"Idiotic" seems a bit extreme! :haha: I think the ceramic body is likely a bit of "keeping up with the Joneses" scenario. People seem to buy into the "premium" body idea; very much form over function. Think of all the shenanigans manufacturers have had to go through to get the radios to work well through the metal bodies. A rubberized plastic body makes more sense for almost any mobile phone use case in reality but the phone as fashion accessory market wouldn't go for it. And let's face it, phone as fashion accessory is a big market, likely the biggest market! And then of course there are those who won't care about how slippery it is and won't put a case on it because they really like the look of it. In my mind they are catering to both here. They get the accessory crowd and they have thrown a decent case in for the more utilitarian among us. Seems like a good compromise to me from a marketing standpoint.Idiotic design IMO. The screen is sick....but WHY give it that body if you're just going to INCLUDE A CASE!? Jesus, just pop on a soft-touch grippy chassis from the getgo.
According to the latest report out of South Korea, the Galaxy S8 from Samsung will be made available in two display sizes; one with a 5.7″ display, and the other with a 6.2″ display. While those screen sizes may intimidate a few people, what they imply are actually quite exciting.
In order to deliver a 6.2″ display that doesn’t protrude straight out of your pocket or purse, it is reported that Samsung will ditch all bezels on the Galaxy S8, as well as the home button. With the removal of the home button, it should be expected that we might see on-screen buttons, instead of Samsung’s long-standing capacitive keys. This means, while the display size enlarges, the overall dimensions of the device do not.
NCIX seems to have a few preorder listings for the phone for around $1100-1200. I wonder how their Xiaomi product support is. Anyone have first hand experience with NCIX and Xiaomi support?
Xiaomi Mix 18K Gold LTE Unlocked Android Smartphone 16MP 6.4IN Edgeless 2040X1080 FHD 6GB RAM 256GB - MI-Mix 18K - NCIX.com
Xiaomi Mi Mix LTE Unlocked Android Smartphone 16MP 6.4IN Edgeless 2040X1080 FHD 4GB RAM 128GB - MI-Mix - NCIX.com