Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled a new concept phone with a display that curves in all four corners, from top to bottom as well as from left to right. The so-called “quad-curved waterfall” display features 88-degree “hyper-quad” curves, meaning there’s no space for ports or physical buttons. The aim is to achieve a “a truly port-free unibody” design and to “extend the limits of the display to infinity”, said Xiaomi.
In a statement, the company added that the biggest challenge it faced in producing the industry’s first quad-curved waterfall screen was not in bending the display, but in manufacturing an 88-degree quad-curved glass panel and the 3D bonding process. Xiaomi said the concept phone features 46 self-developed patented technologies and includes ultra-thin piezoelectric ceramics, industry-first flexible film display acoustic technology, third-generation under-display cameras, wireless charging, eSIM chips and pressure-sensitive touch sensors.
Xiaomi did not reveal whether or not the quad curved panel would eventually be included in a commercially available phone. The new concept phone design comes just a week after the company unveiled a revolutionary wireless charging system called 'Mi Air Charge’.
