Vivo has come up with a smartphone with a rotating display section
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has published Vivo’s patent documentation for a smartphone with an unusual design.
As you can see from the pictures, we are talking about a classic handset. On the sides, there will be physical control buttons, on the bottom – asymmetrical USB Type-C port and speaker grilles.
A special feature of the device is a swivel bottom section with a display. The user will be able to rotate it 180 degrees, activating one or another operating mode.
For example, patent illustrations show that some information or, say, a virtual keyboard can be displayed on the bottom of the screen. In theory, this section can also function as a viewfinder when shooting self-portraits with the main camera. By the way, the latter, judging by the illustrations, will receive three optical modules, which will be lined up horizontally.
As for the front camera, it will be installed in an oblong hole in the center of the upper display area. It will include two sensors.
Alas, while this is all the information about the mysterious apparatus. Whether Vivo is planning a commercial smartphone with the described design is not clear.
