Is the future of Samsung Electronics’ foldable phone the’Daemun Edition’ or the’Folding Edition’?
On the 25th (local time), U.S. IT media Phone Arena reported a rendering of a double/triple-fold (dual-triple) phone produced by Picto and xLeaks based on a patent filed earlier this year by Samsung Electronics. did. It is predicting the image of the next-generation foldable phone that will be introduced after the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
The dual-fold phones that they unveiled have a large screen in the middle and hinges on both sides of the screen, taking the form of opening a’gate’ on both sides.
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| ▲ U.S. IT media Phone Arena introduced a rendered photo of a double- and triple-fold (dual-triple) phone produced based on a patent filed earlier this year by Samsung Electronics. |
When both sides are folded, a quadruple camera is placed on the left, and an external display similar to the Galaxy Fold 2 is placed on the right. When the device is opened, a large screen like a tablet appears and is used.
Unlike this, the tri-fold phone looks like a’screening’. The left and right hinges fold in opposite directions.
When folded, it looks similar to the Galaxy Fold 2 released this year. The difference is that it uses the right side of the main display without having to mount a separate external display.
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| ▲ The dual-fold phone has a large screen in the middle and has hinges on both sides of the screen. |
Currently, there are steadily predictions that Samsung Electronics will apply double and triple folding to next-generation foldable phones.
Earlier in October, Dutch IT media Let’s Go Digital also released a rendered image of a foldable phone equipped with a sliding keyboard based on a patent filed by Samsung Electronics.
When Samsung Electronics adopts a foldable phone design that folds in the form of a folding screen, the biggest advantage is that it does not require an additional external display, so it can lower the unit price.
However, in this case, the disadvantage is that one of the two folds must take the form of’out-folding’ in which the fold is exposed to the outside. The exposure of the hinge part can cause problems in the foldable display, which is less durable than the general display, so there is a problem that must be solved in order to be realized.
Phone Arena said, “There is no doubt that foldable phones are becoming mainstream devices.” “In order for foldable phones to become more popular, the price must be lowered, but the price cut will not degrade the durability of the foldable phones or remove excessive functions He pointed out that it will have to be’balanced’.
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