Huawei Technologies might be working on a new Mate X series smartphone. A new patent has hinted at a possible Mate X Rollable smartphone, which features a rollable display that can be pulled out and extended.
According to a LetsGoDigital report, the Chinese tech giant filed a patent with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) earlier this year. The patent depicts a handset with a rolling display that features a magnetic mechanism that helps flatten the panel when pull out. In other words, this magnetic system would prevent the extended display from folding or bending once out of the frame. Notably, the device’s display also wraps around the smartphone as well.
The shape of the pulled out display is maintained through the use of two strategically placed magnets. This even prevents any creasing of the device as well. Furthermore, the patent reveals that the Mate X Rollable sports a POLED (plastic organic light emitting diode) display with a plastic base layer. Interestingly, the patent describes the device and its structure in detail and reveals that the rollable phone has three modes. One in its regular mode with the display wrapped around and reaching the back of the device, while the second has it pulled outward slightly. The final mode is where it is fully extended.
In its compact form, the patented handset resembles the Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha Concept Phone. While the device has a 6.5 inch screen in this form, the front panel can grow by 70 percent in its pulled out form reaching 11 inch in size. Keep in mind that this is still a patent and its not confirmed if the company is actually working on such a rollable smartphone or is just covering all bases. So stay tuned for more updates.
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