In 2019, Xiaomi released a smartphone with more than 180 percent screen-to-body ratio. The screen literally surrounded the entire device, front to back, embracing it totally until the point where it meets the camera system on the back. Xiaomi called it the Mi Mix Alpha. Now, it looks like the company is preparing a successor. And, this time around, the screen-to-body ratio could be closer to 200 percent!
Xiaomi’s patent was approved by WIPO’s Hague International Design System. Recently, LetsGoDigital found this patent and made 3D renders of the device. It is reminiscent of an older patent. That said, the device is nothing like we have seen to date. While most of the major companies are working on foldable smartphones, it is only Xiaomi that is trying new stuff on the regular rectangular glass slab.
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New patent designs can never be considered final but they do give an interesting look at where a company’s ideas are going. Recently, Samsung was awarded a patent on two mixed reality (MR) headset designs as well as an unusual controller.
Spotted by Let’s Go Digital, the patents were awarded by The Hague International Design System, part of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) to Samsung Electronics last week. The most striking part of the controller design is the ring which seemingly goes over the wrist. Just like you’d find on the Oculus Touch or WMR controllers, these rings are used for tracking purposes and tend to be out front.