Flashback: Xiaomi Mi Mix made jaws drop with its near bezel-less design

Flashback: Xiaomi Mi Mix made jaws drop with its near bezel-less design

Half a decade later the Xiaomi Mi Mix is still one of our favorite devices. Its near bezel-less design made it look futuristic and it was practical too, fitting a huge 6.4” display. The attention-grabbing Mix introduced several new things to the smartphone world.

The Xiaomi Mi Mix was a stunner

However, the design wasn’t one of them, even though it is its most recognizable feature. It wasn’t new – this layout first appeared on the Sharp Aquos Crystal a couple of years earlier, complete with moving the selfie camera to the thick bottom bezel.

This was a time before notches and…