{"id":248400,"date":"2025-02-28T00:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/samsung-patent-hints-at-tri-fold-phone-with-two-hinges-s-pen-support\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T00:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:40:32","slug":"samsung-patent-hints-at-tri-fold-phone-with-two-hinges-s-pen-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/samsung-patent-hints-at-tri-fold-phone-with-two-hinges-s-pen-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Patent Hints at Tri-Fold Phone With Two Hinges, S Pen Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samsung Display was recently granted a patent for a tri-fold smartphone that can be folded twice. The company currently offers single-fold flip and book-style foldables, but has yet to launch a competitor to the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design<\/a>. According to a recent report, Samsung is developing a new tri-fold foldable phone that is expected to launch in the coming months, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7. This handset is said to debut with a new foldable design that utilises a separate cover display.<\/p>\n

Samsung Tri-Fold Phone Patent Reveals Presence of Three External Cameras<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently granted a patent<\/a> to Samsung Display (via<\/a> 91Mobiles) for a device with a tri-fold display. The document contains several images of a device with two hinges, and the three display panels can be unfolded to form a much larger screen.<\/p>\n

Like the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design that arrived last year, Samsung’s latest patent shows a smartphone that unfolds horizontally. The document indicates the presence of a horizontally-aligned external camera module (Fig. 10). The volume rocker is seen at the top of one of the folding panels (Fig. 13), and there’s a USB Type-C port on the bottom edge of the opposite panel (Fig. 14).<\/p>\n

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Images of Samsung’s tri-fold phone from the patent document
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The document also suggests that the inner display on the tri-fold smartphone will be surrounded by slightly thick bezels. It appears to feature a single camera on the left panel, while the one on the right appears to house an S Pen (Fig. 9), which means that it could offer support for features that require a stylus.<\/p>\n

Samsung has shown off several prototypes for foldable devices with two hinges since 2022<\/a>, but the company has yet to launch a commercial version of these ‘Flex G’ and ‘Flex S’ foldables. According to a recent report<\/a>, the company could be gearing up to launch its first tri-fold smartphone, that could arrive as soon as July.<\/p>\n

The rumoured Samsung G Fold could introduce a new design with three panels that fold in the shape of a G, instead of the Z-shaped fold on the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design. Samsung’s tri-fold smartphone could feature a separate cover display, as the inner screen of the Galaxy G Fold wouldn’t be exposed while the handset is folded.<\/p>\n

While Samsung’s latest patent also describes a phone that also folds in the shape of a G, it is currently unclear whether the company plans to launch a foldable phone with this design in the future. We can expect to learn more about the company’s first tri-fold smartphone in the coming months, as it is expected to launch \u2014 in select markets \u2014 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7.<\/p>\n

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