A new design patent from Xiaomi reveals a rare center rear camera design that appears like what you will see on Android smartphones a few years ago. However, this patent shows a device with a beautifully rounded screen as well as a telephoto lens. The company filed for the patent design in September last year. However, the document showing the new Xiaomi smartphone was released a few days ago. Although this is only a design patent, it is very similar to the Xiaomi Mi 11. Thus, there are speculations that this will likely be the Xiaomi 12 design. This new flagship Xiaomi 12 will launch in December at the earliest.
This design shows a Xiaomi smartphone with
round corners and a curved display. The device has very narrow screen edges and
only a small bezel is visible at the top and bottom. A punch hole in the top
left corner for the selfie camera. The roundness of the display is also higher
than that of the Xiaomi Mi 11 series. The curved screen and the narrow edges
give rise to the suspicion that it is a high-end mobile phone, probably the
Xiaomi 12.
On the rear, the triple camera is placed
prominently in the center of the housing. It uses a large main camera which
could be a 108MP sensor that Xiaomi often uses. Furthermore, a relatively small
round camera (presumably with an ultra-wide-angle lens) and a
rectangular-shaped periscopic telephoto zoom camera are visible. A flash is
mounted directly below it.
