As per the recent report, the new patent of the Xiaomi smartphone has a unique pop-up camera module that can be used to capture regular and selfie pictures or videos. The company is reviewing the probability of developing a flexible display smartphone.
The Xiaomi MIX Alpha with a wrap-around display has a striking and innovative appearance, and the company’s dual-foldable foldable smartphone also left a deep impression. Xiaomi likes to experiment with flexible displays, which creates a new way of operation and brings a completely different user experience.
This time, Xiaomi’s mobile phone software has applied for an “electronic device” patent, which was issued by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) and USPTO (the United States Patent and Trademark Office) in October 29 last year.
The patent shows that the phone uses a retractable sliding screen that covers most of the front, bottom, and back. The entire front of the Xiaomi smartphone in the patent is composed of the screen surface.
Since the three sides of the screen are thin, the front camera cannot be seen. But when the flexible display screen is slid down 2cm from the front through the sliding mechanism, it may be exposed.
At the same time, the lower part of the device will also expand to provide space for flexible displays. To do this, place the monitor on the stand, and then move the slide onto the rail.
The rail system installed in the lower half of the housing allows the flexible display to move. The tracking system also ensures that the phone is pulled from the bottom to the pull-out position. You can also move this slider via voice command.
As long as you expand the display range, you can see a camera system that integrates a selfie camera, ambient light sensor, distance sensor, and point projector.
In addition, the rear screen is smaller than the front screen, leaving enough space at the top for the rear camera system. Similarly, in theory, there is no need to provide a screen on the back to realize a selfie camera. You can use the main camera to take pictures, and the rear screen can be used as a viewfinder.
In other words, it is a combination of a slider, scrollable and full-screen smartphones. We can expect that Xiaomi will release the device on the commercial market, but it may look like Mi MIX Alpha.
