The Asus Zenfone 7 Pro is the company’s latest flagship device, which was recently seen in a new teardown video. This disassembly reveals the smartphone’s internals, revealing the new flip up camera design.

The video was shared on YouTube by PBKreviews, and it showcases the device being taken part. In the video, one can observe that the motor that powers the flip mechanism is housed within the camera module, which is different from the Zenfone 6 that had it’s motor housed next to the camera module and not built into it. Apart from this not a lot of unique design changes have been made on the internals.

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The PCB stack design has also remained unchanged, with two boards being stacked on top of each other. Both boards are cooled via thermal paste and copper, through two heat pipes, which take the heat away from the chipset and into a copper block that has been stuck behind the display. The Asus Zenfone 7 Pro was relatively easy to dismantle for the most part as per the video, but the use of adhesives made things difficult in certain areas.

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Companies patent a wide variety of things including design, technology, and branding. Xiaomi is no stranger in this regard. Recently, the company has been granted a smartphone patent design with a bizarre flip camera mechanism.

Smartphone OEMs have been coming up with strange ideas to achieve full-screen display on their products. As of now, we have seen phones with notches, punch-holes, pop-ups, flip-ups, and sliders. We are uncertain what tomorrow brings us to the table in the smartphone industry. Thankfully, we can imagine those designs when companies file for their patents such as this strange flip camera mechanism by Xiaomi involving a flexible display.

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As you can see from the images, unlike ASUS 6Z and Galaxy A80, Xiaomi’s flip camera design will include a flexible display. On the former phones, only the camera module flips up and down with the help of mechanical parts. Whereas on the Xiaomi design, the cameras are embedded in the display like punch-holes and the screen itself flips like a foldable smartphone.

When on the back, the display could be used for camera viewfinder, notification panel or concept features as showcased by the company on its Mi Mix Alpha surround screen smartphone. While when the camera part of the display is flipped up, the entire back of the phone is left clean. On the sides, however, the design shows volume rockers and power key on the right side, dedicated key to call AI assistant on the left side, and USB Type-C port as well as speaker grilles at the bottom. Since there is no sign of a fingerprint reader, we can assume it to be featured under the display.

Anyway, we cannot guarantee Xiaomi to launch a commercial smartphone with this bizarre flip camera display design. Perhaps, this design will never see light as a finished product like many other design patents before.

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Asus Zenfone 6 is one of the best smartphones in the affordable flagship segment right now. The phone comes with powerful internals and more features than what’s usually found on higher-end flagships. But the flip camera, without a doubt, is its biggest attraction. However, flip cameras aren’t always durable, which is why it’s important to see whether the Zenfone 6 is built to last. That’s exactly what JerryRigEverything checked in his recent video.

JerryRigEverything confirms that the Zenfone 6 has an all-metal design. This is why the phone passed his bend test pretty easily. It didn’t even flex a bit in the bend test which was a very good sign. Also, the Zenfone 6 passed the standard scratch and burn tests comfortably. So, no real issues in these departments.

However, the real test was always going to be the phone’s flip camera. JerryRigEverything tried to twist the camera setup, stop it in between retraction, scratch it, and even banged it on the desk a couple of times. None of these actions seemed to have affected the phone’s camera setup. However, it is worth noting that the motor that drives the flip camera isn’t very powerful, so you can easily stop it mid-way with your hand or any other object. You’ll soon get a notification that the camera setup is obstructed and it goes away once you allow it to move freely.

Just like the OnePlus 7 Pro, Asus Zenfone 6’s flip camera will retract automatically in case of accidental drops. The retraction process is much faster in such a scenario ensuring that the camera is pushed back into its housing before it hits the ground. It is indeed a very useful feature to ensure minimum damage to the camera setup.

Unfortunately, with a flip camera, the Zenfone 6 isn’t waterproof. So, make sure to keep the phone away from water at all costs.

Overall, it looks like Asus has made a solid flagship once again. So, cast away your worries as the Zenfone 6 is built to last.

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Last year, Xiaomi and Meitu signed a partnership that will see Xiaomi manufacture and sell devices under the Meitu brand both at home and abroad. Xiaomi will also get a global license to use Meitu’s technologies and domain names. A poster has surfaced revealing what might be the first smartphone co-developed by the two companies.

The poster shows a Meitu branded phone with a flip camera similar to that of the ASUS Zenfone 6/ASUS 6z. However, unlike the ASUS, this has a bigger module since it has three rear cameras. Looking at it again, the design seems to be like a cross between the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the ASUS Zenfone 6.

There are no details regarding the camera specs but we bet one of the cameras is a 48MP sensor. We are also pretty sure the phone will have some really amazing camera features for taking breathtaking selfies. To sum it up, this might just be the new selfie camera king if DxOMark reviews it.

With respect to design, the phone has a pink gradient finish, curved sides, and pink buttons on the right frame. You can already tell who the target market is.

The text on the poster translates to “Meitu” and “Little Fairy”. This is not the first place we have come across the name “Little Fairy”. A Weibo post from earlier today by Xiaomi’s Lin Bin also mentioned the name. In the post, he mentioned the name was formed from the collaboration between Xiaomi and Meitu.

We have no idea when this device will launch but we are pretty excited and we are sure you are too. Nevertheless, we sure will update you when we get more details.

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