Last year’s CC9 Pro was the second time that Xiaomi adopted a curved screen after the Mi Note 2. This year’s flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 10 series not only retains the curved screen but also adds a punch-hole design. The Pro version is also in the core of color accuracy and color gamut. This makes a big fuss about display parameters and makes it a major selling point.
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This morning, Lei Jun also talked about curved screens when interacting with users on Weibo. He pointed out that ‘the biggest advantage of curved screens is that the smartphone is thinner.’
In fact, in the early days when curved screens were introduced, the edges were touched by mistake. And users were reporting about green edges. But with the advancement of software and hardware technology, these problems have been solved. The Xiaomi Mi 10 series sports a curved screen, which is also the choice to take care of the face value. Of course, because of it, the price is also higher.
Earlier techinsights disassembly analysis showed that the cost of Xiaomi Mi 10 single display panel / touch screen reached $48. This is the second only component after the Snapdragon 865 and camera.
Not only Samsung but also TCL Huaxing Optoelectronics provided the screen for the Xiaomi Mi 10 series. The AMOLED curved screen developed and produced by TCL Huaxing independently developed by Xiaomi 10 uses a direct on-cell touch (DOT) integration. Thus, it doesn’t require to add a separate external touch layer, which can effectively reduce the screen thickness. Therefore, it can reduce the product cost.