Theyâve already got a bezel-less phone under their belt, but could Xiaomi now have a folding phone in the works?
Xiaomi have been investing heavily in research and development and arenât shy of creating devices, and smart home products that arenât what its rivals are working on so what could be next for the brand?
Well if these patents are anything to go by then a Xiaomi folding phone could be the next phone to launch.
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Itâs not likely that weâll see a folding Xiaomi phone anytime soon, or in fact ever, but the patent does show that ideas are brewing in the Xiaomi R&D centre.
Xiaomiâs patent isnât to be confused with the old clamshell phones of the 90âs and is in fact more like the renders weâve seen similar Samsung phones that actually feature folding screens.
Xiaomiâs patent shows that the phone would actually feature separate screens that fold around a central curved panel. This would give users a comfortable phone, and would mean that there would be no need to develop folding batteries or circuit boards.
As mentioned above, we have no idea if Xiaomi plans to release this phone, but it surely is an interesting concept.
Xiaomi patenting something is very definition of irony.
Xiaomi patenting something is very definition of irony.
I don’t know who’s going to buy this gimmick. not me that’s for sure.
I don’t know who’s going to buy this gimmick. not me that’s for sure.