Sony reportedly patents a phone having a folding display with pressure sensors embedded
5 years, 8 months ago

Sony reportedly patents a phone having a folding display with pressure sensors embedded

Firstpost  

The fold on the Sony device will be like the Huawei Mate X which means that the device will fold outwards. After Samsung’s Galaxy Fold flop-show and no launch date for the Huawei Mate X, there is now a report that Sony has patented a foldable smartphone design. As per a report by LetsGoDigital, this new foldable smartphone patent from Sony shows a flexible display on the front and back with a pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, and temperature sensor. The report also mentions that Sony could be adding a resistance and photo sensor in the display to learn the users’s holding habit and adapt the UI accordingly.

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Samsung working on Huawei Mate XT-like triple folding smartphone, likely to call it Galaxy G Fold
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Samsung working on Huawei Mate XT-like triple folding smartphone, likely to call it Galaxy G Fold

Firstpost  

Unlike Huawei’s S-style design, where the screen folds in a zigzag pattern, Samsung’s G-style approach would fold all three display sections inward, keeping them protected when the phone is closed Samsung is reportedly working on a bold new addition to its foldable lineup — a triple-folding smartphone dubbed the Galaxy G Fold. A new take on triple-folding screens Unlike Huawei’s …

Samsung's Tri-Fold Phone's Name Has Been Leaked Online? Here's When It Might Launch
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Samsung's Tri-Fold Phone's Name Has Been Leaked Online? Here's When It Might Launch

ABP News  

Huawei made waves in the smartphone industry last year by introducing the Mate XT Ultimate Design, the world’s first triple-screen foldable phone. The South Korean tech giant provided a glimpse of this multi-folding smartphone during its Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event, and now, fresh leaks have surfaced, hinting at the potential name and specifications of the upcoming handset. According to well-known …

Samsung's triple-fold phone could debut in 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Samsung's triple-fold phone could debut in 2025

India Today  

Samsung has been working on a triple-fold smartphone for quite some time. Back in March 2023, rumours suggested the company might delay the Galaxy S23 FE launch—eventually released in October 2023—in favour of focusing on a groundbreaking smartphone with a triple-folding display. Samsung triple-fold phone: Big prices, low production This comes after a Chinese company, Huawei, released the world's first …

Apple gets patent for folding glass display; foldable iPhone to come sooner than expected?
8 months, 1 week ago

Apple gets patent for folding glass display; foldable iPhone to come sooner than expected?

Firstpost  

Rumours about Apple working on foldable devices has been There was one questionable claim that Apple had given up on the idea, but most signs point to the opposite. Some reports even suggest that Apple is developing two different foldable models Apple is getting closer to unveiling a foldable iPhone or iPad, as indicated by their latest patent approval. The …

Motorola Foldable Phone That Bends Backwards May Be In The Works
3 years, 1 month ago

Motorola Foldable Phone That Bends Backwards May Be In The Works

News 18  

Motorola has patented another foldable flip phone that will have its display bend outwards rather than inward, which is the opposite of the typical clamshell design. According to GSM Arena, the smartphone maker has now been granted a patent by WIPO for another foldable phone. Motorola is only offering a single camera module that is mounted on the upper half …

Xiaomi might launch a Foldable Smartphone with stylus pen in 2022
3 years, 2 months ago

Xiaomi might launch a Foldable Smartphone with stylus pen in 2022

India TV News  

Highlights The expected handset looks similar to the company's Mi Mix Fold foldable phone The device is expected to feature a single camera with an LED flash beside it New flip phone might also have a pill-shaped punch hole on the inside for dual front-facing cameras Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new foldable smartphone with a …

The cultural obsession with foldable phones
3 years, 6 months ago

The cultural obsession with foldable phones

Live Mint  

Back in 2019, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the Galaxy Fold stared back at the adoring crowds, protected by thick panes of glass and security rope, almost like Han Solo trapped in carbonite. The promise of foldables goes beyond the displays, as the thicker form factor could afford phone manufacturers the extra space needed to pack in …

Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV
3 years, 7 months ago

Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV

Wired  

In a live-streamed media event on Wednesday morning, Samsung revealed a pair of new high-end phones, two sleek smartwatches, and a set of jelly-bean-like earbuds. If you weren’t paying close attention to the announcement, that's OK; with everything else going on in the world right now, smartphone launch events might have moved to the bottom of your list of priorities. …

Samsung Has Ambitious Plans in Place For Foldables; May Showcase S-Shaped Screen Soon
3 years, 10 months ago

Samsung Has Ambitious Plans in Place For Foldables; May Showcase S-Shaped Screen Soon

News 18  

South Korean giant Samsung is arguably the leader in the foldable smartphone space, with multiple foldable devices in the market currently. According to a new report, Samsung will show off new foldable designs during its SID Display Week 2021, which includes a foldable 17-inch tablet and a flexible smartphone with a 7.2-inch display that can be folded in two places …

Xiaomi patents foldable smartphone solution to mitigate creases: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Xiaomi patents foldable smartphone solution to mitigate creases: Report

India TV News  

Chinese smartphone Xiaomi has patented a foldable smartphone solution to reduce crease in the foldable devices. However, it got approved and published only on February 2, 2021, reports GizmoChina.This patent is titled "Support Structure of Flexible Screen, Flexible Screen Structure and Terminal Equipment". Foldable smartphones come in two different types -- the first design folds out to be a tablet, …

Huawei Mate X2 Foldable Smartphone to Launch on Feb 22: Here's All We Know So Far
4 years, 1 month ago

Huawei Mate X2 Foldable Smartphone to Launch on Feb 22: Here's All We Know So Far

News 18  

Huawei is all set to launch its next foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate X2 on February 22, the company announced on its social media on Wednesday. The new Huawei Mate X2 will be the successor to the Huawei Mate X that came as the company?s first attempt at making a foldable smartphone. Last month, the Huawei Mate X2?s specifications were …

Foldable iPhone, Extending Displays & Multiple Shapes: How Makers Are Rethinking Smartphone Form Factor
4 years, 2 months ago

Foldable iPhone, Extending Displays & Multiple Shapes: How Makers Are Rethinking Smartphone Form Factor

News 18  

Smartphones have carried the glass slab form factor since the beginning and now, with good reason, manufacturers are trying to rethink the smartphone form factor. What started with the simple foldable smartphone concept, is now much more varied with smartphone concepts like rollable display smartphones, wrap-around display smartphones, and more, apart from the foldable form factor itself. The Samsung Galaxy …

Samsung to soon introduce tri-fold devices with rollable displays: Know details
4 years, 3 months ago

Samsung to soon introduce tri-fold devices with rollable displays: Know details

India TV News  

Samsung is reportedly working on new devices with a triple-folding screen and a rollable display. The first drawing shows a tri-folding display Galaxy Fold. This new device would eliminate the Fold's need for an external display, as it could fold down to a third of its unfolded footprint. The company earlier introduced Galaxy Z Fold2 that sports a 6.2-inch cover …

Apple is currently working on foldable prototype, to be launched in September 2022: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple is currently working on foldable prototype, to be launched in September 2022: Report

Firstpost  

Apple is surging ahead from its planning stage for the foldable phones as a report suggests that the Cupertino-based firm has sent several prototypes of its flip phones to its manufacturing supplier Foxconn for testing. A Chinese portal Economic Daily News cited supply chain sources to state that the development of foldable machines is going on an intensive rate. The …

Samsung files patent designs for foldable smartphone with sliding keyboard: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung files patent designs for foldable smartphone with sliding keyboard: Report

Firstpost  

Some patent designs filed by Samsung have revealed that the South Korean tech firm is planning to incorporate more folds and a sliding keyboard in their future models. Although the folding system resembles the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, the dual-folding design might not be restricted to a smartphone device. The patent designs are reflective to say that …

