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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Samsung has been hinting at a future full of rollable, foldable, and slideable OLED displays as part of its ‘OLED Era’ for quite a while. But a new site for Samsung Display now indicates that the company has gotten more overt than ever with its teasers.

The micro-site has seemingly been set up with the sole purpose of showcasing the company’s bleeding-edge display tech. Within it, the ‘Flex OLED’ page suggests that Samsung may soon be diverging into a greater variety of displays, offering a number of aspect ratios and folding in a variety of different ways. The company’s current portfolio only includes its Galaxy Z Fold and Flip devices but it might soon be expanded.

Samsung’s Ultra Thin Glass tech has been highlighted with improved durability, withstanding 100 folds a day or over five years of constant use. UTG has even been claimed to match the hardness of real glass, although that remains to be seen.

The Korean company has even achieved a remarkably tiny bending radius of just 1.4mm, which should provide a tinier crease and result in slimmer devices.

But perhaps the most intriguing bits are the posters that seem to show laptops+tablets with foldable displays and TVs with rollable displays that roll just like paper. Of course, these are obviously still under their early stages, but a future where tech like this is mainstream is now closer than ever.

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The site also offers a glimpse at Flex Bar – a display type not unlike the one found on the Z Flip3, as well as Flex Square (a Z Fold-style panel). Flex Note has been showcased as well – a new trademark that might be Samsung’s new way of describing tech found on devices like the ThinkPad X1 Fold.

All in all, Samsung’s vision is a huge step in the right direction. Many had already begun to deem phones as having reached an evolutionary peak, but it’s quite clear now that there’s plenty more to come.

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