Xiaomi has recently patented a new smartphone with a unique camera design. The patent showcases a handset with a camera module that has a thunderbolt like design on the rear of the device. As per a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese tech giant filed a new patent for the unique design, which was first filed back in October 2020 that was finally published earlier today (20th April 2021). In the patent, the company shared 32 product images along with a brief description as well. Looking at the images, the device features a sleek design with full front screen body on the front and no physical buttons being visible on the device, adding to its futuristic design.
On the front, no notch or punch hole
camera is visible, so the company might want to have an under display camera
display. Although, the patent might just have ignored the finer details of the
smartphones design and focused solely on the rear camera module. Arriving at
the most notable features of the patent, the device arrives with a uniquely
designed thunderbolt styled camera module. This patent showcases has three
variants of this camera module, one which is horizontally, while the other two
are vertically positioned in the middle and the top left corner.
The thunderbolt camera module houses two
image sensors in the middle while the outer part of the thunderbolt features
two LED flashes. The camera module also surprisingly protrudes just slightly
from the rear panel. Unfortunately, it is unknown if the company is actually
working on such a product or it is just covering all bases. So stay tuned for
more updates.