Samsung Patent Hints At A Three-Way Folding Smartphone With Slide-Out Keyboard
4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung Patent Hints At A Three-Way Folding Smartphone With Slide-Out Keyboard

News 18  

Samsung was the first company to launch a smartphone with a foldable screen. According to a report in a Dutch publication, Samsung had filed a patent in Korea in 2018 that has now surfaced to hint at the company’s vision for a future folding smartphone. The patent cited by LetsGoDigital shows a dual-hinge smartphone design, indicating at a three-way folding …

Samsung could soon launch a foldable smartphone with a pop-up front camera
4 years, 4 months ago

Samsung could soon launch a foldable smartphone with a pop-up front camera

India TV News  

Samsung is reportedly working on a foldable smartphone with a pop-up camera that would be the company's first phone with this camera mechanism. It clearly describes a foldable phone featuring a pop-up mechanism inside one of the two halves of the device, reports SamMobile. Others reveal a foldable device that conceals its pop-up camera module inside the other half. "Furthermore, …

Apple Might be Working on a 'Self-Healing' Folding Smartphone, Patent Reveals
4 years, 5 months ago

Apple Might be Working on a 'Self-Healing' Folding Smartphone, Patent Reveals

News 18  

Folding phones seem to be the next thing in smartphone tech. With manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola, and Huawei already having folding smartphones in the market, it seems like Apple is also looking to get a piece of that pie. The patent, filed by Apple in January this year, talks about “Electronic Devices With Flexible Display Cover Layers” with “self-healing” properties. …

Oppo patents smartphone with an outward folding display
4 years, 6 months ago

Oppo patents smartphone with an outward folding display

India TV News  

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has patented a unique smartphone that bends outward horizontally. The display bends outward, rather than the clamshell inward bending design unlike the Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr. "Looking at the detailed images in the patent, the display would be large when unfolded, being bent outward would still have the entire display being present outside," the …

ZTE to soon launch a tri-folding smartphone; Hints new patent
4 years, 9 months ago

ZTE to soon launch a tri-folding smartphone; Hints new patent

India TV News  

Chinese telecom company ZTE has patented a design for a tri-fold foldable smartphone. According to GizChina, the patent was filed with the CNIPA, China's national patent office, and shows a device that folds outwards in three layers to form a tablet. Moreover, one can expect the device could also be inspired by the Huawei Mate X series, "but it is …

Xiaomi patents new foldable phone with rotating camera
4 years, 10 months ago

Xiaomi patents new foldable phone with rotating camera

India TV News  

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has patented a foldable smartphone with quad-camera system that rotates forward for selfies and back for regular photos. The smartphone maker has filed the design patent for an inward bending phone in China and has also put 48 images to showcase the handset, reports GizmoChina. There are no signs of a secondary display and the chin …

HMS-powered Honor 9X Pro, Huawei Mate Xs foldable phone likely to be announced today: All you need to know
5 years, 1 month ago

HMS-powered Honor 9X Pro, Huawei Mate Xs foldable phone likely to be announced today: All you need to know

India Today  

Chinese phone makers, Huawei and Honor are all set to host major launch events today where they are scheduled to take the lid off a number of new devices and make some important announcements about their plans to replace Google Mobile Services on their upcoming phones. The two have already announced that they would be showcasing the Huawei Mobile Services …

Apple working on a new foldable iPhone, reveals patent
5 years, 1 month ago

Apple working on a new foldable iPhone, reveals patent

India Today  

Foldable phones have emerged as the next big thing in the smartphone industry, with phone makers including Samsung, Huawei and Motorola leading the race with devices of their own in the segment. This was revealed after the US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent filed by Apple titled "Electronic devices with flexible displays and hinges." It will also be …

