Although the changes in the design of smartphones are perceived little by little, the truth is that from time to time we can take a look at the future. Xiaomi has always been very at the forefront of this innovation, as it did with the Mi Mix 3, as the company’s first phone with a sliding camera, or the Mi Mix Alpha, the conceptual mobile that left us with our mouths open even though it has never come out. for sale.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi continues to develop its first folding mobile, where many bets are inclined for a launch this year. All these terminals pursue the objective of being able to offer a terminal with an “all-screen” design. Now, we can peek into the possible future of Xiaomi , thanks to a new company patent , filed with the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) and the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) and collected by LetsGoDigial, which has created the images based on the original patent sketches.
Screen that slides, even with voice
In the images, we see a terminal that offers a vertically sliding screen design, which also envelops the entire phone, even covering the back. It is obvious that this can only be achieved with a flexible OLED panel, which is what this terminal would integrate. The goal is to hide the front cameras, allowing the user to have an all-screen device in their hands, with the side frames tighter than ever.
In this case, it is not the front camera that emerges, but the screen that slides to cover or expose it . This avoids the mechanisms of pop-up cameras and would not offer the problem that hidden cameras have under the screen with the capture of light. In addition, according to the detail of the patent, the user will have several ways, including voice, to make the screen slide.
All eyes on the Mi Mix 4
Once again, the Mi Mix 4 sounds like the ideal candidate to release these and other technologies. The Mi Mix family has always served as a kind of test bed, and not just aesthetics or functionality. Let’s remember without going any further that the Mi Mix 3 5G was one of the first phones on the market to offer this connectivity.
The Mi Mix 4 could therefore be the first Xiaomi smartphone to have a selfie camera under the screen. The latest news about this device came from Xiaomi itself , since the official MIUI website revealed the name Mi Mix 4 in its HTML code. Some claim that the terminal will see the light at the end of the year. If so, it won’t take long to see the first leaks from the terminal.
Source>LetsGoDigital