to its press release, and with the aid of "cocky-developed glass processing equipment, hot bending nether 800°C loftier temperature and pressure, four different polishing tools and upwardly to more than than ten complex polishing procedures."

Concepts such equally this ane are quite a dissever thing from a working, purchasable phone. But a Xiaomi representative, speaking to The Verge, claims that there is a real-life prototype of this phone existence tested at Xiaomi. And so maybe a existent quad-curved display from Xiaomi is non too far off.

Our biggest concern with a display like this is sheer practicality. As cool as it is to encounter controls and text spill around the sides, how would a four-sided waterfall telephone like this prevent adventitious touches?

Having no ports means this phone would need wireless everything, including wireless charging. Fortunately, Xiaomi already showed off Mi Air Charge last week, a charging system that lets yous charge your phone without being in contact with a charging pad similar currently.

In the meantime, Xiaomi is offer its new Mi 11 to look forrard to. This new flagship phone line, which boasts a 6.viii-inch 120Hz display, a Snapdragon 888 chipset and a 108MP chief camera, has already been announced in People's republic of china, simply a European release event is taking place on February 8.

Richard is a Tom'southward Guide staff author based in London, roofing news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.G., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he'due south probable thinking nigh how to brew the perfect cup of specialty java.