1 day Ago By Debasish
Huawei ‘s tri-fold smartphone has garnered significant attention worldwide. However, Huawei may not remain the only company offering a tri-fold phone for long. A recent patent application from Xiaomi , published by China’s State Intellectual Property Office with application number 2022308530675, reveals the company’s development of a tri-fold device.
While the patent application doesn’t specify the model name, it does reveal the phone’s design. The device folds in a Z-shape, similar to the Huawei Mate XT . As you can see from the image, the phone will have a horizontally placed rear camera island, which is narrower than that of the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4.
The images also reveal that the tri-fold phone will include three cameras on the back. For context, the Mix Fold 4 packs a total of four cameras on the back. Based on the images, it seems that the tri-fold from Xiaomi will be slightly thicker than the Huawei Mate XT.
However, there’s still time for Xiaomi to improve the folding mechanism and thickness and come up with a slimmer tri-folding device. Notably, this isn’t the first time we have heard about the company’s development of a tri-fold phone. There were patents from as far back as 2019 that revealed the company’s development of a tri-folding smartphone.
However, the patent application is a completely different design with a dual inward folding mechanism. It seems like the company has been experimenting with different form factors and folding mechanisms for quite a while. Back in August this year, Weibo tipster “Smart Pikachu” also talked about Xiaomi’s development of the new form factor.
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