Xiaomi Mi Mix

The Mi Mix is one of the most extraordinary phones we've seen in recent years, with a 6.4in edgeless display and a super-high 91.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. Given the loss of the top bezel, you'll find the selfie camera at the bottom right of the phone's chin, while an ultrasonic distance sensor hides behind the display and replaces the proximity sensor. Most clever of all, rather than an earpiece you get ‘cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic technology’ to transmit sound.

Other specs are decent too,with a Snapdragon 821 processor, up to 6GB of RAM and up to 256GB UFS 2.0 storage.

The Mi Mix has an RRP of RMB 3499 for the 4GB of RAM, 128GB storage model, and RMB 3999 for the 6GB RAM, 256GB storage model with 18k gold trims around the camera and fingerprint sensor.

The most notable feature about the Xiaomi Mi Mix is its huge 6.4in edgeless display, built around a ceramic body designed by Philippe Starck. The only bezel you will find here is at the bottom, resulting in a screen-to-body ratio of 91.3 percent. This should mean it’s roughly the same size as any other 5.7- to 6in phablet.

 6.4in, 17:9 edgeless display (2040x1080, 362ppi) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours, 91.3 percent screen-to-body ratio

• Full ceramic body: Back, frame and buttons

• Ceramic acoustics system

• 2.35GHz Snapdragon 821

• Adreno 530 GPU

• 4GB/6GB LPDDR4 RAM

• 128GB/256GB UFS 2.0 storage

• 16Mp rear camera, f/2.0, EIS (gyro), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

• 5Mp front camera

• Video recording: 2160p at 30fps, 1080p at 30fps, 720p at 120fps

• Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

• Bluetooth 4.2

• GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

• NFC

• USB Type-C 1.0

• 192kHz/24bit audio

• NFC

• 4400mAh lithium-ion battery, non-removable, with QC3

• 158.8x81.9x7.9mm

• 209g

• MIUI 8 (custom Android 6.0 Marshmallow)