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Samsung Experiments w/New Phone Form Factor
February 09, 2020
 
LetsGoDigital reports on a new patent that Samsung filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO). The application is titled “Portable terminal and icon arranging method” and was published on January 23, 2020. It has also been included in the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) database. The patent shows off rounded phone design that looks a lot like a Sony PSP
 
Figure 1 : Samsung’s Curved Smartphone

Source: LetsGoDigital

 
It could be a modern Nokia N-Gage given that the curved sides look like they could 
The screen runs all the way around the phone, with minimal bezels that could house a selfie camera. The patent application suggests three display parts have been used — one main screen and two sub-displays on the top and bottom. The sub-displays are said to feature touch controls. They can apparently show different types of content such as app icons, battery indicator, calls, network signal, and more. the volume can be adjusted from one of the sub displays with the playback controls on the other as depicted in the image above.
 
Wang Teng, Xiaomi’s Product Director has shared a new photo on Weibo which is the Mi 10 smartphone. The post reveals a screenshot of a smartphone with full-screen display and the IMEI number seems to be of a prototype model.
 
Figure 2: Xiaomi    Mi10

Source: GizmoChina
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It also shows that the smartphone will have a 2340 x 1080 Full HD+ screen resolution with a punch-hole at the upper left corner. This seems to be in line with the leaks suggesting that the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will have a punch-hole cut-out in the upper left corner of the display. The smartphone will feature a curved OLED panel sources from Samsung and will be offering 90Hz refresh rate. On the back side, the device will be equipped with a quad-camera setup, consisting of Samsung’s 108-megapixel primary sensor. The camera sensors will be arranged vertically in the top-left position. The Mi 10 Pro will come with a 6.4-inch display and will be powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor along with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage and will be powered by a 5,250mAh battery. The Mi 10 not only has a big battery but it has been confirmed that it will support 66W fast wired charging, along with fast wireless charging support. Xiaomi has already confirmed that the Mi 10 series smartphones will get launched this quarter, but its exact date remains unknown. However, some leaks indicate that the phone could get launched on 11th February. From: GizmoChina