Microsoft filed patent for 'three-screen foldable device'
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On December 23, 2021, it was revealed that Microsoft had applied for a patent on a three-screen foldable device, and the terminal 'Surface Trio' following Microsoft's foldable two-screen mobile terminal 'Surface Duo' will appear There are voices expecting that it may be.
United States Patent Application: 0210397281
https://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?Docid=20210397281
Microsoft patents reveal a possible Future 3-Display Surface Smartphone and Orientation Sensors for Foldable Tablets --Patently Apple
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Below is one of the figures in the patent filed by Microsoft. It is a terminal in which the three displays are bent at the hinge part so that they can be folded over each other.
The application states, 'This foldability allows multi-panel display devices to have a larger display area compared to similar portable single display devices. Also, by folding, non-foldable display devices have the same display area. It can be smaller than a foldable display device. '
By confirming this application, it is assumed that Microsoft has the technology related to the three-screen terminal, but the content described in the application is very long and technical, so it is just an explanation of the concept. Windows Central, an IT news site, shows that it's just that .
According to Patently Apple, a news site that reports patents such as Apple and Microsoft, Microsoft had the idea of a foldable tablet in addition to the foldable mobile terminal called Surface Duo. The foldable tablet was originally planned to be announced as the 'Surface Neo' in the fourth quarter of 2020, but has been postponed to the fourth quarter of 2021. After that, the project was canceled due to the shortage of parts supply due to COVID-19.
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Regarding foldable devices, Samsung released the foldable smartphones ' Galaxy Z Fold3 5G ' and ' Galaxy Z Flip3 5G ' in October 2021, and Huawei released the 'P50 Pocket' on December 24, 2021. The competition is getting hotter. On December 24th, Lenovo's general manager Chen Jin revealed that he is developing a third generation of Motorola brand foldable smartphones, the Motorola Razr .
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