Samsung's Latest Patent Shows off Phone Design with a Slide-out Display

We've all heard that Samsung is currently toying with the idea of using foldable displays in their smartphones coming later in 2018. A new patent filing from the Korean giant has at present revealed that the company is looking to bring dorsum the slide-out design, but with a twist of their own.

According to the patent practical at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Samsung might be envisioning a phone with a slide-out brandish. The company is looking to supervene upon the sliding keyboard that was hidden underneath with yet another touchscreen, in order to nowadays users with a futuristic hand-held device with a retractable design.

The collection of blueprint outlines in the patent application shows a Samsung phone with a couple displays, separated by dotted borders. Ane of the displays is generally visible and it's the one y'all interact with on the regular only there's another display hidden nether the front end display. This secondary display can be extended to the side, then the total surface area becomes enlarged for better content viewing.

Once you've pulled out the secondary screen from downward under, you'll find that the chief display is quite thin and will non lay flat with the screen underneath. There will perchance be a height deviation between the two screens, merely Samsung will have to eliminate any bezels to brand this design work. Besides, the departure in heights may not exist preferred by users and ruin the experience of this innovative design choice.

The patent diagrams also show that in that location's no visible fingerprint sensor (possibly an under screen one) or home push and a single camera lens on the rear of the device. There are visible bezels on the peak and bottom, just that may be eliminated with the direction that's existence embraced by Samsung of belatedly. The two screen would nearly likely utilize the flexible OLED engineering, while keeping its usual design aesthetics intact.

The primary motive of this patented pattern is the usual, i.due eastproviding consumers with a wider screen space for immersive content viewing and interactions, without having to switch to landscape mode on the smartphone. Also, hardware makers now want to pack more than screen into a device of the aforementioned (or even smaller) footprint as modern phones in our pockets.

But mind you, this design is simply a patent and Samsung may never finish up making such a mass-market smartphone for users. The Due south Korean behemoth is, nevertheless, said to be extensively involved in the development of phones with a foldable display.

Samsung has even talked nigh its piece of work on foldable displays in its recent quarterly results and plans to show off the much-rumored "Galaxy X" device towards the end of this year. It has already given a glimpse of the said smartphone at a private gathering at CES earlier in Jan. Then, are you excited for Samsung's foldable phones from the future? Let usa know your opinions downwardly below.