At CES 2024 we saw many concepts about foldable and rollable displays. However, none of these concepts have yet emerged as a ready-to-sell product. A new patent unveiled by IT Home, HuaweiIt shows that a three-fold foldable smartphone may be introduced soon.

Models like the Galaxy Z Fold or Galaxy Z Flip, currently on sale, had one hinge and folded in half like a book. The smartphone that shows Huawei’s new patent is It has two separate hinges and can be folded into thirds in a Z shape. This can allow for a larger main screen, but it can also make the device thicker when folded.

Huawei’s triple smartphone patent reads as follows:

As you can see in the patent image above, one side of the triple-folding smartphone folds in and the other folds out. When the device is fully folded While one side can be used as a normal smartphone, the other side has a multi-camera setup on the rear. Unfortunately, there is no information about its thickness.

There are rumors that Huawei will introduce its triple foldable smartphone this year. But before the company shows off its final product, it must make sure it is user-friendly. For those who don’t remember; Huawei’s first foldable smartphone was in foldable form However, this design was not considered user-friendly and Samsung’s foldable design became the preferred form across the industry.