That phone uses bleeding edge technology.
bleeding edge
idiomSomething too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.
Origin
disputed originBlend of bleed + leading edge, and metaphorically alluding to the cutting edge (“forefront or position of greatest advancement in some field”) as a double-edged sword.
Startups often build on bleeding edge tools that break without warning.
The surgeon warned that the experimental procedure remained bleeding edge, with outcomes no one could yet predict.
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cutting edge
The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
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edge of the earth
A very remote place.
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edge of the world
A very remote place.
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edge out
To defeat in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.
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live on the edge
To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
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stop the bleeding
To recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.