Microsoft has filed for a patent for a triple screen smartphone

Samsung has managed to make foldable smartphones a little more popular and accessible. The Korean now seems to want to go a little further with smartphones capable of folding into three elements. It is also the proposal of Microsoft with a patent identified by PatentlyApple and granted by l‘USPTO last December 23. Unlike Samsung, the computer giant isn’t particularly convinced by foldable-screen smartphones. He prefers the assembly of screens articulated by a hinge. This is what the brand had already presented with its Duo Surface.

With its patent, Microsoft describes a smartphone this time with three separate screens articulated by hinges. The device folds up like an accordion with one of the screens on the outside. This process would make it possible to compensate for the absence of an external screen that is known with the Surface Duo. This is limited to displaying only notifications.

Towards a Surface Trio?

Once deployed, we would get a Tablet about ten inches. According to the patent, the shape of the smartphone would allow it to use only two of the three screens. In all cases, and unlike the Galaxy z fold 3 from Samsung, such a cell phone is certainly not made to fit in a trouser pocket, even when closed. The thickness conferred by three superimposed screens is important and refining the frames would weaken the whole. Likewise on the patent, the presence of a photo module is not mentioned. This would help to thicken the whole.

For once, just like with Samsung, or TCL, these triple screen concepts are for the moment only trial and error on the part of the manufacturers and may never see the light of day. It must be said that the smartphone foldable in half is still looking for itself despite great progress.