A recent Xiaomi patent reveals a
smartphone design with built-in earbuds and other exciting features! According
to a report from LetsGoDigital, the Chinese smartphone company applied for the
patent with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) which was published on
July 24, 2020. The patent features a number of interesting design elements.
First, there's no notch, hole-punch, or
pop-up selfie camera in sight. Instead, the smartphone will be relying on an
under-screen camera. The more interesting aspect of the design is found in the
two mysterious circles adorning its top. The curious holes appear at first
glance to hide some sort of speaker or camera system, but the truth is that
these are built-in wireless earbuds.
You can imagine it by looking at the
iconic S Pen on Samsung’s Galaxy Note series, but this time, Xiaomi will be
housing the wireless earphones. The design is unique—when not in use, the
earphones face upwards to be stored and bend to the side to fit the users’
ears. Furthermore, the earphones can also be kept slights out of their
handset’s housing to have it act as a speaker for calls. The smartphone in the patent features a
full-screen body on the front with minimal bezels.
Unfortunately, while this design seems
quite useful and appealing on paper, a few problems that would need to be
considered here. It might have certain negative impacts on the device itself,
like water resistance or additional battery drain.
