A few days back we heard rumors about Samsung set to launch devices with flexible display (I know what comes into your imagination when you read this, but that kind of foldable device et all thingy is a long way to come, due to many difficulties I have many a times mentioned) , and now it seems Samsung may actually have to hurry , with its arch rival Apple filing patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office for ‘flexible display assembly enclosed within transparent housing’ . Again, please control your wild imaginations from running awry, as this ‘flexible’ screen is nothing but actually 2 screens working together , at the front and back of the device , whose body is made of glass, totally wrapped around by an AMOLED display on all sides. No ‘flexibility’ in its crude sense, but still the idea is super exciting, even for a Apple-price-to-feature-ratio-critic like me. Good going Apple!!
This patent was filed in 2011 , and though just filing of patent may not guarantee its adoption in next gen devices from Apple, though it is possible to see this tech in iWatch as well. This ‘flexible’ display would pave way to some seriously innovative and entertaining apps and user experience, though quite some work will have to be done, especially at keeping the device at minimal thickness levels ( and instead expand the screen size maybe to accommodate a powerful enough, redesigned battery) , as one wouldn’t want a cylindrical phone either, that is keen on tearing away thin low waist jeans’ pockets.
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