2017 – the year to get excited about smartphones again (Dec 22, 2016)

It’s been fascinating to watch Xiaomi get so much credit for its innovation with screens here – as a concept it’s been rumored for months if not years that this edge-to-edge screen is something Apple has been working on, though Xiaomi is one of the first to execute it in a production device. It’s worth noting, though, that Xiaomi’s sales will be a tiny fraction of Apple’s when its version launches – this is a hollow victory at best.

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