Huawei claims it's selling 100,000 of its $2,400 Mate X foldable phones per month, rivaling Samsung
5 years, 2 months ago

Huawei claims it's selling 100,000 of its $2,400 Mate X foldable phones per month, rivaling Samsung

Daily Mail  

Customers just can't get enough folding phones. Chinese tech giant, Huawei says it's rivaling the likes of Samsung in its bid to popularize a new line of premium smart phones with a folding display. According to the company, it's now selling 100,000 units of its $2,400 Mate X per month which rivals an updated estimate from Samsung that it has …

Xiaomi, Huawei to use Samsung's foldable panels: Report
5 years, 2 months ago

Xiaomi, Huawei to use Samsung's foldable panels: Report

India TV News  

Xiaomi, Huawei to use Samsung's foldable panels: Report Xiaomi, Huawei is expected to use Samsung's display panels for their future foldable smartphones. Here's what it is Xiaomi and Huawei, the two major Chinese smartphone manufacturers, will reportedly use foldable smartphone panels from Samsung Display this year. Earlier, Huawei Mate X used foldable panels from China's BOE while Xiaomi's Mi Mix …

Xiaomi might soon launch Motorola Razr-like foldable phone, files patent
5 years, 3 months ago

Xiaomi might soon launch Motorola Razr-like foldable phone, files patent

India TV News  

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is expected to launch a new foldable smartphone soon. China's National Intellectual Property Administration website shows it's granted Xiaomi's new foldable design patent, which was filed in August. Unlike the Moto Razr, Xiaomi's new foldable smartphone patent shows a pop-up selfie camera, LetsGoDigital reported recently. According to the patent, this foldable phone has an outward-folding …

Xiaomi could be working on a foldable clamshell phone like the Motorola Razr
5 years, 4 months ago

Xiaomi could be working on a foldable clamshell phone like the Motorola Razr

Firstpost  

New patent images from last year show that Xiaomi could have plans for a foldable clamshell-design phone. According to a set of newly released patent images, it seems like Xiaomi is probably working on a foldable phone with a clamshell design that we recently saw on the newly announced Motorola Razr. Gizmochina reported that Xiaomi has been finally granted the …

Xiaomi patents vertically folding smartphone
5 years, 4 months ago

Xiaomi patents vertically folding smartphone

Live Mint  

BEIJING :Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has patented a foldable phone concept that folds vertically just like recently launched Motorola Razr foldable smartphone. Sketches of the device show the phone has a small display at the top when folded and the display would likely show info such as time, caller ID, and notifications, news portal GizmoChina reported on Thursday. Last week, …

Samsung patent reveals that company could be working on a phone with a flexible sliding display
5 years, 5 months ago

Samsung patent reveals that company could be working on a phone with a flexible sliding display

Firstpost  

Samsung had announced the Galaxy Fold smartphone globally in February but had consequently postponed the sale of the device as it had a lot of key hardware faults. Now after more than 7 months, the device is available for purchase and reports are already coming in that the company is working on a new type of smartphone with a flexible …

Sony is reportedly working on new foldable phone
5 years, 8 months ago

Sony is reportedly working on new foldable phone

India TV News  

After Samsung, Huawei and Apple, now Sony is reportedly working on a foldable phone. Also, read:Steve Jobs was master at 'casting spells' on workers: Gates According to device leaker Max J '@Samsung_News', Sony's prototypes currently feature a 3,220mAh battery, an LG-supplied display, a 10x zoom camera and a Snapdragon SM7250 processor. In addition, Max J says that the retail version …

Galaxy Fold: Samsung completes folding phone redesign after screen issues
5 years, 8 months ago

Galaxy Fold: Samsung completes folding phone redesign after screen issues

Hindustan Times  

Samsung Electronics Co. has completed a two-month redesign of the Galaxy Fold to fix embarrassing screen failures that forced its delay, people familiar with the matter say, allowing the Korean giant to debut its marquee smartphone in time for the crucial holiday season. But the company is unlikely to unveil its re-upholstered Galaxy Fold during an August 7 "Unpack" event …

