Your button-less phone dream might become a reality next year
With buttons gone, the USB-C port will be the only hurdle on the path to a completely seamless phone.
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- Xiaomi could release the first button-less phone as early as next year.
- Internally codenamed Zhuque, the upcoming device will reportedly pack flagship hardware, an under-display camera, and no physical buttons.
- It’s not clear if Xiaomi plans to use capacitive buttons, pressure-sensitive sensors, or a new technology to replace the physical buttons on the device.
Smartphone makers have been toying with the idea of a phone with no physical buttons for quite a while now. We’ve already seen a few prototype models, like the Vivo Apex 2019 Concept, that utilize capacitive buttons or pressure-sensitive sensors and linear motors to emulate physical buttons. While this technology has made it to a few production devices, like the ASUS ROG and Nubia RedMagic gaming phones, it has only been utilized to offer shoulder triggers instead of replacing the physical power and volume buttons. That might change next year.
Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new flagship device, codenamed Zhuque, that does not have physical power and volume buttons. The device is currently in the early stages of development, but it could hit the market sometime in 2025, according to trusted leaker chunvn8888 (via Smartprix).
