Xiaomi patented a giant camera hidden under the smartphone screen

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer again surprises the world of mobile devices. Everyone points out that the future of smartphones from China will focus on the latest technology to hide lenses under the screen.

Last year, the concern presented Mi Mix Alpha, a smartphone with an amazing display that covers virtually the entire device. The invention surprised fans of the brand and experts on the mobile devices market. 

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Meanwhile, the Chinese company is not going to rest on its laurels and has already filed a patent for an even more futuristic device. Xiaomi plans to present another flagship from the Mi Mix series this year. It is supposed to be something phenomenal. As the devices in this series have always been characterized by a hidden selfie camera, everything seems to indicate that now it will be hidden under the display

A patent application published by people from Let’sGoDigital reveals to us a huge sensor that will occupy most of the display. It has a resolution of up to 108 Mpix and a variable focal length, operating in the range of f/2.0 to f/5.0. AI Super Camera, is defined in this way, is to be supported by advanced technologies of artificial intelligence.

Unfortunately, it is not known whether the ready prototype from the patent application will see the light of day in the form of a ready-made product for sale, but something is up, because as we have recently informed you, mass production of displays adapted to hide cameras under them has started in China.