{"id":2853,"date":"2021-02-05T10:44:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T10:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1337735"},"modified":"2021-02-05T10:44:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T10:44:03","slug":"xiaomis-portless-concept-phone-is-a-gorgeous-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2853","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi\u2019s portless concept phone is a gorgeous nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been a week since Xiaomi released its <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/01\/29\/xiaomis-air-charge-tech-looks-magical-but-i-have-a-million-questions\/\">air charging concept<\/a> that can charge your phone within a few meters range. Now, it has a new concept: a portless phone with a waterfall display extending to all four edges.<\/p>\n<p>The device looks drop-dead gorgeous, and I\u2019ll challenge anyone who disagrees to a duel on top of a volcanic mountain. Before you point your pitchforks at me, feast your eyes on this magnificent beast in the video below.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fB-66gTRFcc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi said that the display is curved at 88-degrees to all sides: top, bottom, left, and right. The company claims that they achieved this flex in the screen through a \u201c3D bonding process\u201d \u2014 which tells us&nbsp;nothing.<\/p>\n<p><span>This looks like a great phone. Where\u2019s the nightmare? For starters, if you don\u2019t like a curved screen, you will hate this the moment you look at it. Also, displays with edges are prone to ghost touches from your hand\u2019s&nbsp;grip. In the video, you can also see that the phone has black cutouts on corners. Some content might not comply with that and end up looking weird.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1337741 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-05-at-2.00.42-PM.png\" alt width=\"558\" height=\"166\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-05-at-2.00.42-PM.png 558w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-05-at-2.00.42-PM-280x83.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-05-at-2.00.42-PM-540x161.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-05-at-2.00.42-PM-270x80.png 270w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/05\/xiaomis-portless-concept-phone-is-a-gorgeous-nightmare\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F02%2F05%2Fxiaomis-portless-concept-phone-is-a-gorgeous-nightmare%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Xiaomi concept phone\" data-title=\"Share Xiaomi concept phone on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Xiaomi concept phone on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Xiaomi concept phone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>Apart from the visual appeal, there\u2019s not much practical use of this form factor as of now. There\u2019s also a question of durability and resistance to falls. And having no ports might leave you frantically running around to find a wireless charger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The idea of devices without ports or \u2018edgy\u2019 display is not new. In 2019, Xiaomi released the insane looking <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2019\/09\/24\/xiaomi-put-a-wraparound-screen-and-a-108mp-camera-on-its-insane-mi-mix-alpha-phone\/\">Mi Mix Alpha with a wraparound display<\/a>.&nbsp; Vivo\u2018s Apex concept phones have had <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2019\/03\/12\/hands-on-vivos-apex-2019-phones-whole-screen-is-a-fingerprint-sensor\/\">no ports for the last few iterations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would I want to see this phone and play around with it to admire the design effort? Yes. Would I want to own one and live in fear that I\u2019ll break it any day? No.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/thenextweb\/plugged-in\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published February 5, 2021 \u2014 10:44 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/02\/05\/xiaomis-portless-concept-phone-is-a-gorgeous-nightmare\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a week since Xiaomi released its air charging concept that can charge your phone within a few meters range. 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