The Vivo X5Max is a 4.75-mm thick smartphone, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Vivo, that has taken the title of the world's thinnest smartphone. In addition to its scarcely believable thin structure, it also features a solid stainless steel construction and top-quality internal components.
The X5Max may be slim but it's not miniscule, and comes with a 5.5-inch 1,920 x 1,090 display with 400 pixels per inch. Its custom Android skin looks an awful lot like the iOS 8 and includes special quick settings that can be launched from swiping up from the bottom of the screen -- as is the case with iOS -- rather than swiping down from the top Android-style.
The Vivo X5Max is scheduled for release December 12, 2014 and will retail for about $486.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Ultra-thin Smartphones
- The trend of creating ever-thinner smartphones offers opportunities for innovation in materials and internal components development.
- Customized Android Skins
- Offering personalized user experiences on top of Android operating systems by developing custom skins is an opportunity for innovation in design and feature integration.
- Alternative Navigation Methods
- Developing new ways of navigating smartphones presents an opportunity for innovation in user experience design and feature integration.
Where This Applies
- Smartphone Manufacturing
- Opportunities exist for innovation in materials and internal components development in the manufacturing of ultra-thin smartphones.
- Mobile Software Development
- Customizing Android skins for a personalized user experience presents an opportunity for innovation in mobile software development.
- User Experience Design
- Developing alternative methods of navigation for smartphones presents an opportunity for innovation in user experience design.
