We still know for sure where folding mobiles will go. It is too early to venture if it is a concept that has come to stay, or will go down in history as a beautiful anecdote. What is certain is that Samsung continues to try to make it popular with the general public and has already put no less than three folding machines on the market , with the first two Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip. Now, we can take a look at what Samsung may have in store for the near future.
At the moment only Samsung. Huawei, Motorola and the more unknown Royole, have ventured to launch smartphones with folding screen technology. Meanwhile, we await the first step in this regard from other titans such as OPPO, Xiaomi or LG. Patents often put us on the trail of what may be to come, as is the case of the latest Samsung record that LetsGoDigital has had access to and which shows a Galaxy Z Fold with pop-up cameras.
Six pop-up cameras
The first Galaxy Fold had six cameras, with 1 on the front, 2 on the inside, and 3 on the back. In the most recent Galaxy Z Fold 2, Samsung reduced the number of sensors to five, with one less camera inside. Now, we see that the company is thinking of integrating something a pop-up camera system with up to six sensors inside. This new concept will allow a more stylish product, with the entire screen available for displaying content.
In the emerging system, the rest of the device’s camera sensors could be implanted, with a depth camera or ToF camera, as well as an infrared sensor and depth and proximity sensors. In addition, the Korean firm offers some possibility of integration of this emerging camera in the design of the Galaxy Z Fold. The system can allow Samsung with a system of rear and front cameras, or dispense with the rear sensors entirely. The idea allows six different lenses to be integrated into the pop-up camera.
Reality or fiction?
The main advantage of this system is the aesthetic section, but some drawbacks such as the probable non-resistance to water . However, it is not unreasonable for Samsung to bet on a similar system for the Galaxy Z Fold3, taking into account that the company has already flirted with this technology in the Galaxy A80 and its rotating camera, which acts as a rear and front camera. . However, as with all patents, this may be the future, or one more idea that Koreans will keep in the patent drawer.
Source>LetsGoDigital
