Xiaomi to Use 3D Touch-Like Pressure-Sensitive Tech in Future Phones: Report

After Huawei and Apple, Xiaomi might be next in line to introduce 3D Touch-like pressure sensitive technology to its upcoming smartphone displays. It is the second company rumoured to bring 3D Touch-like technology to its smartphones after Samsung.

As per tipster Leaksfly on Weibo , the Chinese smartphone maker has patented 3D Touch-like technology, a patent that is similar to Samsung's. To recall, Samsung was earlier this month reported to been granted a patent for pressure sensitive touch technology by the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
 Samsung was separately tipped to be considering Synaptics' newly-unveiled ClearForce pressure-sensitive touch solution for future handsets, specifically, the Galaxy S7 flagship.

The rush by Android OEMs to pressure-sensitive touch technology can be considered a response to Apple's integration of 3D Touch to its new iPhone models. However, there is no denying that Huawei was the 'first' to debut the Force Touch pressure-sensitive touch technology on smartphones - with its Mate S smartphone at IFA.
Meanwhile, two leaked images of the unannounced Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro also surfaced the Web over the weekend. Besides the images shared by Mobile Dad website , the handset is said to arrive in two variants. While one would house a fingerprint sensor on the back panel below the rear camera, the other variant would completely miss out on the particular feature. The Redmi Note 2 Pro is tipped to share the same specifications as the Redmi Note 2. The only difference would be an inclusion of a fingerprint sensor and a metal build.

For reference, the Redmi Note 2 features a 5.5-inch full-HD display, an octa-core MediaTek MT6795 SoC clocked at 2.2GHz clubbed with PowerVR G6200 GPU and 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 3060mah battery.