We saw many concepts about foldable and rollable displays at CES 2024. However, none of these concepts have yet emerged as a ready-to-sale product. A new patent revealed by IT Home, HuaweiIt shows that may introduce a tri-foldable smartphone soon.
Models such as the Galaxy Z Fold or Galaxy Z Flip, which are currently on sale, had a single hinge and folded in half like a book. The smartphone shown by Huawei’s new patent is It has two separate hinges and folds into three in a Z shape. This may enable a larger main screen, but it may also cause the device to be thicker when folded.
Huawei’s trifoldable smartphone patent is as follows:
As you can see in the patent image above, one side of the tri-foldable smartphone folds in and the other side folds out. When fully folded, the device While one side can be used like a normal smartphone, the other side has a multiple rear camera setup. Unfortunately, there is no information about its thickness.
Rumors are that Huawei may introduce its tri-foldable smartphone this year. But before the company shows off its final product, it has to make sure it’s user-friendly. For those who don’t remember; Huawei’s first foldable smartphone was in foldable form However, this design was not deemed user-friendly and Samsung’s folding design became the preferred form throughout the industry.