From foldable phones to rollable smartwatches, Samsung has constantly innovated in the field of foldable screen tech. And now, the company has patent a foldable laptop. Foldable twice that is.
According to a new report by LetsGoDigital, Samsung has patented a new multi-foldable laptop that folds not once but twice. The patent reveals that the concept works with the user first folding (closing) their laptop like normal and then folding it once again on itself from the center.
The keyboard of the laptop is split through the middle with a folding hinge placed in between. The screen will probably use Samsung’s foldable OLED panel that the brand teased earlier this year. The screen will also have a hinge placed vertically in the middle allowing the device to fold a second time with the base of the laptop ending up as the outer part of the device on both front and back ends.
As a result, you get a square-shaped piece of high-tech sandwich that’s much more portable than a regular laptop. One factor to keep in mind would be the laptop’s thickness and it will effectively double when completely folded.
Additionally, another interesting aspect of this laptop would be its production cost as the tech applied to make it fold twice probably won’t come cheap.
However, the laptop has just got its patent approved which doesn’t necessarily mean Samsung is currently working on this or has a plan to introduce it in the market. However, the concept does seem intriguing and we will keep an eye on it to report any notable developments, so stay tuned.
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