Why it’s so hard to make a foldable phone
5 years, 8 months ago

Why it’s so hard to make a foldable phone

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Smartphone makers need something to shake up the market, and many believe the foldable phone could be the next big thing. Ben Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies, said foldable screens create “a very challenging set of material science issues.” These include making organic light-emitting diodes in a way that allows the pixels to bend …

Apple gets patent for foldable display
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple gets patent for foldable display

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Apple has won a patent for a foldable screen that could be used on iPhones and other devices. The application was filed in January 2018 and is among a series of patent applications Apple has made around the idea of a foldable display. Ives said Apple’s new patent is important because it “shows this is …

After Galaxy Fold, Samsung working on two more foldable smartphones
6 years ago

After Galaxy Fold, Samsung working on two more foldable smartphones

Live Mint  

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is working on a pair of new foldable smartphones to follow its Galaxy Fold, seeking to seize an early lead in new market segment. Samsung may also incorporate an in-display fingerprint sensor for its foldable lineup, as it did for the Galaxy S10 model announced last month, they said. Samsung’s spokeswoman said the Galaxy Fold …

Royole FlexPai foldable smartphone first impressions: Which side is up?
6 years ago

Royole FlexPai foldable smartphone first impressions: Which side is up?

Live Mint  

Royole Corp was the only manufacturer that let MWC attendees experience foldable smartphones. Considering the device is about five months old and was used extensively, this seems to be a worrisome shortcoming of foldable smartphones. However, the FlexPai has somehow outlined a few things early adopters of the technology should look out for, including button placement, app optimisation, seamless transition …

Foldable smartphones explained: Huawei's Mate X vs Samsung Galaxy Fold
6 years, 1 month ago

Foldable smartphones explained: Huawei's Mate X vs Samsung Galaxy Fold

Firstpost  

Smartphones with folding displays or ‘foldables’ are a new category of mobile devices that promise to merge the best parts of a smartphone and tablet into one device. While the Royole FlexPai was the first device to go on sale with a foldable display and was showcased recently at CES 2019, it is far less polished in comparison to Samsung’s …

Samsung Galaxy foldable phone beats others to the punch before Mobile World Congress
6 years, 1 month ago

Samsung Galaxy foldable phone beats others to the punch before Mobile World Congress

ABC  

We've had fingerprint and face scanners, a myriad of camera lenses, the death of the headphone jack and bezels that keep shrinking. Key points: Phones with large foldable screens are coming this year, with Samsung launching one in April Other phone makers will show off their designs next this weekend at the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona While prices …

New Apple patent hints at a flexible display iPhone
6 years, 1 month ago

New Apple patent hints at a flexible display iPhone

India TV News  

New Apple patent hints at a flexible display iPhone The Apple patent suggests that the future iPhone could come with a large OLED screen that could be portable to a smaller screen. With a lot of hype around the foldable tech catching up, Apple has applied for a patent for a foldable display and a hinge that could be seen …

Huawei teases foldable 5G smartphone launch on February 24 at MWC 2019
6 years, 1 month ago

Huawei teases foldable 5G smartphone launch on February 24 at MWC 2019

India Today  

Huawei has announced its event for MWC 2019 in Barcelona will take place on February 24 at 14:00 CET. The Huawei foldable phone is perhaps a bigger mystery than Samsung's Galaxy Fold. However, Dutch website LetsGoDigital this week posted renders of what the Huawei foldable phone may look like based on information it was able to gather. This would mean …

Is this the new Razr? Motorola patent shows folding device
6 years, 2 months ago

Is this the new Razr? Motorola patent shows folding device

Daily Mail  

A new patent may give the first real glimpse at the rumored Motorola Razr reboot. Scroll down for video The patent shows designs for a device that looks similar to the iconic flip phone, aside from a folding screen on the inside and another, smaller display on the outside of the device Sketches of the device show that it would …

