Samsung does not stop for a single moment when it comes to thinking about what will be a trend in the mobile market in the future. For example, the design of the next generation has the folding capacity as one of the biggest bets of the Korean firm, and the latest information mentions a new mobile concept that has already been patented.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 would be in development for its officialization throughout 2021, while some rumors also place a new iteration of the Galaxy Z Flip that may be announced in conjunction with the Samsung Galaxy S21 . Of course, if your latest patent materializes, you could be close to knowing a new way to fold your screen that until now no other manufacturer has tried.

Is Samsung teasing its next foldable design?: Samsung patents a new folding phone design

Samsung Galaxy Z Dual Fold Official Patent

As is known, so far the manufacturer has launched three folding devices that include a somewhat unsuccessful first attempt under the name Samsung Galaxy Fold, a change in style with the Galaxy Z Flip and finally the Galaxy Z Fold 2 during 2020. However, the very high prices have not allowed it to become the best seller that was probably expected .

Luckily it doesn’t seem like the brand is going to give up that quickly and a patent design has already been sighted for the Samsung Galaxy Z Dual Fold phone that features a different folding screen that can rotate left and right of the panel. main .

The patent application was filed in September 2018, but the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) only made it public on October 6, 2020. When the smartphone is folded, it has a short but wide screen that even allows use one of its sides as a touch keyboard , while when unfolded it almost transforms into a tablet with expanded vision.

The 3D images that have been shared correspond simply to a conceptual design of the folding phone based on what is shown in the official registry, but it is clear that this could change significantly in case this design becomes a reality . Samsung may never make it a commercial product, a common thing in the patent world.