INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
While Motorola and Samsung have already released the world's first clamshell foldables in 2020, Xiaomi might not be far too far behind
Last year Xiaomi filed apatent for a flip phone with a foldable display, and reports suggest that the Chinese smartphone maker is indeed
ZDNet Korea stating that Xiaomi plans to go with a clamshell-like foldable OLED display similar to the materials used on the Samsung Galaxy
Z Flip 's screen, unlike the completely plastic screen on the Motorola Razr.Xiaomi plans to source these displays from Chinese companies
like BOE and CSOT initially, which both mass-produce folding screens for Motorola, and then switch to Samsung screens, per the report, due
to concerns about quality
Xiaomi could potentially turn to LG for foldable screens, the report noted.Xiaomi is said to be looking for an ultra-thin glass OLED display
housed under a thin layer of plastic, similar to what Samsung has used in the Galaxy Z Flip
suggest that there could be a secondary smaller display for alerts and notifications, housed on the outer shell of the phone, though we
don't know if it's a smaller outer screen like on the Galaxy Z Flip or a large display like on the Motorola Razr.The company is expected
to push this new device into the production lines by the second half of the year
year, it is still premature for us to even speculate about the potential specifications of the phone.
