Samsung and Huawei are currently the two smartphone manufacturers who have announced their foldable smartphones and are set to launch them in the coming weeks. Now, another company seems ready to jump on the foldable smartphone bandwagon — LG.
A foldable smartphone patent from LG has surfaced online, which showcases a double-folding device equipped with a stylus. The patent, registered with the Korean patent office and was granted a coupled of months ago, shows a device that can be folded twice. It looks similar to the foldable prototype that Xiaomi teased earlier this year.
In the unfolded state, the smartphone looks like a table with 16:10 aspect ratio. It features thinner bezels on three sides but has a wider “handle” that houses the triple-camera setup. The design is quite clever and the accompanied stylus that can be stowed away in one of the two hinges of the phone.
In the folded state, the smartphone seems to have an aspect ratio of the modern smartphone and has thin bezels at the top as well as bottom. In the patent document, the device described looks thin but the real-world product could be different.
Do note that this is just a patent application and it does not guarantee that LG will be launching a smartphone with this design in the market but it does indicate that the company is exploring the idea.
While Samsung and Huawei are ready with their foldable smartphone, most of the other major smartphone companies, including LG, Xiaomi, and Oppo among others are yet to announce their foldable smartphone but has indicated that they are working on it.
Meanwhile, LG is gearing up for IFA 2019 in Berlin, Germany this week and the company is likely to announce the LG G8X smartphone, potentially coupled with a secondary display. At the same trade show, Samsung could re-launch its Galaxy Fold smartphone.
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