Purported specifications of the Xiaomi Mi Edge curved display flagship

Xiaomi’s rumoured Mi Edge curved display Samsung Galaxy S6 rival specs revealed.

After releasing the Xiaomi Mi Note with curved glass rear panel I have been wondering how long it will take the Beijing phone maker to use their know how to build a phone with curved front panel.

It doesn’t sound like we have too long to wait as rumours of a device called the Mi Edge have been doing the rounds recently with the most up to date news even suggesting partial specifications for the phone.

Weibo tipsters suggest that the Xiaomi Mi Edge will feature a 5.2-inch 2K display from Sharp, Snapdragon 808 chipset, fingerprint scanner, 16 mega-pixel main camera and between 3GB – 4GB RAM.

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It is believed that if the Xiaomi Mi Edge is in fact real we will see it launch in October either in place of the Xiaomi Mi5 or renamed Mi5 to become the next top of the range Mi phone.

As we saw with the pricing of the Mi Note we could also see an increase in price for the Mi Edge too with analysts believing the curved display phone might cost from 2500 Yuan.

What are your thoughts of a curved screen Xiaomi Mi Edge type device? Is a curved display a feature you are interested in having on your next device?

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Andi

- The Bastard Christ
  August 29, 2015
  Need to hype the next flagship with new stupid features that you don’t need.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  It’s aesthetics more than anything. Some people love the look of it and judging by the sales of the S6 Edge it’s a design we are going to see a lot more of in this industry.

mf1gt3r
August 29, 2015
If people liked the note edge and s6 edge. Then people will like this.
David Košič
August 29, 2015
Lol sorry to say this to all xiaomi fans but this company hasn’t had a original idea in the last 4 years. And new companies like oneplus are making their phones easily available in the west with warranty and play services onboard.
- Guaire
  August 29, 2015
  They don’t need original ideas, they have to keep releasing phones with best value for money like Redmi Note 2. That’s their strong suit.
  Maybe OnePlus isn’t a good example, but you are right about one thing, their expansion is going on frustratingly slow.
- Dante
  August 29, 2015
  xiaomi actually makes still a lot of great things and revolutionary ideas you just dont follow its chinese counterpart 🙁
  - David Košič
    August 29, 2015
    - Danny H.
      August 29, 2015
      The most revolutionary thing that xiaomi has done over the years is not a particular product but the way they bypass all the middlemen and sell directly to the end users. By that they bring the best value to customers and force other big players to keep improving relentlessly. This system has later been copied by almost everybody else. Thanks to xiaomi, now we have flagship phones for entry-level prices.
      - David Košič
        August 30, 2015
        You mean they did what online stores have been doing for the last decade. If this revolutionary our standards have sure dropped.
        
        Danny H.
        August 30, 2015
        You are comparing an apple to an orange! Please kindly show me an online store that can control every phases of the process from designing, manufacturing to direct selling. Besides, xiaomi is also the pioneer in using social media to effectively market their products and transfer that massive save to end-users. If that ain’t revolutionary, I don’t know what is.
        David Košič
        August 30, 2015
        probably none and that includes xiaomi since we all know where they get most of their ideas
        
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        You do realize all of these companies copy from each other? You think Apple is 100% original? A lot of their designs were ripped off from other companies including several Chinese companies. But show me another company that has a phone that looks like the Redmi, Mi3 or Redmi Note. Those 3 phones were the biggest factors in Xiaomi’s growth. Show me a company offering everything the Redmi Note 2 does for that price.
        
