Samsung patents a phone with a zig-zag folding display
Right now, the majority of foldable phones fold in one way, which is in half. Whether it folds horizontally or vertically, it is essentially half. But now a recently discovered patent filed by Samsung shows the company is looking to create a foldable phone that can be folded three times.
We don’t mean onto itself, but as you can see in the tweet below, basically it’s a phone that folds like a zig-zag pattern. This means that in theory, Samsung could create a phone with a much larger display that unfolds into a massive screen/tablet. The only problem with such a design is that when it is folded up, it will probably be quite thick.
Patent for Samsung's Triple Fold released
It's a smartphone with a three-sided screen and two hinges that folds into a zigzag shape like a folding screen. pic.twitter.com/4MNL6Hxanv
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) May 3, 2023
That being said, don’t get your hopes up at seeing this device hit the market anytime soon. Patents are a way for companies to protect their ideas and don’t always indicate their plans for the future. Plus, Samsung would also need to see whether or not there will be a demand for such a device to begin with, and how much it could cost and how much they could sell it for.
As it stands, regular foldable phones are already pretty pricey, so imagine a much larger foldable display and how much that could set customers back. But what do you think? Is this something you might be interested in?