Apple Is Working on a Unique iPhone with an Expandable Slide-out Display

Oct. 18, 2020

Over the past year or so, we have seen ashift in smartphone designand phone makers are now experimenting withfoldable,swivel, orwrap-arounddisplay phones. Some areworkingonout-of-the-box designsfor their foldabledevices. And according to a recent patent, Apple also seems to be dabbling with the idea ofan iPhone with a slide-out display.

Apple recently filed apatent applicationtitled“Electronic Devices Having Sliding Expandable Displays.”And according to this patent, the Cupertino-based tech giant is considering the use of flexible displays for its future devices. This will let users slide out an extended part of the display to get more screen real-estate when needed.

“If care is not taken, a display may not offer sufficient screen real estate to display information of interest to a user. At the same time, it can be difficult to enlarge the size of electronic devices too much to accommodate larger displays, because this can make devices too bulky,”states the application.

How Will It Work?

To prevent phones from getting bigger and bulkier, Apple proposes to develop a unique sliding mechanism. The screen will be built inside a special housing, as per the patent application. Now, whenever there is a need to expand the screen, both the housing and the screen will“slide relative to each other.”

Now, we have seen a lot ofcrazy patentsfrom Apple over the years. However, as we always say, there is a minimal chance that the company will actually use the tech in theirdevicesin the near future.

So, if I were you, I would take this information with a grain of salt and stop dreaming about an Apple iPhad (iPhone + iPad) launch. Sorry, could not come up with anything better. But if you do, let us know down in the comments.

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