Many smartphone manufacturers are planning to release smartphones with foldable screens this year. One of them is Xiaomi, which presented a prototype of a folding smartphone back in 2019, but the commercial one has not yet been released.
A concept art of the alleged Xiaomi smartphone with a folding screen, which resembles the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip in design, has appeared online. However, the external screen of this smartphone is much larger, so you can place more useful information on it. The design of the main camera is copied from the Xiaomi Mi 11, there are three image sensors and an LED flash in a square unit.
It was previously reported that Xiaomi's first foldable smartphone will have a design that can better protect the flexible panel. Also, there won't be any holes on the main screen. Xiaomi's foldable phone is expected to use Samsung's flexible OLED panel.
Sources claim that it will be the most affordable smartphone with a flexible screen on the market.
Xiaomi is the world's third largest smartphone brand, with the Redmi Note series exceeding 200 million shipments
Chinese company Xiaomi was the first company to release a flagship with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chipset. The brand introduced the Mi 11 in December with MIUI 12.5. Recently, the company officially announced a new flagship for global markets, along with a corresponding version of MIUI designed for a global audience. In addition to the new software version and the flagship, the company took the opportunity to reveal details about its progress. Despite the pandemic that ravaged the market last year, the brand managed to become the third largest smartphone brand in the world. The Redmi brand also broke some records last year.
According to the brand's announcement, it is the first smartphone brand in ten markets, with India being one of the most prominent. Before that, it reached at least the third position in 36 markets. The Chinese giant is also the top-grossing brand in the premium segment with an astonishing 3639% year-on-year growth in Q2020 XNUMX.
Xiaomi invested in the research and development department and improved the production process
Between the last quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2020, Xiaomi invested more than $1,3 billion in research and development. As a result, 2143 camera tests, which lasted from 3 to 4 days, were fully automated. At this time, the brand is able to test its cameras in just one day. The brand has also improved its cameras and software. For example, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro held the top spot in the DxOMark camera ranking for 48 days. The Mi 10 Ultra was at the top for almost two and a half months. The Mi 11 also performed well on the camera test website. The audio laboratory also works successfully. The Mi 10 Pro has been the best phone in DxO Audio tests for most of 2020. The brand also has more labs to develop 5G, displays and one that improves the overall stability of the phone.
Apart from the Mi phones doing quite well in the high-end segment, the Redmi branch is also making a lot of money. To date, the Redmi Note series has shipped more than 200 million units worldwide. By comparison, this figure was only 140 million last November and 100 million in October 2019. We expect these numbers to reach a new high in 2020 with the arrival of the Redmi Note 10 series. Just like the Chinese Redmi Note 9 series; we expect Redmi to introduce at least two 5G smartphones in the Redmi Note 10 series.
It's worth noting that Xiaomi's rise also comes in light of Huawei's demise. However, we have to give credit to the former for knowing how to make the most of the opportunity.
