Samsung has made no secrets about its wish to release flexible smartphones in the not-too-distant future, but now we know how they may go about making it a reality.
The company has filed for two patents, with one interestingly describing a feature called 'artificial muscle' which would allow a potential handset to bend.
The proposed tech appears to consist of a set of interconnected plates, arranged to respond to the movements through sensors. This would allow components, described in the patent itself as the display panel and an image processing board, to move safely.
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That bendy display, shown in the second patent, would involve a foldable panel split into a top section and a bottom section. That's a similar concept to the one Sammy released back in 2014, shown below.
As always, it's important to keep excitement in check when discussing patents. It's possible this buff, muscular technology could be the next big innovation from Samsung, but it's also just as likely it never sees the light of a production line.
If not, we'll still have the all-but-confirmed curved screen of the Galaxy Note 7.
Source: Bendy Samsung smartphones may feature 'flexible muscles'
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