An iPhone with a foldable display may become a reality, if a patent filing is any indication.
With Android smartphone makers going all in with the idea of foldable smartphones, it appears that Apple doesn't want to be left behind.
A patent application filed by the Cupertino-based iPhone maker suggests that the company might be experimenting with multiple designs for a foldable iPhone.
The sketches in the patent application indicate that both inward and outward folding designs might be under consideration by Apple for a possible foldable iPhone.
There is also a mention of a double folding smartphone design that will create a triple stacked form factor.
Apple's patent application, that was published on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website recently, is titled “Flexible Display Devices” and serves as a not-so-subtle indication that a foldable iPhone is certainly on Apple's radar.
While some of the designs in Apple's patent application point towards a practical device, they are merely concept ideas at this point and should not be taken as the definitive proof of a foldable iPhone being in development.
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