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in front of me I have a brand new Xiaomi me 6 you might remember its predecessor that Xiaomi me 5 from last year it ended up on my shelf of shame with some other weak smartphones that I've tested in the past so let's hope that Xiaomi has implemented my suggestions from last year's video and designed a more solid me 6 device this year let's get started right out of the box I'm already a fan of this phone's design incredibly glossy and very very black it feels heavy and cold in my hands which is something that my mind instantly associates with quality xiaomi calls this phone splash resistant but they don't give it an IP rating so if it survives my durability test i'll open it up and see how water-resistant it really is compared to the samsung's or new iPhones as with all of my durability tests let's start with the scratch test my most picks help us test the screen for plastic or for screens with inferior glass that would scratch at level three or four and be damaged by keys and coins on some rare occasions we'll get to see the ultra premium materials like sapphire on the HTC u ultra the scratched at level 8 normal phones with tempered or Gorilla Glass will scratch at level 6 fun fact my me 5 durability video from last year has been viewed by 2 million people but only 3 percent of those views are from inside the United States the xiaomi brand is much more popular outside the US than inside the glass scratch at a level 6 which means keys and coins will have no effect on the display and it is pretty durable this is on par with other flagships and is actually pretty impressive because the me 6 is about half the price of a galaxy s 8 next comes the fingerprint scanner since cellphones are usually bumping around in your pants pocket or jiggling around inside of a purse sometimes the home button can get scratched luckily for the me 6 though the scanner is hidden under a glass layer which means it is scratch resistant to most objects including my razor blade it does not appear to be ceramic though like the me mix since there are marks from my level 6 and 7 picks ceramic won't scratch until level 8 the 8 megapixel front facing camera is covered by the screen glass so it is protected and the metal earpiece it's completely flat with the surface of the screen giving a flush clean look to the phone hopefully this will also help keep dirt out of the speaker grille since there is no lip to get caught in now xiaomi does have a deluxe version of the me 6 that comes with a ceramic back i just have the regular version though with a rear glass panel even with just the glass my razor blade does no damage at all to the sleek surface or the me logo the me 6 has 2 12 megapixel rear face cameras similar to the iPhone 7 plus setup one is a regular lens and the other has a two times optical zoom so you can take zoomed in pitchers with no image quality loss this is actually a pretty cool feature and I found myself using it regularly on the iPhone 7 plus when I was testing it out for a few months I would like to see it on more phones lucky for the me six everything is covered with that glass even the two-tone flash so that definitely gives a thumbs up from me now one of the main problems I had with me five was the inferior metal alloy that was used for the phone body the lightweight cheap metal and lack of internal mid frame allowed the phone to snap in half completely during my bend test but within me six my razor blade is able to scratch the surface of the metal but unable to carve out any shavings on the metal itself it is much harder the phone has an IR blaster at the top which can be used as a remote control that's pretty cool it almost makes up for the lack of upgradable storage the dual SIM card tray is metal but the phone does not allow SD card memory expansion kind of a bummer physically I was pretty impressed with this phone right up until I realized there are not enough holes it is missing the headphone jack entirely I'm definitely not a fan of removing still relevant and useful features from cell phones like I said earlier Xiaomi does claim the phone as flat proof and I'm sure removing the headphone jack made sealing the phone much easier for them while keeping the price low it does have a USB C port though so that's good Femi 6 has a 5.1 inch 1080p IPS LCD display this means that the flame from my lighter kills the pixels after about 10 seconds the me 5 had a reaction after 4 seconds so show me more than doubled their apocalyptic response time in all seriousness though this phone might just have thicker glass or a more durable LCD it's hard to say for sure but considering this phone has a 31% weight increase over the me 5 it's probably using better materials let's admire the design for just a second in case is the last time we get to see this phone in one piece the me six has four-sided curved glass the glass doesn't just wrap around and fold on one side like on the s8 it literally curves in every direction top bottom and right which does make for a pretty darn good looking phone and now for the bin test applying pressure to the back glass yields a small flex in the device but nothing permanent and nothing catastrophic the phone is still 100% functional bending from the display side of the phone has the same effect noting the phone returns to its original shape this device is an absolute winner when it comes to build quality an incredibly massive improvement over last year's me five and it could very well be the new king in the realm of inexpensive flagships I'm definitely not a fan of removing the headphone jack or the sdcard slot but when it comes to durability this thing is a champion if you enjoyed watching the major quality improvement from the me 5 to the me 6 hit that subscribe button subscribing is totally free and helps me continue to make videos like this in the future come hang out with me on Instagram and Twitter and together we'll make sure all devices in the future have a solid build quality thanks for watching I'll see you around