Xiaomi to use Synaptics' ClearForce technology for its next flagship smartphone?
Chinese tech blog MyDrivers claims that Xiaomi will be working with Synaptics to bring a pressure-sensitive display to its upcoming flagship smartphone.
Xiaomi could be implementing something similar to Apple's 3D Touch on its upcoming flagship smartphone.
When Synaptics announced its ClearForce technology last month, it mentioned that it has already started working with leading global OEMs to ship pressure-sensitive displays on smartphones in early 2016. Could one of them be Xiaomi?
According to Chinese tech blog MyDrivers, Xiaomi will not be developing its own pressure-sensitive display technology. It will partner with Synaptics to use the ClearForce technology on its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Mi 5.
As a recap, Synaptics' ClearForce technology allows new touch interactions such as speed scrolling, zoom, gaming, text or photo editing by applying variable force with a finger or stylus. Huawei is the first to announce a phone with a Force Touch display while Apple brought its 3D Touch technology to the masses with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
Another serious contender in this realm is Samsung; the company filed a patent titled "Touch Input Apparatus and Electronic Device Having Thereof" in April 2014 and it could be incorporated in the Galaxy S7 which will be released in January 2016.
Source: MyDrivers via PhoneArena
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