Rumors suggest that Andromeda and Polaris would be the first composers that will be showcased in the dual - screened
foldable device which will be announced this year.
This all might be in preparation for Microsoft's Andromeda
foldable device which is expected to be released by the end of 2018.
Apple also explains in the patent that such curved edges may be used on
foldable devices which would fold right along the edges to increase or decrease the overall size of the device.
Not exact matches
In filings with the American federal communications commission, the search firm has published the first pictures of the redesigned
device,
which now features a
foldable arm holding a much larger screen.
Since then, the first real leak or rumor from a official document in public that could possibly be pinned to Samsung as evidence of a
foldable Samsung tablet coming sometime soon, was the Samsung Galaxy X trademark back in February,
which certainly included a
foldable mobile
device category based on the official definitions of products for the Samsung Galaxy X when filing for the trademark.
Earlier this week, the Dutch firm Polymer Vision,
which was spun off from Philips Electronics last year, said that within the coming months it will begin producing its first
device: a
foldable electronic reader dubbed Readius.
ETNews calls these displays «out -
foldable» displays,
which probably means that the target
devices are a smartphone - sized
devices that open - up to have a tablet - like display.
The problem is when you have folding screens but the components are not
foldable and in a separate hard casing,
which removes a lot of the elegance of
devices like smartphones.
Latest rumors about Samsung's first
foldable phone say the
device will sport a 7.3 - inch OLED display,
which can be folded in half for its smartphone configuration.
Rumors indicate that the
device might feature a bezel-less
foldable display,
which could enlarge on the press of a button.
The long rumoured
device Surface Phone
which appears to be cancelled may not be coming now, but the software giant is working on
foldable Andromeda.