It is almost a given that when Apple does something, at least some Android manufacturers will follow suit and try to imitate it. We just didn’t expect it to happen that fast. Just two weeks after the iPhone 14 Pro debuted, we already have Android phones that mimic the look.
Xiaomi has started advertising its Civi 2 smartphone, the sequel to the original Xiaomi Civi and Civi 1s, on the Chinese site Sina Weibo. But its most notable design feature is the inclusion of a pill-shaped front camera cutout, like the one found on the iPhone 14 Pro with its dynamic island, rather than the circle-shaped cutout of its two. predecessors. The cutout itself doesn’t have any fancy facial scanning hardware, instead it’s just two cameras: a 32MP main sensor and a 32MP ultrawide.
Of course, it’s worth mentioning that Samsung tested the Pill’s front-facing camera design with the Galaxy S10 + much earlier than everyone else, in 2019. But back then, it wasn’t positioned in the center, but in the corner of the camera. the screen. Here it is centered. Timing is also suspicious, as this phone will only be introduced a few weeks after the iPhone 14 Pro. And, of course, Xiaomi has a reputation for copying Apple whenever he can.
Other confirmed features for the phone include an IMX766 rear camera sensor with a resolution of 50 MP, as well as support for Dolby Atmos. Also, the phone is likely to come with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. We have no idea if this phone will have software features similar to Dynamic Island, but Xiaomi China President Lu Weibing asked people on the platform on Chinese social media Weibo if they “really need a Smart Island” on their phones.
This phone won’t go on sale in the US, but it could kick off a trend of Android phones with wider screen cutouts in the shape of a pill – something some might consider a design regression from what phones currently have.
Source: GSMArena, Android Police
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