The recently launched Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 proves that Samsung loves to innovate and experiment with its smartphones, and according to the company’s just-registered patent application, more ambitious phones are on the way.
According to a patent filing (via XDA Developers and SamMobile), Samsung is exploring the viability of a phone with a display on the front and back – and if that’s not unusual enough for you, the display on the back will also be transparent .
Samsung has previously been associated with transparent phone displays and screens that expand and contract through a scrolling mechanism. The document appears to involve some of the same techniques.
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When we say a transparent display, you won’t be able to see through the phone – but you’ll get a phone that can display text and images on the back, even if it looks like a regular back.
One way to think about it is as an always-on display on the back of the phone. For example, it can be deployed to display notifications, or updates from specific social media feeds. Even with your phone face down on the surface, you can see who’s calling or what the weather is like today.
The usual caveats of patent applications apply: these applications do not guarantee the existence of any product, either now or in the future. However, they do demonstrate ideas that companies are exploring and that they may decide to incorporate into actual devices.
Analysis: Smartphone innovation is not dead yet
In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about the lack of innovation in the smartphone market — after all, there are only so many ways to design a sheet of glass, metal, and plastic with a display attached.
However, phone makers continue to push the boundaries where possible. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is just one example, with a foldable primary display and a smaller secondary display to keep you informed about notifications.
If anyone can come up with a phone with a transparent display, it’s Samsung. The company is leading the way in foldable phones — Apple and Google seem set to follow — and Samsung has also worked on transparent TV technology in the past.
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