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Recently filed patent application could hint at a dual camera for the Galaxy S8
A patent application Samsung filed very recently in South Korea just might support earlier rumors about the Galaxy S8 having a dual camera setup. In the patent application, which was filed on September 13, we see a camera interface with improved zoom control. Just like the one-finger exposure control Samsung currently uses in its camera app, zooming in […]
- By Michel G.
- 8 years ago
Samsung patents ‘artificial muscle’ for flexible smartphones
Samsung has been awarded countless patents that detail its technological inventions concerning flexible and foldable smartphones. We spotted some more Samsung patents a couple of weeks ago that detailed both foldable smartphones and tablets. Samsung has now filed for two patents in the United States, the patents are for flexible smartphones that can bend using ‘artificial […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung patents hingeless dual-display smartphone
A patent application Samsung filed back with the US Patent & Trademark Office in 2012 showcased a dual-display smartphone with an almost negligible seam between the two displays and the latest application shows that the company has improved the initial idea. The new patent builds upon that idea. It's not positioned as a device that has a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
New Samsung patent details both foldable smartphones and tablets
We have seen countless patents from Samsung that illustrate foldable smartphones and now the United States Patent and Trademark Office has published another such patent, but this one details both foldable Galaxy smartphones and tablets. We exclusively told you that Samsung's Project Valley is all about a foldable smartphone, many expect that Samsung will come […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Patent application shows 3-in-1 device based on a stretchable OLED display
A patent application by Samsung Display published today in South-Korea shows a 3-in-1 device that transforms from a watch into a phone, and even a tablet. The device is based on a stretchable OLED display. The patent application ‘Device using stretchable display and controlling method of the same‘ was filed one and a half years ago at […]
- By Michel G.
- 8 years ago
New patent details Samsung’s multi-camera iris recognition system
It has long been rumored that Samsung is going to introduce iris recognition in its mobile devices and a few weeks ago it released a tablet for the government and businesses in India that features an iris scanner. It's also more or less confirmed that the Galaxy Note 7 is going to have an iris scanner […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
New patent hints at ongoing development of Samsung’s foldable smartphone
We exclusively revealed back in May last year that Samsung is working on a dual screen, possibly foldable smartphone codenamed Project Valley. Since then there have been reports that Samsung will launch this device in the coming year. We've also seen patents which show that Samsung has been working on technology for its foldable smartphone. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Fresh Samsung patent reveals advanced foldable phone design
It's no secret Samsung has been working on a truly foldable phone for, well, ages. An unusually recent patent application reveals just such a device, in what seems to be an advanced stage of development. Unlike most design patent applications, which are sometimes years old at the time of publication, the one published today was filed merely […]
- By Michel G.
- 8 years ago
Apple wins a sales ban on Samsung smartphones infringing on its patents
Samsung and Apple's patent lawsuit has been ongoing for several years now, some of Samsung's devices were found to be infringing on Apple's utility patents, and even though the company is still trying to fight its rival despite agreeing to pay over half a billion dollar in damages this time around it's a win for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung receives a patent for smartphone cover with built-in S Pen
What if Samsung releases a smartphone cover that allows you to add an S Pen to any upcoming flagship device? That would reduce the much beloved Note series to an accessory. That would be pretty absurd. Or would it? Today, a patent published in South Korea shows us that Samsung is working towards that idea: an […]
- By Michel G.
- 8 years ago
Samsung design patents hint at possible future camera phones
It has been a while since Samsung released its last true camera phone, if you can call the Galaxy K Zoom that. Perhaps because of the Galaxy S6‘ outstanding camera, Samsung felt no need for such device in 2015. Nevertheless, a slew of freshly published design patents offer a glimpse of camera phone devices to come in the future. […]
- By Michel G.
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s latest patents show scrollable devices, tab style smartphones and more
Samsung has been rumored to be working on a foldable display and a recent patent gives us a whole new concept which is the idea of a scrollable device. Such a device would have two states: a rolled state and an unrolled state. In the first state you would basically have a tube-like device which […]
- By Octav G.
- 8 years ago
New Samsung patent hints at 3D Touch for the Galaxy S7
Apple's new iPhones come with a feature called 3D Touch which offers various functionality depending upon how hard the user presses down on the display. The handset is capable of discerning the amount of force that's applied in the tap to respond accordingly. Huawei has also brought this technology to its latest handset so it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung patents new screen designs with curved edges at the top and bottom
Samsung introduced the curved-edge display with the Galaxy Note Edge, and then improved it with the Galaxy S6 edge. Now, Samsung wants to take the curved edge display scheme to a new level with a couple of brand new patents that are showing some interesting concepts. If you can recall, there have been some interesting designs from […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung and Apple agree on court-supervised mediation to settle arduous patent lawsuit
When it comes to their courtroom battles Samsung and Apple rarely agree on anything, both companies have filed suits and countersuits against each other and even though it has been a few years since this has been going on an end is yet to be achieved. Perhaps the companies are growing weary because both Samsung and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
