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Samsung speeds up development of tri-folding phone with new patent
Samsung is the pioneer of foldable smartphones. It is the only firm that has been consistently selling foldable smartphones globally over the past few years. Now that it has a strong hold over the dual-fold phone segment, the company is swiftly moving to bring tri-folding phones to the market, and one of its patents describes […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 12 months ago
Samsung patent reveals how versatile a slideable phone could be
Current foldable smartphone designs are either about folding a regular phone display into half or unfolding a phone to turn it into a tablet (a mini tablet, to be more precise). Samsung sells phones with both form factors and leads the foldable market right now, and the company has also shown off dual-folding and slideable/rollable […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 1 year ago
Samsung secures more solid-state battery patents, readies a new prototype
Samsung's been working to make solid-state batteries a reality for at least a decade, and the tech giant appears to be getting closer every year. The time has come for new patent applications to be approved and revealed. A whopping 14 all-solid-state battery patents belonging to Samsung Electro-Mechanics were confirmed recently by the Korean Intellectual […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Samsung signs multi-year 5G patent deal with Nokia
Samsung, the biggest smartphone brand in the world, has signed a multi-year 5G patent agreement with Nokia. As a part of this long-term agreement, the South Korean firm will use Nokia's fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies in its smartphones and other mobile devices. Samsung Electronics will make royalty payments to Nokia for its […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 year ago
Samsung patents new energy-efficient display refresh rate technology
Samsung is developing a new display refresh rate technology for mobile devices. A new patent application by Samsung describes a display technology that can apply different refresh rates simultaneously across multiple screen areas. This could be the next evolutionary step in Samsung's refresh rate technology for mobile displays. The Galaxy S20 was the first to […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Check out this mind-blowing foldable patent from Samsung
Samsung has not shied away from experimenting with foldable devices ever since the original Galaxy Z Fold hit shelves worldwide. We got to see several concept devices, including a tri-folding tablet on several occasions. Samsung wants to take it to another level by incorporating new design elements into a foldable device. 91mobiles has stumbled upon […]
- By Anil Ganti
- 2 years ago
Russian court bans 61 Samsung smartphones following patent lawsuit
Samsung's smartphone business wasn't doing too great in Russia earlier this summer, as its biggest rival from China, Xiaomi, was able to capture a couple of extra percentage points in terms of market share. Samsung hoped that the launch of the Galaxy M52 5G and M22 in Russia would close that gap with Xiaomi, but […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Could this be the Galaxy Note Fold? New patent stokes old wounds
A foldable redesign of the Galaxy Note line seems to be very much on the cards.
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
Patent reveals unsightly Galaxy Z Flip (4) with rotating hinge camera
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is weeks away from an official unveiling. Its design is no longer a mystery in the wake of so many leaked renders, and it's going to take a while before the Galaxy Z Flip 4 will even hit our radars. Nevertheless, a few interesting sketches found by LetsGoDigital were published […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Galaxy Z Fold design with touch-sensitive side buttons shows up in patent application
A lot of work and mental effort went into developing the Galaxy Fold series, given that there was no precedent of a foldable device hitting the consumer market. Likewise, a lot of Galaxy Z Fold design ideas have been patented by Samsung, yet they'll probably never see the light of day in the form of […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung’s eyeing LG’s 5G patent portfolio after its demise from mobile
Samsung Electronics is reportedly looking at LG's 5G patent portfolio with interest following LG's retreat from the mobile market earlier this year. Samsung as well as a lot of NPEs (non-practicing entities) are reportedly considering buying LG Electronics' 5G patents, though Samsung might be looking at alternative ways in which it can secure these 5G technologies. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung is experimenting with Z-shaped foldable concepts, patent reveals
The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) published a patent application filed by Samsung Electronics today for a multi-foldable electronic device, suggesting that the company is thinking of leveraging foldable display technology to create new foldable devices with unique form factors. To be precise, the patent application doesn't pertain to an actual device prototype but rather […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung patents six-camera smartphone setup with this unique feature
Samsung is no stranger to innovations and impressive technologies. After all, it was the first brand to commercially launch a foldable smartphone, something that requires innovation on almost all fronts. It is also the first company to develop a 108MP smartphone camera sensor. Now, a newly published patent reveals that the company is working on […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Samsung applies for three screen cover patents for foldable phones
Samsung uses a plastic film over the Galaxy Fold's foldable display and an Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) cover over the Galaxy Z Flip's foldable screen. However, both materials are sourced from the company's display manufacturing arm, who, in turn, buys the base materials from other firms. The South Korean chaebol's smartphone business is trying to be […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Samsung secures old patent for Surface-like dual-screen foldable phone
The Galaxy Fold is just a few months old but the work that went into the first-gen device goes way back. Samsung has been exploring both the foldable and dual-screen concepts for many years now, and interestingly enough, one of the company's older patents for a dual-screen phone was granted by the U.S. Patent and […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 years ago
