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Xiaomi patents a smartphone design with a flip under the screen camera

Jakarta, Selular.ID – Chinese tech company Xiaomi has secured a patent for a smartphone with a flip under the screen camera that can serve the dual purpose of a main camera and a selfie camera.

The flip technology to be used in the phone’s camera setup will allow the camera to rotate 180 degrees and function as a selfie camera and rear camera.

Xiaomi has carved out for itself with a mid-range and high-end lineup of smartphones. The company continues to carry out active research and development in the smartphone segment in the technology industry.

Most recently featured a concept phone featuring a curved screen and an under-screen camera. Xiaomi isn’t the only company working on innovative curved displays and under-display camera technology.

However, the company is making great strides in the development of a rotating under-screen camera module, as demonstrated by a new patent granted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

According to WIPO documents found by LetsGoDigital, a patent application was filed in February 2020, for Terminal devices, which are equipped with under-screen cameras. There are indications that Xiaomi could reveal the device the first of its kind this year.

The foldable camera module is placed on the back of the device and is only part of a complex lens system that will provide excellent visual quality. The triple camera setup has a rotatable top lens.

Full details are provided in the documentation document and indicate that a magnetic drive module can be used for operation of the camera which is rotated internally under the screen.

The patent documentation also reveals that the front camera is internally activated with a rotating rear camera. The screen is adjusted to fit the activated camera module and provides an equally powerful shot.

The patent also reveals some other interesting details, and many people will be waiting for the launch of the first Xiaomi smartphone which will feature a rotatable camera setup at the bottom of the screen.

There are indications that the first Xiaomi smartphone to have an under-screen rotatable camera to function as a selfie camera is the Mi Mix 4. However, there are no definite details regarding this development on this matter.

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