Xiaomi is finally stepping out of Apple and Samsung's shadows

Pretty much all smartphones now resemble iPhones. But in the future, all phones might look like Xiaomi's newly announced Mi Mix concept phone, which will be available in China starting next month.

The Mi Mix is garnering attention not because it's designed by renowned French designer Philippe Starck or the fact that it'll only cost about $520, but because it's a glimpse of the future of phone design.

The Mi Mix is also Xiaomi's first real attempt at bucking the trend of simply copying Apple's and Samsung's phones and selling them for less, and innovating with hardware that challenges the status quo. Read more...