A foldable display material is being tested by an expert for its flexibility. (Photo : YouTube/Android Authority )
Nokia phones specs and line-up for this year have been highly anticipated by consumers. Apart from the recently introduced Nokia 6, Android enthusiasts would have to entertain the idea that Nokia's next generation smartphones may include foldable function.
The return of Nokia in the mobile industry after a failed attempt to dominate the market through their Microsoft OS smartphones has been expected by many. Apart from the company's departure from their previous OS then shifting to Android, a total makeover involving display is said to be underway.
There have been reports online that next generation Nokia phones may fold in half. This news of drastic improvement has been connected to the patent filed in 2013 by the company granted late in 2016, according to Express. Its period of arrival may be sooner than expected.
The development of smartphone equipped with a flexible display part is a game changing feature for the company. This will surely be a head turner among Android users and will surely be a threat to leading brands, like Apple and Samsung.
The said flexible display part is configured to fold or bend as it would respond to a closing movement of the housing parts, according to Indian-English news magazine India Today. Such feature, then hints an incorporation of a chasis that is capable of taking an open and closed configuration.
The possibility of Nokia phones arriving soon incorporating foldable features has already been considered by the company in the early 2000s. Thus, a patent filed in 2013 including foldable display and ribbon-like battery could likely be realized in the coming months.
Such revolutionary feature, if released by Nokia ahead of Samsung Electronics or LG Electronics will put them ahead of the pack as both companies already introduced such concept recently. The ability to deliver first will make a difference in terms of marketing success.
Watch a discussion on foldable phone concept here:
