With the aim of changing the traditional form factors of smartphones, manufacturers are now trying out different foldable display smartphone designs. We have seen Samsung coming up with their version of foldable devices (although, they struggled with it at first) – the Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Z Flip. Then we saw Motorola showing off their design with the modern Moto Razr. Now, after unveiling the Mate X, Huawei has filed two new patents for folded display smartphones that will come with retractable screens.
The first model, namely the “Model A”, shows a completely bezel-less display on the front, that folds at the right side of the device and goes to the back. There are no front cameras; however, at the back, there is a triple camera setup along with the extended part of the display. Now, the Model A shows that the back display extends at the right along with some parts of the device, giving a 30% increase in screen real-estate.
Model B
The second design, namely the “Model B”, follows a similar design like the Model A. However, the sliding mechanism in this one is different. In this model, the display folds at the left of the device to go to the back, near the same triple-camera setup. Now, in this model too, the screen extends from the right; however, in this case, the extended part includes only the display and not any other part of the device. This gives the smartphone a whopping 50% increase in screen real-estate, which is 20% more than the previous model. Image: LetsGoDigital
