Motorola was one of the first companies to launch a foldable smartphone, but we haven’t heard anything in the nearly 1.5 years since the Moto Razr and its 5G variant came to be.
The company has now been granted a patent by WIPO (World
Intellectual Property Organisation) for another foldable phone - tall and
narrow, like the Razr, but the screen is on the outside and the foldable
display wraps around it and creates a dual-screen device when folded.
The patent reveals a small island is left on top of the
phone for the camera setup, meaning the bottom part of the screen will be
shorter. An easy way to imagine the new patented device is a crossover of the
Moto Razr and Royole Flexpai.
The actual hinge will be an entirely new solution that should
minimize crease and allow the phone to fold flush without any gaps. There would
be moving parts within the actual mechanism to allow the panel to bend freely
if the device makes it to the market.
We say “if” and not “when” because companies often patent
designs that do not make it to commercial devices. However, this isn’t some
obscure idea - this design has some obvious advantages and should strong
protective glass for foldable panels finally arrive we have little doubt
Motorola will deliver it to the market.