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        Online stores sell a product that is designed, marketed and produced by another company. Xiaomi does everything themselves, their entire growth has been through social media and the internet. 6 years ago there was no Xiaomi, today they are one of the biggest companies in China. If that isn’t revolutionary and original, I don’t know what is.
        David Košič
        August 30, 2015
        it’s easy to grow when you steal your ideas from others and then sell your products for half the price because you didn’t spend 1/10 as much R&D. why do you think they haven’t officially launched in Europe or the states because they know lawyers will eat them alive.
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        If its so easy to grow by doing that how come all these other Chinese companies havent reached the level of Xiaomi? The way you make it seem Xiaomi has done nothing for their own success. So why does’t every Chinese company have sales to match them?
- Natsumi
  August 29, 2015
  - David Košič
    August 30, 2015
    Compared to flagship with the same kind of specs they are less than half the price.
    - balcobomber25
      August 30, 2015
      - David Košič
        August 30, 2015
        you usually cant get Chinese flagships with native google support or warranty from the manufacturer in Europe or the states.
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        I never had any issues with Xiaomi honoring my warranty on my Mi3 when I lived in the states. I only had one real problem with it and they had me send it back to Singapore. They didn’t seem to care that i lived in a country with no official support as long as it was a genuine Xiaomi (which they confirmed firsthand). Had the same with Meizu just recently with my MX5, didn’t end up needing to send it back but they offered.
    - Natsumi
      August 30, 2015
- The Bastard Christ
  August 29, 2015
  doesn’t really matter as long as they pump out flagship spec’d devices at a fraction of the price. people will buy it.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  As a Xiaomi fan I honestly don’t spend more than 2 seconds worrying about them having original ideas. They release amazing phones for the price and they give me weekly software updates.
- Bailey
  August 30, 2015
  one plus phone are not easily available unless you want to pay through the nose to get it. The invitation list is a pain. I know of 3 places i could buy the full range of Xiaomi phones from and have it in by hand in about 3 days without import duty

Etienne Veenstra
August 29, 2015
yeah onreplus with their stupid invite system so easy lol
Rob
August 29, 2015
Whether or not this is useful depends what they have planned for the ROM, the S6 display is purely for show as it doesn’t actually do anything. If they can make it a feature then this may tempt people as a cheaper alternative to the Samsung version.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  If they can make it like the Note 4 and have the edge actually have a function it’s not a bad idea. If its just for show its a waste.

Guaire
August 29, 2015
I doubt that LCD panels could handle such a curves like Samsung’s Edge. Sure display of LG G4 has a curve, but it’s a very very slight one.
They only need a curved glass from Corning or any other glass manufacturer and a flexible OLED display from Samsung or LG.
Regardless of that it’s a good time to switching OLED from LCD. OLEDs have thinner profiles which better fits today’s slim phones trend.
2K resolution is completely unnecessary for a 5.2 incher. Asking 2500 yuan for a SD808 device would means slow sales on mid term IMO.
- Muhammad Yasir
  August 29, 2015
  im with you … you advocate cheap prices really well !~
- Dante
  August 29, 2015
  oled display have a lot of issues (decoloration yellow stains etc.) Thiness is just pure form over functionality
  - Guaire
    August 29, 2015
    Do you mean burn-ins with decoloration? It was old generation OLEDs.
    I heard several LCDs suffers yellow stains. If some OLEDs suffers too it isn’t an OLED special issue.
    OLEDs has better power consumption, better color reproduction and its thinnes isn’t just a form factor, it means you can fit a larger battery in same volume.
    - Dante
      August 29, 2015
Muhammad Yasir
August 29, 2015
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  You get what you pay for. There is a reason Xiaomi’s cost more than something from say Elephone. You pay for high quality materials, great customer support and weekly updates. Sometimes its worth it to pay a little more.
  - Muhammad Yasir
    August 30, 2015
    ok .. i get it , all the chinese people and people in places where xiaomi exists , get the customer support and after sales and replacements and warranty and what not !
    BUT , what about places where there’s no xiaomi and people have to import stuff…
    how does after sales work there??
    - balcobomber25
      August 30, 2015
      You still get weekly updates. When I had a Mi4, Mi3 and Hongmi they all got an update just about every Friday. I only have one hardware issue ever with a Xiaomi, it was my Mi3 and I sent it to the Singapore repair facility and had it back in 2 weeks. I have never heard of them rejecting somebody who has a genuine Xiaomi product even if it was bought from another country. Sometimes they might charge you but they will always offer to fix it.
      - Muhammad Yasir
        August 30, 2015
        but what about me ? Im in Pakistan and the Only FB page they have relevant to my country , either stays dormant or replies that “work under progress” :/
        will i get any after sales hardware support ?
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        I can;t guarantee you anything but when I have an issue with my Xiaomi phones (and hardware issues are very few with Xiaomi), I just email their main customer service. I was in the United States and had a problem with the screen on my Mi3. I emailed them described the issue, gave them a few numbers they requested off the phone and they told me to ship it to their Singapore facility. I had to pay for postage there and back but they covered the cost of repairs.
        
