{"id":414334,"date":"2026-04-24T00:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414334\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:33:11","slug":"infinix-and-pininfarina-rethink-smartphones-with-supercar-design-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414334\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinix and Pininfarina rethink smartphones with supercar design principles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Promotion:<\/a> the Note 60 Ultra by smartphone brand Infinix<\/a> and Italian design house Pininfarina<\/a> uses supercar design cues to rethink how smartphone components are designed.<\/p>\n

According to Infinix, smartphones have become increasingly defined by their camera systems, often at the expense of visual coherence.<\/p>\n

The brand explained that Note 60 Ultra responds to this trend by reducing visible fragmentation and rethinking the device as a single, unified volume.<\/p>\n

In the making of the smartphone, Infinix partnered with Pininfarina<\/a> \u2013 known for designing cars for Ferrari, Maserati and Alfa Romeo.<\/p>\n

The collaboration focused on translating its principles of proportion, surface continuity and ergonomics into a handheld device, reflecting a balance between performance and elegance.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Note 60 Ultra’s components read as one volume<\/p>\n

Rather than expressing performance through visible components, the Note 60 Ultra conceals them beneath a single surface, which is intended to read as one volume.<\/p>\n

The design draws from Pininfarina’s approach to automotive form-making \u2013 where performance is expressed through continuous surfaces and restrained geometry.<\/p>\n

At the centre of the design is a camera system conceived as a single integrated structure. Here, cameras, sensors and lighting elements were combined into what the brand describes as a “Uni-Chassis” Camera Module.<\/p>\n

\"NoteNote 60 Ultra is equipped with a “Uni-Chassis” Camera Module<\/p>\n

The entire camera matrix area is covered by a single piece of high-strength glass that extends to the upper half of the device, eliminating the physical dividing lines around the lens edges.<\/p>\n

The result is a continuous surface rather than a collection of separate components.<\/p>\n

The upper camera module is shaped with softened contours intended to evoke a sense of calm. In contrast, the lower half adopts a Tripartite front-end segmentation resembling a car’s rear wing, creating a sense of playfulness.<\/p>\n

A sleek gear-shaped metal trim marks the transition between the camera area and the body, reinforcing the perception of a unified exterior.<\/p>\n

\"NoteThe brands produced prototypes across different stages, leading to the final design<\/p>\n

According to Infinix, this approach also aims to reduce the visual fragmentation that typically accompanies increasingly complex camera systems.<\/p>\n

“We do not want the Note 60 Ultra to look like a box crammed with components; it should be like a continuous living entity,” said Matteo Fioravanti, senior vice president of design in Pininfarina Shanghai.<\/p>\n

\"PininfarinaPininfarina supercar designers worked on the smartphone design<\/p>\n

The design language also extends into the device’s lighting system.<\/p>\n

A rear light strip named Floating Taillight activates during power-on and notifications, simulating a hypercar’s engine ignition and rear wing lighting to signal movement.<\/p>\n

\"FloatingA rear light strip named Floating Taillight activates during power-on and notifications<\/p>\n

The device also incorporates a small LED interface, referred to as an Active Matrix, which remains hidden when inactive and can transform into a pixelated pet, mini games or a customisable canvas.<\/p>\n

Infinix explained that this allows the technology to function as a “personality” or creative component.<\/p>\n

\"ActiveThe Active Matrix remains fully hidden when not in use, preserving the integrity of the exterior<\/p>\n

When inactive, all lighting elements remain fully concealed within a darkened surface, preserving the device’s continuous appearance.<\/p>\n

While visually minimal, this concealed approach adds significant manufacturing complexity, enabling precise control of lens coating and component colour calibration.<\/p>\n

“An essential design does not equate to a simple one,” added Fioravanti. “It means that after countless iterations, we arrived at the perfect shape, a balance between aesthetics and functions.”<\/p>\n

\"NoteThe collaboration marks the first time Italian design house Pininfarina has worked on a smartphone in its 95-year history<\/p>\n

The Note 60 Ultra represents Infinix<\/a>‘s move into the premium smartphone category. Beneath its sculpted exterior, the Note 60 Ultra includes a 200MP imaging system, multi-country satellite communication and audio tuned by Sound by JBL.<\/p>\n

Rather than equating performance with visual complexity, Infinix explained that its design proposes an alternative approach that embeds capability within a restrained and integrated form.<\/p>\n

According to Infinix, the result is a device that treats technology as something to be “absorbed into structure” rather than exposed on the surface, resulting in a quieter definition of what a flagship smartphone can be.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Note 60 Ultra, visit Infinix’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This article was written for Infinix<\/a> as part of a partnership. Find out more about our partnership content here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Promotion: the Note 60 Ultra by smartphone brand Infinix and Italian design house Pininfarina uses supercar design cues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[52057,61,126225,60,202,128637,814,5250,13572,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-414334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-exclude-from-apple-news","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-infinix","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-mobile","13":"tag-pininfarina","14":"tag-sectionall","15":"tag-sectiondesign","16":"tag-sectionpromotions","17":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}