The evolution in terms of design of the Galaxy Z Fold2 with respect to the first generation has been a lot, not only in the outer screen, but also in the operation of the hinge that allows opening the smartphone in any position. But it seems that Samsung continues to work on taking the evolution of this terminal one step further.
According to a patent application that he presented a year ago, and of which he has already obtained the approval, the Galaxy Z Fold 3, could incorporate a new screen, screen that would be on the outside hinge and it would be an LED panel. Based on the patent presented, the guys at LetsGoDigital have created a render of what it could look like.
The screen located on the hinge would disappear when opening the terminal And it could be an evolution of the curved screen that Samsung has used in recent years and that has finally disappeared in the last generation both the Galaxy S20 and the Note 20.
The real utility of this screen, today, seems a bit inexplicable, since with the external screen you can interact with the phone without having to open it at any time. Samsung may want to add new functionality that only understand them but all it will do is further complicate the manufacturing process.
A patent is nothing more than that, a patent that allows the Samsung company to use this design if at some point in the future it finds real utility for it. It does not mean that I will implement it in the next model that it launches on the market within the Fold range. Samsung, like Apple and other smartphone manufacturers, file a large number of patents every year, but a very limited number of them finally hit the market.
