Samsung patent could point to smartphone that folds in half

By Tim Biggs
Updated August 3 2015 - 2:13pm, first published 12:19pm
These renders from designer Max Borhof show what a foldable smartphone like Samsung's could look like. Photo: maxborhof.com
These renders from designer Max Borhof show what a foldable smartphone like Samsung's could look like. Photo: maxborhof.com
Images from the patent show a foldable smartphone that can even bend backwards.
Images from the patent show a foldable smartphone that can even bend backwards.

If you're frequently frustrated by the stubborn rigidity of your smartphone you could be in luck, as a newly-published patent shows Samsung may have designs on a phone that can bend completely in half like a wallet.

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