Patent images of Huawei’s triple-folding smartphone have emerged. The phone, which folds into three in a Z shape, can offer a much larger main screen than the folding smartphones we know.
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.