Such a device has not been seen on the market before. The company has been producing foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip series for several years, but soon its range may be expanded with a device with two folds.
Samsung has filed a patent for the design of this smartphone with a “triple” display at the US Patent Office. The device will not have an additional external screen, as its role will be played by a part of the main flexible panel. In the open state, it is almost a tablet with a large display.
The patent application describes the use of sensors and chips in the joints of the device to determine the position of the phone. For example, if both joints are fully open, the sensors transmit this information to the processor, and all user interface elements are displayed on the screen. If the phone is folded in such a way that only one of the three parts of the screen is visible, the interface will be displayed only on that part.
Unlike the current Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 models, which fold only in one direction, the new smartphone will have the ability to
