# Transparent Smartphone Designs The Brick Concept Phone is Functionally See-Through By Michael Hines | Published 2012-01-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-concept-phone References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/01/17/breaking-grounds-with-brick/) Transparent phones may become a thing of the future as evidenced by the Brick concept phone. Brick is a slim and sleek phone designed by Shaocheng Huang and Yuyin Huang. The phone is transparent, looks good and adds an extra layer of functionality. The transparent display of the Brick concept phone can be used to do a variety of things. The entire back of the phone can function as a camera, letting you photograph anything you see. The transparent display can also be used as a magnifying glass or text translator. The touchscreen is the latest and greatest mobile creation, but that technology seems to have peaked. The future of the smartphone is up in the air, but I wouldn't be shocked to see the [iPhone 5 or 6](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-fold-concept) have some sort of transparency feature. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Transparent Smartphone Designs:** The trend of transparent smartphone designs offers disruptive innovation opportunities for camera technology, magnifying glass functionality, and text translation applications. ### Where This Applies - **Smartphone Manufacturing:** The smartphone manufacturing industry can leverage transparent designs to create innovative devices with enhanced camera capabilities, magnifying glass features, and text translation functionalities. - **Camera Technology:** The camera technology industry stands to benefit from transparent smartphone designs by developing advanced camera modules that can integrate seamlessly into the transparent back of the phone. - **Translation Software:** The translation software industry can explore opportunities to create applications that utilize the transparent display of smartphones for real-time language translation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Visible Component Smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-1.md) - [Transparent Aluminum Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-2-concept.md) - [Chic Transparent Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-nothing-phone-1.md) - [Industrial Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braun-what-if-phone.md) - [Dual-Display Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-vision.md) - [Vibrant Sharp-Edged Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-brutal.md) - [Transparent Crystalline Laptops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-project-crystal.md) - [Transparent LED-Accented Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-2.md) - [Crystalline Tech Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-clear-series.md)