Flagship smartphones from Chinese brands Huawei and Oppo, namely Huawei P30 Pro and Oppo Reno 10X Zoom uses a periscope lens to enhance the photography experience. Now, it seems that another Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi will soon join the list.
This is being speculated as the company’s recent application titled “Camera Components and Electronic Devices” was unveiled. The patent carries an application number CN201822150093.2, dated December 20, 2018, which was released to the public on July 2.
The patent from the company shows that the camera components described in Xiaomi’s patent scheme include the main lens as well as at least one potential auxiliary lens. It shows that by setting up the main lens and at least one optical axis perpendicular to the main lens light axis, and by making the inlet of the periscope assist lens fit with the light outlet of the main lens, the periscope auxiliary lens can be used without increasing the thickness of the main lens.
It is not yet known in which of its upcoming smartphones will Xiaomi use this new camera technology. However, it’s being speculated that the company could use this in the Mi MIX series given that it’s the most expensive series from Xiaomi. Do note that this is just a speculation and the technology could come up in some other device. But, it’s still worth looking forward to the Mi MIX 4 which is likely to house periscope lens.
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