It was revealed today by them XDA Developers that Xiaomi is preparing to release perhaps its first foldable Smartphone, codenamed "Cetus" (ss. Kytos - Sea monster in ancient Greek).
Έto by members of their community XDA Developers, discovered today that the Xiaomi is working on a new foldable Smartphone. Specifically in the code of the latest Chinese MIUI beta ROM 12, references were found on a device codenamed “CetusAlong with a number of reports that this device will be foldable.
For example, there is a code snippet related to how its operating system Xiaomi (MIUI) will monitor the folding status of the device. But we could not find out more about this device, except for some other reports that suggest that the Cetus will feature a Snapdragon processor and a main camera on 108MP like the My Notes 10.
As for the code name, the Cetus is the Latin form of the term that the ancient Greeks used to describe sea monsters in their mythology. The Latin term of the name is translated respectively as whale or whale, and this may indicate that this device will be large.
The analyst, Ross young, wrote on Twitter that the China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) will soon begin building flexible 8-inch screens, and Xiaomi may release a new device in this screen size by the end of the year or sometime next spring.
China Star will start panel production for a Xiaomi 8 "out-folding foldable by the end of the year. We published that in our Weekly Review last week. The Xiaomi device should launch next spring.
- Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 30, 2020
Of course, we have seen many times in the past that there are references to a foldable Smartphone that will be released by Xiaomi, but so far we have not seen any device available on the market.
