The iPhone surely had two moments in which it underwent a substantial change in its own identity. The first was with the iPhone 6, and the second was with the iPhone X. In a way, it was not only its design that was changed, but also its philosophy, and that This is something that has not happened since..
One of Apple’s biggest complaints about the latest iPhone releases is that the changes from generation to generation aren’t enough to justify buying a new one every year. Now that could change, but not with the foldable iPhone. It’s already in the past. The novelty could be the rollable iPhone
“Wait while I unroll my iPhone and take your picture”
According to a new patent, of which we leave you the complete version, Apple would work on devices whose screen could roll up when not in use. To be exact, what the patent says is that: “the screen can be moved between an unrolled state in which the screen is flat and a rolled up state in which a rollable part of the screen is rolled up for storage”.
It also solves one of the most common problems of this type of device, namely the durability of the glass. Apple explains in the patent that:
“The compressive stress on the outward facing glass surface can help prevent damage to the screen when it is bent during lamination operations. For example, a layer of glass adhered to the outer surface (facing on the front) of the panel can be used to prevent the display panel from being deformed and damaged when the user’s finger, computer stylus or other foreign object comes in contact with the front side. Polymer and/or other protective layers may form as coatings on the glass layer to prevent scratching of the glass layer.
In any case, it remains a patent. Apple saves thousands every year, but there are only a few who end up seeing the light in the form of a product. In any case, this is not the first time that we have heard of an iPhone of this style, so there are reasons to think that it could end up coming to an end.
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