source:https://www.freepatentsonline.com/
Foreign media reported on the 26th (local time) that Microsoft (MS) is likely to release the Surface Duo 3, which has a design similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
According to reports, Microsoft applied for a patent titled ‘FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE’ last year. The patent was published earlier this year.
Microsoft’s previously released 1st and 2nd generation Surface Duos were equipped with dual screens with two panels connected, but the Surface Duo in the patent document is equipped with a single foldable panel that can be rotated 360 degrees that can be bent both inward and outward. is characterized. When the device is folded outward, half of the foldable display can be used like a conventional smartphone, eliminating the need for a dedicated cover display.
LG Display has unveiled an ‘8-inch 360-degree foldable OLED’ panel that can be folded back and forth at ‘IMID 2022’ held in August, but commercial products equipped with this panel have not yet been released.
Microsoft is expected to launch the third-generation Surface Duo in 2023. It is still unknown whether the 3rd generation model will be equipped with the 360-degree foldable OLED panel developed by LG Display.
