Many firms have dreamed of modular smartphones, however up to now no-one has been in a position to make it successful available in the market. Companies who’s modular smartphones have come and gone included Google with PhoneBloks and Motorola with their Moto Mods.
Now a brand new February 2020 patent, revealed on the 29th April 2021, suggests Xiaomi is seeking to attempt its personal hand on the thought.
Their thought would consist of three modules – a digital camera/ processor module, a battery module and a speaker/USB module. The completely different modules may include further options. Interestingly not less than 2 modules would include a display, which would seem seamless then linked.
The thought was visualized for LetsgoDigital by Jermaine Smit, aka Concept Creator.
Xiaomi imagines the module may very well be made from metallic or plastic, and {that a} digital camera module could have three or four cameras, with the high-end model having a periscope zoom lens.
The modular design after all permits telephones to be simply upgraded and damaged parts changed, on the expense of complexity, value and bulk. Xiaomi could also be motivated nonetheless by the need to cut back eWaste. The firm just lately offered their smartphones with and with out a charger for a similar cause, with each variations being the identical worth.
