Friday, June 5, 2020

Xiaomi patents folding phone that looks a lot like the Huawei Mate X

On Friday, a new patent was published for Xiaomi by the CNIPA for a smartphone design submitted in late-2019. We've seen a bunch of patents for smartphones in various form factors including foldable ones, and clamshell designs. Remember, just because an OEM patents a new design, doesn't necessarily mean it will arrive to the mass market. That said, let's look at the latest patent from Xiaomi. At first glance, the foldable smartphone design looks a lot like Huawei's Mate X foldable smartphone. Patent drawings slightly enhanced by LetsGoDigital show a device with a display that folds...