Xiaomi is reportedly working on its first buttonless smartphone. Recently some information about Xiaomi’s first buttonless smartphone has been leaked. This smartphone will be launched in 2025. The new buttonless smartphone is expected to come in 2 different versions. One will support satellite communication and the other will not have this feature. Let us know about Xiaomi’s upcoming smartphone.

Xiaomi’s first buttonless smartphone

According to XiaomiTime’s research AccordingIn July, a device with the codename “zhuque” was spotted on Mi Live and it was thought that it could be the new Xiaomi MIX 5. The speculations were not shared during that time. According to the Taoist 5 element system Wu Jing, the name Zhuque represents the fire element Southern Direction and the summer season. For this reason it is sometimes called the Vermilion Bird of the South (Chinese: 南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). And this revealed that the new device could be of the premium MIX series. This idea was confirmed when the new MIX smartphone was listed on Mi Code along with other high-end devices.

More information has recently emerged that confirms earlier assumptions. It seems that the Zhuque device will come in two versions, Satellite and Standard. This suggests that one of the models may include advanced satellite communications, a feature that is becoming increasingly common in high-end smartphones.

The Mi code also reveals that the Zhuque smartphone will be a buttonless phone. References to RemoveButton code have been found in the HyperOS framework, which suggests that there will be no physical buttons in the phone’s design, allowing the entire front of the phone to be used as a screen. The first model number is 2503FVPB1C and the second is 25031VP29C. There are two model numbers associated with this smartphone. New zhuque has been detected in the IMEI database. The device has 2 different model numbers. The first model number is the first version of the device that supports satellite and the second model number is the second version of the device that does not support satellite.

The model number suggests a release date around March 25-03, 2025. XiaomiTime first saw these model numbers in July 2024, but did not share them at that time because it was not clear. It is worth noting that in 2018, Xiaomi introduced a prototype of the Trifold MIX smartphone with model number U1, which used the SDM845845 chip and had no buttons. The “zhuque” design may be similar to this first prototype.