A few weeks ago, two smartphones are in LG’s filing, and both have a description of ‘mobile phone with a flexible display which can be folded in half.’ Now, a new patent for a tri-fold smartphone design from the World Intellectual Property Organization appeared.
The smartphone has three thin parts and can be folded outward like a leaflet. The three displays can be used for multi-tasking when fully unfolded and it is believed the single screen can function when the other two are closed. Also, it is expected that it can be used as one large single display.
We don’t expect this to come out in the market anytime soon as we have only these sketches.
For the other two smartphones that LG might launch, the first model could have a smaller screen size and has two cameras placed on opposite sides. The one with the flash is most likely to be the rear camera.
The second LG patent is quite similar to the first one but it seems like it will not be possible to see a normal display when the phone is folded. See the photo above for reference. Smartphone manufacturers are really diving into the concept of foldable smartphones for the future. We can expect foldable smartphones this year by Samsung, ZTE, and LG.
