Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event later today (11th August 2021). But a new patent has revealed that the Unpacked 2022 event might have the company unveil a ‘Galaxy Z Slide,’ which features an extending rollable display.
According to a LetsGoDigital report, the South Korean tech giant has applied for a new patent in Germany. Recently, we had also reported on Huawei patenting a Mate X Rollable that featured an extending display that wraps around the device. Now, it seems that Samsung is also working on a similar smartphone of its own. This model also features a rollable screen that wraps around the handset and its display can also be extended from one side.
Looking at the patented images, the device appears to be a regular smartphone from the front, while the rear sports a vertically stacked triple camera module on one side and the wrap around curved display covers nearly one half of the other side. Notably the non-curved side is where the display extends from, which can raise the total size of the primary screen by about 40 to 50 percent. The UI will apparently adapt based on the how the device is being used.
One notable difference between the Huawei Mate X Rollable patent and the Galaxy Z Slide is the extending display’s supporting structure. While the former uses various magnets to keep the display from bending, the latter uses a multiple flexible / elastic ‘carrier films’ to keep the display taut once it leaves the smartphone’s main housing and frame. At the moment, we have no have of confirming if the company is actually working on such a product or is just covering all bases. So stay tuned for more updates.
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