Xiaomi Explores Clamshell Foldable Concept Phone That Can Be Detached

Highlights

• Xiaomi is working on a foldable phone that can break into two parts
• The design is potentially named the Mix Flip.
• The company is also developing a buttonless phone under the Project Zhuque codename.

It appears Xiaomi is on a reinvention spree when it comes to smartphone design for the future. We already know that the world’s third-largest phone maker after Samsung and Apple is already working on a buttonless phone set for release next year.  It is now being reported that a buttonless phone will not be the only design innovation from Xiaomi.

The company is apparently delving into bigger radical phone designs that can change the way modern smartphones look.

91Mobiles in one of its recent reports highlights a newly discovered patent on the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) platform. The patent reveals that Xiaomi’s next big innovation is going to be a foldable phone that can break into two different parts.

This is beyond the traditional foldable screen with a crease along a central hinge. The new Xiaomi design will have the top half of the phone detachable. The design patent shows that it will be connected by pogo pins.

The design is potentially called the Mix Flip.

The patent also reveals that the upper portion of the phone houses a multi-camera setup and seems to rotate around an axis.

If this design feature works out, this could enable many creative ways to take photos or videos. However, it is important to note that the exact purpose of this feature remains unclear as of now.

What we do know is that Xiaomi is definitely rethinking the foldable phone concept and there is a chance we will get to see something futuristic soon.

Apart from this, we have already reported Xiaomi is also working on the buttonless phone. As per a PhoneArena report, this project is codenamed Project Zhuque.

If everything falls into place, we could soon have a phone without any physical buttons. Interestingly, Apple was once rumoured to be developing a similar concept phone. However, the recently launched iPhone 16 suggest that Apple is far from going buttonless and has willingly shifted back to traditional buttons.

Xiaomi has a good record when it comes to experimental concepts and they often turn into reality. In the past, we have seen Xiaomi designs quickly passing through patents to prototypes to retail products.

The recent patent reveal has left tech enthusiasts excited all across. Hopefully, we will have more details about these upcoming Xiaomi smartphone designs soon.

FAQs

Q1. What new design Xiaomi is working on besides a buttonless phone?

Answer. 91Mobiles in one of its recent reports highlights a newly discovered patent on the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) platform. The patent reveals that Xiaomi’s next big innovation is going to be a foldable phone that can break into two different parts.

Q2. How will the new Xiaomi foldable phone be different?

Answer. The new Xiaomi design will have the top half of the phone detachable. The design patent shows that it will be connected by pogo pins. The patent also reveals that the upper portion of the phone houses a multi-camera setup and seems to rotate around an axis.

Q3. What is Xiaomi’s buttonless phone project codenamed?

Answer. As per a PhoneArena report, this project is codenamed Project Zhuque.

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