Apple might follow a different design for its foldable screen iPhone
6 years, 2 months ago

Apple might follow a different design for its foldable screen iPhone

India Today  

The smartphone smartphone makers are betting big on foldable display phones this year. Apple is expected to launch its foldable display phone in 2020 and the word is that the company could be opting for a different approach in its foldable screen iPhone. "Compared to the wrap-around display phone -- which Apple seems to be looking into as one possible …

Leaked video claims to show Xiaomi's radical folding phone with THREE screens
6 years, 2 months ago

Leaked video claims to show Xiaomi's radical folding phone with THREE screens

Daily Mail  

Folding phones are shaping up to have a big year in 2019. A new video obtained by noted leaker Evan Blass claims to show Xiaomi's yet-to-be-released smartphone featuring a bendable screen that folds out into three panels. When users no longer want it to be a tablet, the phone's outer panels handily fold into themselves, transforming the device into a …

Folding iPhone? Apple reportedly files patent to support foldable displays
6 years, 2 months ago

Folding iPhone? Apple reportedly files patent to support foldable displays

Firstpost  

The patent filed by Apple reveals that the iPhone will be foldable both inwards and outwards. This November Samsung unveiled its unnamed foldable smartphone, currently known as the Galaxy F, at its developer conference. According to a report by the publication Patently Apple, a patent application from the company reveals that it is also looking at the possibility to enter …

Smartphone companies bet big on foldable screens
6 years, 3 months ago

Smartphone companies bet big on foldable screens

China Daily  

A flexible foldable mobile phone screen on display at an international high-tech fair in Shenzhen. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd revealed its much-anticipated foldable phone, which is a tablet when it is fully opened and becomes a smartphone when closed, at the company's annual developers' conference in San Francisco in November. Koh Dong-jin, president of IT & Mobile Communications at Samsung …

New LG patent hints at a foldable display phone with borderless design
6 years, 3 months ago

New LG patent hints at a foldable display phone with borderless design

India Today  

Earlier this month, LG trademarked three brand names- LG Flex, LG Foldi and LG Duplex- indicating that the Korean smartphone maker is inching closer to launching its foldable display smartphones. According to a report by the Dutch tech site Lets Go Digital, the electronics giant has filed a patent at the Korean Intellectual Property Office which suggests that its foldable …

Samsung foldable phone: Price and release date revealed in leak
6 years, 4 months ago

Samsung foldable phone: Price and release date revealed in leak

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The name, price and release date of Samsung's mysterious foldable smartphone have finally …

Huawei's new smartphone design patent reveals an in-display earpiece technology
6 years, 4 months ago

Huawei's new smartphone design patent reveals an in-display earpiece technology

Firstpost  

The top edge of the phone in the patent seems to have 3.5 mm space which might be for the headphone jack In the industry-effort to provide a completely bezel-less screen, Huawei seems to be upping its game with a unique new method, which basically pokes a hole in the display itself. Samsung recently introduced the Infinity-O-panel at the SDC …

Opinion | Foldable phones is what a tired industry needs
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Foldable phones is what a tired industry needs

Live Mint  

On Wednesday, after years of rumours and speculation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd finally presented a smartphone with a foldable display that it plans to start selling next year. Besides, it’s been argued, the business logic is questionable: why would anyone want a foldable phone, anyway, and which existing technology would it disrupt? I argued at the time that Amazon was …

Samsung previews phone with a screen that folds like a book
6 years, 4 months ago

Samsung previews phone with a screen that folds like a book

Live Mint  

Samsung Electronics Co. showed off a new phone with a foldable screen in a bid to shake up a smartphone business awash with black, shiny rectangles that look increasingly similar. At its conference Wednesday for software developers in San Francisco, the company previewed what it called an Infinity Flex Display, and announced new software for controlling the large phone. During …

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