In December about the Xiaomi patent for the horizontal slider. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker has patented a new design for the horizontal slider with the China National Intellectual Property Office. The patents were published on February 7, 2020.
From the sketches released by CNIPA, it appears that this phone uses a sliding mechanism. The pictures show that the phone has a complex array of front cameras. At the same time, the device provides, it seems, only two rear cameras. There is no detailed information about the dimensions of the device, but due to the sliding mechanism, it can be thicker than ordinary smartphones.
Smartphone manufacturers put a lot of effort into the development of various unusual designs and ideas. In addition, companies want the phone's display to get bigger and bigger. Recent trends in this regard include screen perforations, retractable camera modules, dual and curved displays, and work on under-screen cameras.
Π the slider was used to expand the screen area. Whether any of these ideas will reach the market is hard to say.
Source: 3dnews.ru