The patent was reportedly filed by Samsung with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in mid-2020. The patent was then approved by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) on January 28.
Samsung smartphone with two sliders - Credit: LetsGoDigital Sliding mechanisms are not new. OPPO introduced this technology for the first time on the OPPO Find X en 2018, which was quite a rerevolutionary . Since then, other manufacturers have used a similar sliding mechanism on their own smartphones, such as Xiaomi on the Mi Mix 3 that we were able to test .
This technology makes it possible in particular to take advantage of a seamless display, since it consists of concealing the front photo sensor in a sliding panel behind the screen . Samsung goes even further in its patent, by also integrating front speakers on the lower part of the smartphone, which can also slide.
A double sliding mechanism on the Galaxy A82?
According to the images of the patent, the entire rear part of the smartphone would be sliding. Thus, by sliding down, the user could have access to the two front cameras of thesmartphone as well as the three rear cameras . By swiping up, the user could enjoy a more powerful AKG front speaker than conventional phones .
It would not be surprising if Samsung uses a such device on the Galaxy A82 in 2021 or on a future iteration of this range. In 2019, with its Galaxy A80, Samsung tried to carve out a small place in the "full screen" smartphone market thanks to a rotating camera . This solution was also interesting, since it allowed the use of the rear cameras for selfies . Users could thus enjoy better quality than conventional smartphones.
The problem with slider mechanisms is that they takeThere is a lot of space in the smartphone . As a result, it could be a pretty big phone, since Samsung will need to make sure it has a battery large enough to last at least a day's use.
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