Samsung was one of the first brands to ever launch a foldable smartphone. Since then, it has released a number of such models. But it seems that the company doesn’t plan on using flexible screens for just the foldable phone format alone.

As per a new patent, the South Korean tech giant is possibly working on a new handset that features a flexible sliding display technology that wraps around the device itself. In other words, it appears to be a smartphone with a curved edge display from the front, but the screen panel doesn’t stop at the edges and extends to cover some portion of the back cover as well. The patent adds that the device has two housings and a flexible display that has two states. In one of these modes, the display wraps around the handset, while the other mode has it extend outward to have the front panel become larger by sliding out.

This patent was spotted on WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Via MySmartPrice. So while the device might look pretty normal from the front, the rear is where it’s innovative design truly shines. Notably, it even resembles the Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha concept smartphone that featured a display that wrapped around the phone. Looking at the patent sketches, we can see the flexible display extends to the back of the handset and covers around half of the rear panel. Meanwhile, the remaining half houses the triple camera module.

Interestingly, the rear camera can also double as the selfie shooter as well. This is confirmed in the patent images where we can see the smaller half display on the rear showcasing the camera app. In other words, one can see the image the camera will be taking similar to a viewfinder on a DSLR camera. It is unclear if the brand is actually working on such a product or simply covering all bases. So stick around for more updates.

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Samsung Display, the unit of Samsung Electronics which designs and produces displays for the parent company, has confirmed that it is presently working on innovative rollable and slidable screens for upcoming Samsung phones.

We saw a similar design when LG provided a sneak peek into its foldable smartphone during its CES 2021 event. The senior vice president of the display division of Samsung, Choi Kwon-young provided several exciting insights on the foldable display screen it is designing for Samsung smartphones primarily.  This came as the company, Samsung Display published its year 2020 financial report and earnings outlook.

According to Kwon-young, Samsung Display’s first rollable and slidable displays would be released later this year, and we should expect that Samsung’s mobile telecommunications division will be the first OEM to deploy the rollable display technology, as the primary customer of Samsung Display. However, we note that Samsung Display did not make any definitive statement to confirm whether Samsung’s mobile division will be the first to adopt the rollable designs.

The news by Samsung Display on foldable and slidable display screens may also imply that Samsung’s flip and fold displays may also adopt new technologies, in addition to important features like variable refresh rate and low power to maintain its leadership in the increasingly dense regular OLED market.

Our gazes are still trained on Samsung as they did not unveil the technologies that would be incorporated into Samsung’s upcoming line up this year, like the Galaxy Z Flip3 and the Galaxy Fold3. 

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