We’ve seen two very promising periscope camera phones this year from OPPO and Huawei. And a new patent reportedly spotted by 91mobiles from Xiaomi suggests that the company could be the next to launch a periscope camera smartphone.
The patent was filed at the WIPO with detailed images of the front and rear camera placement of the possible handset. It houses a pop-up front camera and rear quad sensors, the topmost one being evidently a square module usually seen as a periscope camera. the right edge has the volume and power buttons, while the left edge has the SIM card tray. At the bottom are the USB Type-C port and speaker grille. The front is all screen obviously but that is all the noteworthy information we can squeeze out right now.
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What’s interesting is that Xiaomi was also granted a similar patent by the State Intellectual Property Office in China last month. Now, this, as usual, doesn’t necessarily mean that we will definitely see a periscope lens on an upcoming Xiaomi flagship, but the chances are there. If we were to put our money on a phone this year. it could very well be the Mi MIX 4 that embodies the latest and greatest Xiaomi has to offer.
Patents in China …. lol