In a new patent submitted by Xiaomi, we see sketches of a new smartphone form factor that is rather interesting. With folding smartphones making a comeback in the last year or so, we have a feeling that smartphone companies are going to push innovation in unique hardware form factors. This one from Xiaomi is a folding clamshell smartphone, like the Moto Razr or the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, but with a twist (literally).
The clamshell phone features a bar on the upper half, which can be rotated horizontally to physically turn the rear facing cameras towards the front to be used for selfies. The patent images below are renders created by Let’s Go Digital based on the drawings published in the CNIPA filing.
在小米提交的一项新专利中，我们看到了一款新的智能手机外形的草图，非常有趣。随着折叠智能手机在过去一年左右的时间里卷土重来，我们有一种感觉，智能手机公司将在独特的硬件外形因素上推动创新。小米的这款手机是一款折叠式翻盖智能手机，类似于Moto Razr或三星Galaxy Z Flip，但有点扭曲（字面意思）。
翻盖手机的上半部分有一个横杆，可以水平旋转，将后向摄像头物理地转向前方，用于自拍。下面的专利图片是由Let's Go Digital根据CNIPA文件中公布的图纸绘制的。