Samsung has come up with a smartphone Galaxy Z Flip, the screen of which folds in two directions

Samsung already has several different models of folding smartphones, but in all cases the screen folds

inside - it’s safer and more reliable. But the company is also looking at other form factors, one of which is bi-directional folding.

How it works

Such a device is described in a patent that wasfiled with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in October last year. The documentation was published the other day, and LetsGoDigital showed what such a smartphone could look like.

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So, this is a “flip phone” similar to the Galaxy Z Flip. Its display can be folded both inward and outward, which of course requires some good work on the hinge.

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In addition, the patent describes a dual frontala camera (without flash, using display light) and an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The latter, by the way, is not found in any folding smartphone—mostly the scanners in such devices are located on the side.

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But for now this is just a patent, and it is unknownWill Samsung decide to bring this idea to life? Although, probably, it’s unlikely, because there is no need for such a design. In addition, such a smartphone will most likely be fragile and expensive.

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