Vivo is among the manufacturers that have yet to showcase a foldable smartphone, but that doesn't mean they don't have plans, a patent recently revealed that the company is preparing a foldable sliding-screen smartphone.
Foldable smartphones made their debut in 2019 with the first models from Samsung and Huawei. A lot of people have said that 2021 will be the year of new form factors and we started to see new projects.
A foldable smartphone from Vivo is on the way
Today a patent published by the company before the CNIPA (National Intellectual Property Administration of China). On this occasion, the design of the foldable Vivo shows a design closer to the Galaxy Z Flip or the Motorola Razr, but with a different system. The main novelty is that the screen can be unfolded, getting bigger and thinner at the bottom.
Additionally, the screen also wraps around the back of the device, covering about 1/3 of it. This is useful because using this form factor, selfies can be taken with the main camera, meaning the device would not need notches, holes or other elements to incorporate a sensor. before in his screen.
The patent is a bit confusing when it comes to the connections. There appears to be a power button, but there doesn't appear to be any volume buttons on the front, so they can be activated by touch control. There are also rumors that this Vivo will only charge wirelessly and only support eSIM. Xiaomi had been thinking about this for quite some time.
At the moment, there is no clear information on whether Vivo will launch a foldable smartphone in the short term. For now, Vivo maintains its second position in China as the best-selling brand behind Huawei.