Microsoft offers excellent products under its surface brand, such as surface duo and surface book. According to the recently released patent details, Microsoft is now developing the next generation of dual screen mobile phone, called "surface duo 3", which may be more durable Recently, a new patent called "foldable display device" shows a dual screen foldable device
The device uses a single folding display. Microsoft calls it a "one-piece back cover". It uses curlable material in the expandable area. It is located near the hinge, which means that its design will be similar to Galaxy fold.
This new design no longer takes up too much space in the body of the foldable phone, which means that Microsoft's next-generation foldable Android phone may be thinner than dual screen devices, and this "back cover" design is more durable than Galaxy fold and similar foldable phones.
There is a folding glass layer between the back cover and the back cover, and a folding glass layer is added between the back cover and the display.
Although this sounds exciting, we know that devices using a single screen or ultra-thin glass and plastic film usually have obvious mechanical creases. A perfect example is the Samsung folding machine, which has wrinkles and other visual defects in the folding part of the display screen, and is prone to cracks and other physical damage.
Patented surface Duo 3 also uses foldable glass, but its back plate uses "back plate slot", which can realize folding while avoiding mechanical wrinkles.
Microsoft pointed out in the patent application: "This embodiment also provides consistent transparency and light transmittance of the whole display screen including the folding part, as well as mechanically solid parts. In this way, the display device disclosed in this disclosure can rotate freely through various angles and directions, and also show a basically uniform and smooth surface in various folding and plane directions, providing users with a pleasant high-quality appearance and experience."
The patented surface duo 3 may be a durable device with most of the advantages of a foldable phone. At the same time, it will have fewer problems. Of course, this is only a patent and there is no guarantee that it will join Microsoft's surface lineup, but let's not forget that surface duo also existed only on paper at first.
Given the recent organizational restructuring and Microsoft's increased attention to the Android platform, this device is certainly likely to be released. Surface duo 3 or more ambitious ideas with this design will be available at any time. Microsoft is currently focusing on software similar to surface duo devices, while the launch of the next generation of dual screen or foldable phones is still a little slow.