        Muhammad Yasir
        August 30, 2015
        i see…
        well , i can see how this goes …
        I believe you must have , even if rather faintly , heard of Cheezmall . com ,
        it sets up shop mid september here and promises to offer most of the popular and not so popular Chinese phone brands here along with AFTER-SALES services included !
        balcobomber25
        August 30, 2015
        Never heard of them lol
        Muhammad Yasir
        August 30, 2015
        Ahh they part of that group?
        Muhammad Yasir
        August 31, 2015
        kind of …
        how does that bode ?
        balcobomber25
        August 31, 2015
Ricardo A.
August 29, 2015
- The Bastard Christ
  August 29, 2015
  Need to hype the next flagship with new stupid features that you don’t need.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  It’s aesthetics more than anything. Some people love the look of it and judging by the sales of the S6 Edge it’s a design we are going to see a lot more of in this industry.
mf1gt3r
August 29, 2015
If people liked the note edge and s6 edge. Then people will like this.
David Košič
August 29, 2015
Lol sorry to say this to all xiaomi fans but this company hasn’t had a original idea in the last 4 years. And new companies like oneplus are making their phones easily available in the west with warranty and play services onboard.
- Guaire
  August 29, 2015
  They don’t need original ideas, they have to keep releasing phones with best value for money like Redmi Note 2. That’s their strong suit.
  Maybe OnePlus isn’t a good example, but you are right about one thing, their expansion is going on frustratingly slow.
- Dante
  August 29, 2015
  xiaomi actually makes still a lot of great things and revolutionary ideas you just dont follow its chinese counterpart 🙁
- Danny H.
  August 29, 2015
  The most revolutionary thing that xiaomi has done over the years is not a particular product but the way they bypass all the middlemen and sell directly to the end users. By that they bring the best value to customers and force other big players to keep improving relentlessly. This system has later been copied by almost everybody else. Thanks to xiaomi, now we have flagship phones for entry-level prices.
- Natsumi
  August 29, 2015
  oneplus is very, very expensive.
- The Bastard Christ
  August 30, 2015
  doesn’t really matter as long as they pump out flagship spec’d devices at a fraction of the price. people will buy it.
- Danny H.
  August 30, 2015
  You are comparing an apple to an orange! Please kindly show me an online store that can control every phases of the process from designing, manufacturing to direct selling. Besides, xiaomi is also the pioneer in using social media to effectively market their products and transfer that massive save to end-users. If that ain’t revolutionary, I don’t know what is.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  As a Xiaomi fan I honestly don’t spend more than 2 seconds worrying about them having original ideas. They release amazing phones for the price and they give me weekly software updates.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  Which Flagships? Compared to Chinese flagships with the same specs they are the same price.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  Online stores sell a product that is designed, marketed and produced by another company. Xiaomi does everything themselves, their entire growth has been through social media and the internet. 6 years ago there was no Xiaomi, today they are one of the biggest companies in China. If that isn’t revolutionary and original, I don’t know what is.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  I never had any issues with Xiaomi honoring my warranty on my Mi3 when I lived in the states. I only had one real problem with it and they had me send it back to Singapore. They didn’t seem to care that i lived in a country with no official support as long as it was a genuine Xiaomi (which they confirmed firsthand). Had the same with Meizu just recently with my MX5, didn’t end up needing to send it back but they offered.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  If its so easy to grow by doing that how come all these other Chinese companies havent reached the level of Xiaomi? The way you make it seem Xiaomi has done nothing for their own success. So why does’t every Chinese company have sales to match them?
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  You do realize all of these companies copy from each other? You think Apple is 100% original? A lot of their designs were ripped off from other companies including several Chinese companies. But show me another company that has a phone that looks like the Redmi, Mi3 or Redmi Note. Those 3 phones were the biggest factors in Xiaomi’s growth. Show me a company offering everything the Redmi Note 2 does for that price.
- Natsumi
  August 30, 2015
  Still expensive. It seems you have plenty of money to spend.
- Bailey
  August 30, 2015
  one plus phone are not easily available unless you want to pay through the nose to get it. The invitation list is a pain. I know of 3 places i could buy the full range of Xiaomi phones from and have it in by hand in about 3 days without import duty
Etienne Veenstra
August 29, 2015
yeah onreplus with their stupid invite system so easy lol
Rob
August 29, 2015
Whether or not this is useful depends what they have planned for the ROM, the S6 display is purely for show as it doesn’t actually do anything. If they can make it a feature then this may tempt people as a cheaper alternative to the Samsung version.
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  If they can make it like the Note 4 and have the edge actually have a function it’s not a bad idea. If its just for show its a waste.
CoinPhone
August 29, 2015
I am not sure if it is wise to pay a high price for a phone with curve edges… I mean what do they do? Isn’t it better to have a flat or concave screen? Just imagine if TVs are made like this. Who would actually buy…?
- Somedude
  August 29, 2015
  Tvs used to be curved then they went flat, I sure don’t want to go back to curved displays thanks
  - Veselin
    August 29, 2015
    But they make curved TV’s now too. Not in the edges, but like all. Probably you know it that, right.?. 🙂
    - CoinPhone
      August 30, 2015
      Yes. But in a “concave” design, which is right for large displays. However, I don’t think it is wise to use it on a 5.5 inch display. It will be as ridiculous as the edge design.
  - CoinPhone
    August 30, 2015
    Exactly. That was the CRT era. I sure don’t want to see a come back too. A convex display is a step backward. And the edge display design on a phone like the Samsung S6 Edge is only useful if you rest your phone high, like may be the eyes level.

