Xiaomi President Quizzes Users on Interactive Display Cutout Similar to Apple's Dynamic Island: Details

Apple's utilisation of the display cutout for notifications and app alerts is expected to be one of the most copied features of the year.

Written by Anees Hussain, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 20 September 2022 19:53 IST

Xiaomi President Quizzes Users on Interactive Display Cutout Similar to Apple's Dynamic Island: Details

Photo Credit: Apple

The Dynamic Island feature on the iPhone 14 Pro models shows useful information around the cutout

Highlights

Xiaomi President asked users on Weibo if they wanted an interactive notch
iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island gives the display cutout real functionalit
Xiaomi is yet to announce any plans for the functionality on its phones

Xiaomi China President Lu Weibing has asked users if they wanted to see "smart island" functionality on the company's handsets, similar to Apple's implementation of the software on its latest iPhone Pro models. Dubbed the 'Dynamic Island', the Cupertino company's latest handsets replace the display notch with a pill-shaped cutout, which can expand to display notification icons, or provide other information from running apps. As the feature relies on software to display the additional details around the camera cutout, the feature could eventually make its way to smartphones from other manufacturers in the future.

Over the weekend, Xiaomi China President Lu Weibing responded to a user's comment on a Weibo post, asking whether users would “really need a Smart Island” (translated from Chinese) on the company's smartphone. Weibing was responding to a user who said "looking forward to the K60 universe, with the blessing of Smart Island" (translated from Chinese). Xiaomi is yet to officially announce any plans to add this functionality to any of its devices, including the rumoured Redmi K60.

Apple's 'Dynamic Island' system, introduced at its 'Far out' event on the new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, utilises the new camera and Face ID cutout to display notifications, pop-ups and application alerts.

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The company's unique approach, however, seeks to add real functionality to the display cutout. It blends the cutout with the rest of the UI using animations that make the Dynamic Island appear larger, and allowing users to when interacted with it. The company also announced that the feature will eventually let users monitor Live Activities, from the top of their screen, without having to navigate between applications.

Weibing's comment has garnered mixed reactions from users in favour of and against the repurposing of the display cutout.

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Dynamic Island Style Notifications / Now Playing on Xiaomi MIUI. Mi Theme Developers never disappoint 😎 pic.twitter.com/ImHmbkRZnb
— Vaibhav Jain (@vvaiibhav) September 11, 2022

If previous reports are to be believed, it appears that Android developers will be following suit. The fresh take on the front display notch, is tipped to become one of the most copied features of the year. According to Gizmochina, a MIUI theme developer recently shared a Dynamic Island-styled feature for Xiaomi phones. However, there's no word on whether the company plans to implement such a feature in its upcoming handsets.

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iPhone 14 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Superb display with always-on mode
Excellent overall performance
Good battery life
All cameras take high-quality stills and video
Regular iOS updates for many years

Bad
Extremely expensive
Relatively slow charging and transfer speed
Gets warm under heavy workloads
Limited customisation for Dynamic Island

Read detailed Apple iPhone 14 Pro review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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iPhone 14 Pro Max

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A16 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 16

Resolution 2796x1290 pixels

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