Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has released a couple of foldable phones in the past few years. But the company has been showing off prototypes for even longer… including for some models that never make it to market.
A few years ago Xiaomi filed for a patent on a foldable that bends outward rather than inward, allowing the screen to effectively wrap around the phone. And while Xiaomi never began mass producing and selling a phone with that design, it sure looks like the company did produce at least one prototype, because it just showed up online.
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