We have not yet seen everything, much less in terms of folding mobiles. Starting from a raw material such as a flexible panel, the conceptions that are carried out in commercial models can still give much of themselves. We have seen how Samsung has launched two types of folding devices, with a Galaxy Fold family that turns a smartphone into a tablet and with the Galxay Z Flip, which folds the screen to compact a smartphone and make it more “wearable” Now, we can see in what what Samsung is thinking, which goes much further.
It is still too early to know how far folding mobiles will go, and if it is something that has come to stay or will go down in history as a beautiful anecdote. What cannot be denied is that a handful of brave manufacturers such as Samsung, Huawei or Motorola, have ventured launching the first commercial units of this type of terminals, while other brands flaunt a more conservative strategy, looking from the sidelines on their success or failure before taking the plunge.
A more productive folding
Now and thanks once again to the Samsung patent to which the LetsGoDigital medium has had access, we can see the next possible conception of Samsung in this new universe of folding mobile phones. This time we see a terminal that fully lends itself to productivity, as shown in Samsung’s own sketches, and where one of the larger screens acts as a screen, while one of the folds offers the possibility of becoming a functional keyboard. Taking into account that it would not be difficult to adapt a mouse to it, we could be facing a small revolution and a clear substitute for a laptop, beyond what tablets arrived in their day.
This terminal, which could well be a Galaxy Z Fold3 or we can even fantasize about a folding member of the Note family (due to the connotation of productivity) has a double screen folding system, in the style of what in its day showed Xiaomi and that is not yet a reality. We can also see a different hinge to what is seen, slightly protruding from the case, with the screen offering three different folding possibilities and of course the full screen mode tablet style.
What’s to come
2021 may seem like a year in which we see more folding mobiles, or in which the COVID-19 pandemic stops in its tracks the desire of manufacturers to continue playing with this technology. In any case, in addition to the new ideas from Samsung, let us remember that companies like OPPO, Xiaomi or even LG have been flirting with this type of terminal for a long time , and they still have to show a business model, which many bets place in 2021.
Source>LetsGoDigital