At the end of August 2020, live has filed a patent with the National Intellectual Property Office of China. The documentation was published today and LetsGoDigital, as usual, he promptly created a 3D render. The market for folding probably it is destined to grow, despite the reservations towards this kind of devices are many: costs, safety, fragility and above all sales prices. Despite this however, companies continue to bet on and present prototypes and patents for the future.
vivo has a particular folding smartphone in mind: a hybrid between a tablet and a clamshell complete with periscope cameras for zooming
live filed this patent last year but it was accepted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) only today. The entire front of the smartphone is occupied by a screen that folds around the bottom of the body and continues occupying about a third of the rear panel. This solution allows you to use the main camera for selfies, displaying the image on a part of the folded screen. Difficult to understand with words, that's why we see the images.
Judging by the sketches, alive will try to give birth to one smartphone with five photo sensors, housed inside a square module. Also noteworthy is the presence of a periscope zoom lens which will allow zoom up to 5X, but even more. To the right of the camera system is a flash which takes the length of the entire module.
On the top of the smartphone there is a recess where there is, possibly, the power button or the USB-C connector. It is possible that the smartphone is without holes and notches, then it will be charged wirelessly. There are no buttons on the sides of the smartphone, probably the volume it will come adjusted via the virtual slider screen. However, it is a patent so it is likely that it will not even be taken into consideration.