Guaire
August 29, 2015
I doubt that LCD panels could handle such a curves like Samsung’s Edge. Sure display of LG G4 has a curve, but it’s a very very slight one.
They only need a curved glass from Corning or any other glass manufacturer and a flexible OLED display from Samsung or LG.
Regardless of that it’s a good time to switching OLED from LCD. OLEDs have thinner profiles which better fits today’s slim phones trend.
2K resolution is completely unnecessary for a 5.2 incher. Asking 2500 yuan for a SD808 device would means slow sales on mid term IMO.
- Guest
  August 29, 2015
  im with you … you advocate cheap prices really well !~
- Dante
  August 29, 2015
  oled display have a lot of issues (decoloration yellow stains etc.) Thiness is just pure form over functionality
- Guaire
  August 29, 2015
  Do you mean burn-ins with decoloration? It was old generation OLEDs.
  I heard several LCDs suffers yellow stains. If some OLEDs suffers too it isn’t an OLED special issue.
  OLEDs has better power consumption, better color reproduction and its thinnes isn’t just a form factor, it means you can fit a larger battery in same volume.
- Dante
  August 29, 2015
Guest
August 29, 2015
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  You get what you pay for. There is a reason Xiaomi’s cost more than something from say Elephone. You pay for high quality materials, great customer support and weekly updates. Sometimes its worth it to pay a little more.
- Guest
  August 30, 2015
  ok .. i get it , all the chinese people and people in places where xiaomi exists , get the customer support and after sales and replacements and warranty and what not !
  BUT , what about places where there’s no xiaomi and people have to import stuff…
  how does after sales work there??
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  You still get weekly updates. When I had a Mi4, Mi3 and Hongmi they all got an update just about every Friday. I only have one hardware issue ever with a Xiaomi, it was my Mi3 and I sent it to the Singapore repair facility and had it back in 2 weeks. I have never heard of them rejecting somebody who has a genuine Xiaomi product even if it was bought from another country. Sometimes they might charge you but they will always offer to fix it.
- Guest
  August 30, 2015
  but what about me ? Im in Pakistan and the Only FB page they have relevant to my country , either stays dormant or replies that “work under progress” :/
  will i get any after sales hardware support ?
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  I can;t guarantee you anything but when I have an issue with my Xiaomi phones (and hardware issues are very few with Xiaomi), I just email their main customer service. I was in the United States and had a problem with the screen on my Mi3. I emailed them described the issue, gave them a few numbers they requested off the phone and they told me to ship it to their Singapore facility. I had to pay for postage there and back but they covered the cost of repairs.
- Guest
  August 30, 2015
  i see…
  well , i can see how this goes …
  I believe you must have , even if rather faintly , heard of Cheezmall . com ,
  it sets up shop mid september here and promises to offer most of the popular and not so popular Chinese phone brands here along with AFTER-SALES services included !
- balcobomber25
  August 30, 2015
  Never heard of them lol
- Guest
  August 30, 2015

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