Press reports revealed that “Apple” had obtained a new patent for the production of a “foldable iPhone” that had long been rumored about its design, but there are no announced plans on the part of the company to manufacture such a product yet.
The new “iPhone”, if produced, would compete with “Samsung” foldable phones, and may outperform them due to the problems it suffers from due to damage to the bent area of the screen.
According to the patent highlighted by the British Daily Mail, side buttons are placed on the new Apple phone to control volume, screen brightness, camera and other options.
The patent images indicate that the phone will open vertically to provide a more extended screen, compared to other designs that open horizontally to form a tablet-like device.
In order to avoid the problems encountered by Samsung’s foldable phones, Apple uses, according to the patent, more flexible materials in the line from which the phone is folded.
The “Apple” patent comes at the same time that “Samsung” is being criticized for its “Galaxy Z Fold 3” phone, as its users face problems with the folding site, which affects the efficiency of the screen.
