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Mi Mix- Xiaomi's bezel-less smartphone!

There are always a few surprises present at Xiaomi's event, but this time around it was rather sweet one. After announcing its flagship Mi Note 2, Xiaomi unveiled its concept phone- Mi Mix, which features an 6.4 inch "edgeless" display, with an unheard screen to body ratio of 91.3 percent.This might also be the first concept phone to be available in the market ,albeit in limited numbers and only in China. This kind of design means Xiaomi had to replace the usual ear-piece with a cantilevered piezoelectric actuator to produce audible sound for voice calls. There is also an ultrasonic proximity sensor instead of an regular one. The "rest of the phone" also goes toe to toe with the likes of Apple and Samsung. It features a gorgeous ceramic build designed by famed French designer Philippe Starck. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor clocked at 2.35GHz,  with upto 6GB of  RAM, 128GB or 256GB of storage, a 4,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3....

Google Pixel replaces Nexus, officially

There was a time when Google made phones that were essentially pseudo flagships like the current OnePlus or Xiaomi, which offered almost everything, that a flagship would but with some compromises here and there. But that doesn't seem to be the case now, as the current Google Phones ala Pixel are flagships in every way, be it specs, camera or software. While Nexus phones were a collaboration with manufacturers like Samsung, Lg etc, with the launch of Pixel phones, Google seems to have finally taken control over the phone's design and engineering. These phones no longer feature HTC's branding, even though they made it, a change compared to earlier Nexus phones, which carried the branding of the company that made them. Software seems to be the main selling point here. The are the first google phones that come with their custom launcher called Pixel launcher which  has some unique features like swipe on the fingerprint scanner to see notifications. The phone wil...