Manufacturers’ imaginations vibrate when it comes to how to increase the width of smartphones while maintaining dimensions. Samsung has also joined those who see the future in flexible displays.

If 2020 is the year of foldable smartphones, then it is easy to imagine that 2021 will be the year of expandable devices, at least more and more manufacturers (LG, TCL, Oppo) are considering such a solution. Dutch man distinguished at filing exciting technology patents LetsGoDigital The page this time presented the Samsung idea like this (no coincidence, this is not the first patent from a South Korean company).

Anyway, Samsung unveiled a retractable projector in a niche at CES in Las Vegas earlier this year, but so far there has been silence about it. However, a photo was recently posted on the network showing Lee Jae Young, vice president of Samsung Electronics, holding in his hand a smart device that appears to be stretchy.

Returning to Samsung’s idea, the phone can be extended sideways and the 6-inch device can become an 8-inch tablet. To give users an idea of ​​what this device looks like, LetsGoDigital 3D designer Jermaine Smit, known as Concept Creator, made a presentation for this type of Galaxy Note phone. The video also shows the S Pen, but it has of course, of course, whether the expandable display will really support it. The LetsGoDigital Otherwise, the Galaxy Z Roll could be a potential name for this device.

There is no information yet on when Samsung can roll out such a device, but seeing the rivals push in this area, it will be worth the shot.

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