From CNET: Samsung recently published a patent (original, in Korean) that shows renderings of a phone that folds in half down its middle.
The company is expected to release a bendable smartphone next year, according to reports. We don't know for certain whether this patent would tie in to those alleged devices -- or ever be used at all -- but it looks plausible at least.
This type of design could lead to a smartphone with many interesting features. Bending a phone in half makes it easier to carry around, and the phone's inwardly curved design could comfortably hug your cheek.
Samsung has experimented with flexible screens for a long time. While the Galaxy Edge line technically incorporates a flexible screen beneath a rigid body (you can't bend it yourself), Samsung also wants to produce a phone that you can repeatedly bend or even fold.
This isn't the first patent we've seen with foldable screens, either. A Samsung patent from last year showed design concepts for not only foldable smartphones, but also ones that can be rolled up like a scroll.
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