Xiaomi has just patented a new futuristic smartphone design. This new handset features a dual side sliding mechanism and also sports a secondary display as well. The company filed the patent back in January 2021 and was published last week.

According to a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese tech giant patented a unique and futuristic device that has a sliding mechanism that works in two directions. To put things simply, the device has a portion of it that slides from both the left and right side of the device, hence, the dual side sliding term. Looking at the images shared within the patent, one of the most interesting aspect of this device apart from its dual side slider is the different purpose each serves.

When the user slides the device to the right, a camera module can be observed. On the other hand, the left portion of the slider mechanism uncovers a smaller secondary display. This display is narrow but as tall as the primary display. The smartphone resembles any other device in the market but with a display that covers the entire front area. No front camera or any other seams are noticeable, which is to be expected since the camera is housed on the sliding mechanism.

Notably, there is no rear camera module on the back panel, but the image sensors are also housed on the slider mechanism as well. The front has three cutouts for while the rear has four cutouts. This gives a distinctly minimalistic and futuristic look to the device. Unfortunately, it is unknown if Xiaomi is actually working on such a device or is covering all bases. But, the brand has been known to unveil innovative smartphone designs, so we might see a concept sometime in the future, but that is just speculation and take it with a pinch of salt.

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Vivo has recently patented a new smartphone. The patent reveals a smartphone with a slider mechanism. This mechanism is likely automated and surprisingly resembles Oppo Find X‘s design quite a bit.

The patent applied by Vivo in CNIPA (via Incopat database) in China. Looking at the images, one may think it’s a new Oppo Find X series device that is looking to bring back the iconic slider mechanism. However, that is not the case since it’s from a different OEM entirely. Although, unlike the Oppo Find X, we are currently unsure as to what purpose the new slider mechanism may serve in the Vivo smartphone.

On the front, the patented design for the Vivo smartphone sports a full screen body. No punch hole selfie camera or sensor can be discerned with extremely thin bezels on every side of the device. Moving to the rear, the smartphone has a quad camera setup on the rear. Interestingly though, the primary sensor is separated from the other three cameras due the former being a part housed on the sliding mechanism itself.

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The rear sports a triangular cutout that slides upwards, which is unique and different from the curved slider on the Oppo Find X. This triangular portion lifts up and reveals a single round cutout underneath it. This is likely to be an LED flash but it is doubtful if the entire mechanism has been put in place for just the flash. Notably, the front, when viewed with the slider raised, reveals no sensor or any cutouts either. Meaning, Vivo might sports an under-display camera for selfies, and have this portion either act as a smaller secondary display or even certain other new functions.

Unfortunately, this smartphone is just a patent at this stage and we have no confirmation if the device is actually being worked on. However, it is a possibility that the Chinese vendor may soon work on such a device and launch it in the future, but that is still a speculation. So take it with a grain of salt and stay tuned for more updates.

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The Mi MIX 3 is one of the most impressive devices launched by Xiaomi last year. Its magnetic slider design, build quality and features all got positive comments from reviewers. While the slider-design may have taken a back seat this year, it seems Xiaomi isn’t done with it yet. A new patent has surfaced that shows the slider design isn’t yet dead, at least for Xiaomi.

The patent which was first reported by TigerMobiles was filed at the Chinese National Intellectual Property Agency (CNIPA) and it shows a device similar to the Mi MIX 3. The front is practically all screen and when you slide the device down, you have dual front-facing cameras.

Where it differs greatly from the Mi MIX 3 is on the rear. Rather than dual cameras positioned on the left side of the phone, the phone doubles the sensors to 4. It doesn’t stop there but adopts the circular camera housing we have come to associate with Motorola phones. There is also no fingerprint scanner which most likely means there is one under the display. The patent also shows the device keeps the dedicated AI assistant button of the Mi MIX 3.

It is too early to say if this device will see the light of day or it is just Xiaomi trying to build its patent box. But I, personally, wouldn’t mind seeing another slider phone.

Another patent filed by Xiaomi ditches the slider design for a notch but this is a different type. Rather than a U-shaped notch or waterdrop notch, this is a long but narrow notch much like an indentation caused by applying slight pressure. Inside this new-style notch are two cameras.

On the rear, the device has three cameras arranged vertically on the left along with an LED flash. There is no visible fingerprint scanner here too, so we will assume it is under the display.

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Remember the Nokia N95 with its dual slider design? When you slide it down it would reveal the media playback buttons at the top and when you slide it up you get access to the keypad. That seems to be the inspiration behind these ASUS 5G slider concept phones.

Shared on Twitter by Evan Blass (@evleaks) but made by a former designer that worked on the Zenfone 5, the images show two different concept phones with a dual slider design and near bezel-less displays.

The first concept phone slides downwards to reveal dual front-facing cameras which are flanked by a long strip of LED flash on each side for brighter selfies. Slide the phone upwards and you are greeted by a long grille housing Harman Kardon speaker(s).

On the rear, the first concept phone is shown to have dual cameras positioned close to the top and arranged horizontally. The cameras are flanked on the left by an LED flash. There is no fingerprint scanner on the back which means there is probably one under the display.

The phone has its power button and volume rocker on the right while the left is home to the SIM tray. There are two variants – black and another with a white back and a black front half.

The second set of concept renders switches up the design a bit. You still have dual front-facing cameras but they are now separated and each has its own LED flash.

Slide the phone up and gone is the speaker from the first one but what appears to be a smaller touch display. The screen shows additional controls depending on the app in use. In the image, you can see there are additional editing controls for the image editing app in use.

The smaller display hidden behind the main screen seems to be inspired by the ASUS ZenBook Pro 15 which has a touch-screen display as its trackpad.

The back of the second concept ASUS 5G dual slider phone is also home to dual cameras. The sensors are positioned in the middle and arranged horizontally. Unlike the first one, this has a fingerprint scanner on the back. It also has its volume rocker and power button on the right.

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Apart from the concept renders, Evan Blass has also shared a photo collage that shows prototypes of both phones.  We think both concepts are really good and it will be nice to see ASUS adopt one or both of these designs for its future phones.

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