Samsung Patented A Smartphone Design With Rollable Display

Samsung is still in the process of fixing its flawed Galaxy Fold, which has issues with the display. The company has not yet confirmed any specific release date for the foldable phone, but it does not mean that Samsung stops experimenting with other designs. The latest news we have about a possible creation from the company is a smartphone with a rollable display.

The patent was first reported by Gizmodo and by the look of it, this phone will appear just like anything we are having at hand now. However, it conceals a rollable display on the inside. The top of the phone can also be extended outward, so when it comes to the aspect ratio, this one is unbeatable.

The design in the patent looks somewhat like BlackBerry Priv with a QWERTY keyboard. If you want a clearer idea of how big the phone can be, from the patent, our best guess is it is as large as a Rite Aid receipt.

The rollable display is totally possible, and we have already had an example of that. LG has just released its own rollable OLED display this year. Corning is making similar progress when it said that it had had some good signs with its bendable glass for smartphones.

However, do not put your hopes up just yet. A patent may or may not see the light of day, and even if it does, we may have to wait years before we can lay our hands on one.

The design might look appealing, but some people have questioned the durability of a phone like that. The sliding mechanism might expose the phone to dust and particles, the same problem the Galaxy Fold had.

Other companies have had their own ideas and design for a phone with a flexible display, but for now, that kind of design raises more skepticism than curiosity.