The punch hole for selfie cameras is not a new concept. We have seen most major smartphone manufacturers release a version of it, from Samsung to Huawei. But none of them has attempted to do what Vivo plans to: a quad-punch-hole display design.

The company was granted the patent from the China National Intellectual Property Administration that allows for this style.

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The patent shows different configurations of it — all of which can be found at the bottom of this article. There is one with a punch hole in every corner, and two others with dual punch holes on the top edges of the screen, with one having a black bar between them and another with smaller cutouts.

It is not clear what Vivo plans to do with the said implementations of the punch-hole screen design. These could house all cameras, or perhaps sensors. We will not know until Vivo decides to use any or all of them.

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Patents do not always turn into actual products, so we are not holding our breath for this unique look to show up anytime soon — unless Vivo wants to surprise all of us.

For now, let us know which of the three you like the most. Sound off in the poll after the image below.

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