Nokia shows a mobile with a sliding mechanism in all directions | Technology

Like LG or Samsung, Nokia is also experimenting with new form factors. Today he made a confession on Twitter and shows us a prototype mobile phone with a multi-slide mechanism.

The mobile phone market is saturated with conventional models, so companies are looking for new designs to attract sales among those who are tired of always using the same type of phone. How are you a piece of furniture with a multi-slip mechanism?

In 2020 we saw some unconventional smartphones, such as the LG Wing or the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, so there seems to be room for new types of phones on the market.

One of the most legendary Nokia smartphones was the Nokia N95, It featured a sliding mechanism that offered physical buttons and improved speakers. As early as 2017 it was rumored that Nokia wanted to take it back, and this weekend the Finnish company confessed that it was studying its return:

According to Juho Sarvikas, vice president of HMD Global North America, the company that makes Nokia phones, the initial idea was use the sliding mechanism up and down. It had to show a speaker that would improve sound in games and watching series and movies if it was moved down, or the selfie camera, if it was slid up.

The problem they failed to solve, as you might have imagined, is that the speaker and front camera cannot be used at the same time.

In the same tweet shows Sarvikas another smartphone prototype with multidirectional sliding mechanism. It can be slid on all four sides and, more interestingly, up and down at the same time, solving the previous problem. There is also an option to slide it into a corner, into a corner (the last one on the right in the opening photo of the news).

According to the Android Community, if we pay attention to the time shown by the mobile prototype’s clock (6:30), it could be a clue to tell us that it is the Nokia 6.3.

In any case, Juho Sarvikas did not mention any names, and he also recognizes it it’s hard to bring it into the real worldand find applications that justify its use.

Will we ever see him?