In the last two years we have seen how the different smartphone manufacturers focused on two aspects: the first is focused on connectivity with the already known 5G. Although there are not many devices with this technology accessible to all users, it is already a claim of many companies. The second is more a change in hardware with the arrival of folding phones, where Xiaomi wants to enter with a possible shell-type smartphone with a rotating camera.
Will this be the foldable Xiaomi?
In the papers that the Chinese firm has registered in its name we come across a terminal similar to what we have already seen so far: a smartphone with a central fold in its widest part and with a rotating camera. This last detail is the one that most attracts everyone’s attention since in the current market we have already seen mobiles such as the Motorola Razr 2019 or the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, each with the characteristics that differentiate it from each other.
But the company wants to improve the concept or at least has a different proposal from the rest. As we see in the images leaked by LetsGoDigital, the smartphone is made up of two distinct parts. On the one hand there is the body of the device that fits perfectly both at the base and at the top. In this way, the closure is perfect as we have already seen in the case of the Motorola terminal, for example.
The other part is the most interesting of all and is its camera module. In the patent you can see how this section is completely rotated, although it is striking that there is a difference between rear and front sensor. That is, on one side there is a circle that corresponds to a single lens while on the other side there are four similar ones that we can find in a high-end terminal.
As we have commented on similar occasions, this is an idea that Xiaomi has in mind and that we could either see it in the future or on the contrary it will stay at the expense of being used in the future.