If you have a OnePlus One, you might be struggling to remove the rear of the phone, but Xiaomi Mi4 buyers will have an relatively easy time switching their style swap covers.
At the launch of the Xiaomi Mi4, the company also revealed that they would offer various cover options to customise the device. The idea is similar to the Style Swap covers on the OnePlus One, and also what we saw on Moto devices too. But while the rear of the OnePlus One is quite difficult to remove (not necessarily a complaint), the rear of the Xiaomi Mi4 is pretty simple as long as you have the right tool.
Once Xiaomi starts to ship the Mi4 and the various cover options all you will need is a small suction cup with ring pull to pop the rear of the Mi4 off. The removal method is ingenious in its simplisity and is strong enough to disengage all 15 clips holding the back on.
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Xiaomi showed a huge array of cover options at the Mi4 launch this week. Designs ranged from wooden covers, to marble and even included denim look options. It is not clear if these designs will feature the actual material or will just be designed to look like other materials.
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Why? I’m going to buy a case anyway. What’s it made of? Chipping? Cracking? Scraping? These are all gimmicks. I’m still perplexed at how so many people (women especially) can put their phones in their back pockets without thinking about it, case or not. Maybe it’s designed for them?
Some people just prefer not having cases. It adds a lot of bulk to a phone and can even make the phone harder to use. Skins are a better alternative to cases in my opinion. They provide a decent amount of protection, and they don’t add much bulk to a phone. My Mi3 has a carbon fiber skin on it, and it’s great.
You changed from Oppo Find 5 to Mi3 already, Airyl? 😀
Yup, recently too. Xiaomi started selling the Mi3 for just $242 in Malaysia, and that’s simply an offer I can’t turn down. The phone’s great, it’s got everything I could possibly need.
Where can i find a carbon fiber skin for my mi3?
Forgot to mention it’s a DIY A skin, got to make it yourself. I could post a tutorial about how to do it on Gizchina.
Why? I’m going to buy a case anyway. What’s it made of? Chipping? Cracking? Scraping? These are all gimmicks. I’m still perplexed at how so many people (women especially) can put their phones in their back pockets without thinking about it, case or not. Maybe it’s designed for them?
Some people just prefer not having cases. It adds a lot of bulk to a phone and can even make the phone harder to use. Skins are a better alternative to cases in my opinion. They provide a decent amount of protection, and they don’t add much bulk to a phone. My Mi3 has a carbon fiber skin on it, and it’s great.
You changed from Oppo Find 5 to Mi3 already, Airyl? 😀
Yup, recently too. Xiaomi started selling the Mi3 for just $242 in Malaysia, and that’s simply an offer I can’t turn down. The phone’s great, it’s got everything I could possibly need.
Where can i find a carbon fiber skin for my mi3?
Forgot to mention it’s a DIY A skin, got to make it yourself. I could post a tutorial about how to do it on Gizchina.
@TheOracle sorry to burst you butch man bubble but I have seen way more phones in the back pockets of men than women. What is it with men on tech sites next you will be telling me I want a pink phone.
@TheOracle sorry to burst you butch man bubble but I have seen way more phones in the back pockets of men than women. What is it with men on tech sites next you will be telling me I want a pink phone.