Foldable iPhone Opening “Like a Book” Detailed in Apple Patent

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Now that Apple has finally made the move from LCD to OLED with the iPhone X, the company can start exploring other display tech, and it looks like one possible project could involve a foldable iPhone.

While this isn’t the first time we hear about a foldable iPhone, a new patent published by the USPTO reveals that Apple is indeed considering such a project that relies on a display “opened and closed like a book.”

“An electronic device may have a flexible portion that allows the device to be folded. The device may have a flexible display. The flexible display may have a bending region that allows the display to bend along a bend axis when the device is folded,” the summary section of the patent explains.

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At first glance, this particular technology makes … (read more)

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