The registration made by Samsung’s display division was published in the National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) in March, but the request was made in July last year. The images show a cell phone screen that takes up the entire front of the device and also part of the edges. The design includes rounded edges and the screen even takes a piece of the top and bottom of the device. On the other hand, the corners of the sides are covered, ensuring more resistance to the cell phone in the event of a fall. Where’s the front camera? Based on the concepts present in the documentation, the Let’s Go Digital people developed renderings showing what a Samsung phone with the new screen would look like. The display would guarantee almost 100% use of the front of the smartphone, but raises doubts about the implementation of the front camera. As the product does not have the Infinity-O look, which has a hole in the screen, the selfie camera is not present in front of the device. In addition, the top edge is also taken halfway by the display. Thus, the space is very small for the implementation of a pop-up solution. With that in mind, it may be that the new screen will be used in devices that adopt camera technology under the screen. Samsung has already confirmed that it has been developing the solution since 2018, but that the novelty could take time to appear on high-cost phones. With that in mind, the trend is that the company will still take some time to adopt the new screen in its main smartphone lines, if the idea really reaches the market. After all, patent registration does not guarantee that the company will use the solution in the future.
