LG has patented a hybrid tablet-phone design.
The patent itself describes the device as a “mobile phone with a flexible display which can be folded in half.”
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As you can see from the design images, this new LG patent literally looks like an iPad that can be folded down into a run-of-the-mill smartphone. This is an intriguing idea seeing as how you could just put a tablet in your pocket.
It’s clear the device is designed to have a camera, however, I’m just not sure how practical something like this is when everything that can be done on a tablet can already be done on a phone.
Maybe the differentiation comes from the camera, or maybe LG is simply attempting to stir up conversation.
Regardless, foldable phones appear to be the final frontier for tech companies.
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