Some details about Xiaomi’s first buttonless smartphone have leaked. According to research by the XiaomiTime, this device will be introduced in 2025. The new buttonless smartphone is expected to come in 2 different versions. One will support satellite communication and the other will not have this feature.
Xiaomi’s first buttonless smartphone is here!
Back in July, a device with the codename “zhuque” was found on Mi Code by XiaomiTime and we thought it could be the new Xiaomi MIX 5. We didn’t share this speculation at the time because we didn’t have much concrete information. The name ‘Zhuque’, according to the Taoist five element system, the Wu Xing, represents the Fire element, the southern direction and, accordingly, the summer season. For this reason, it is sometimes also called the Vermillion Bird of the South (Chinese: 南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). And this made us believe that the new device could belong to the premium MIX series. The idea was supported by the fact that the new MIX smartphone was listed on Mi Code along with other high-end devices.
Recently, more information has come to light that confirms earlier assumptions. It seems that the “zhuque” device will come in two versions, “Satellite” and standard. This suggests that one of the models may include advanced satellite communication, a feature that is becoming increasingly common in high-end smartphones.
The Mi Code also revealed that the “zhuque” device will likely be a button-less phone. References to “Removebutton” codes were found in the HyperOS framework, hinting that the phone’s design will have no physical buttons, allowing the entire front of the phone to be used as a screen.
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There are two model numbers associated with this device: The new “zhuque” has been detected in the IMEI database. The device has 2 different model numbers. As we said above, the 1st model number is the 1st version of the device that supports satellite and the 2nd model number is the 2nd version of the device that does not support satellite.
The “25-03” in the model number indicates a release date around March 2025. XiaomiTime first spotted these model numbers in July 2024 but did not share them at the time because it was not sure.
It’s worth noting that back in 2018, Xiaomi introduced a prototype of a trifold MIX smartphone with the model number U1, which used the SDM845 chip and had no buttons. The “zhuque” design might be similar to this earlier prototype.
Source: XiaomiTime
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