Samsung Files Patent for a Laptop That Folds in Four

Foldable technology is quite popular right now. Many brands have started releasing foldable phones. Samsung is one of them. But not content with a foldable phone, Samsung is working on a computer that is foldable and can be brought down to even smaller sizes.

Will Samsung's New Foldable Computer Be Like the Galaxy Fold?

According to a new report, Samsung has filed a patent application for a hybrid laptop in which each part can fold in two (that is, folding into four in total). Considering that Samsung didn't get the interest it expected from its Galaxy Fold series, and given its history with foldable displays, one might think it would back away from this design. However, Samsung doesn't seem to be backing down, with both its new foldable-screen smartphones and this newly emerged foldable laptop patent. According to the patent, this laptop will fold in four, on both the X and Y axes, like a piece of paper. The patent application, on the website of the international patent organization WIPO, contains the design of a laptop with a detachable keyboard unit. The screen part of the device can be used as a fully functional tablet, and this touch interface can be accessed with a pen. With the screen folded in four, the space the device takes up is also greatly reduced. The laptop's keyboard unit also folds in two. The computer components under the keyboard section are also placed to allow folding. The appearance of such a patent application of course doesn't guarantee that the laptop will ever actually launch.