The topic of flexible displays is set to make its way to wearable gadgets as well. Back in 2019, Nubia showed a hybrid smartwatch and smartphone - the Alpha with a flexible display. The device has gone on sale and is now available. Samsung, which already has several smartwatches with flexible displays, decided to make a smartwatch with a sliding screen.
Letsgodigital found a patent from the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) that describes a smart watch with a sliding screen. The sketches show the Galaxy Watch, where the display can be "stretched" and increase the usable area by 40%. It's not very clear what the effect is. It seems that it is not a roll-up screen, part of which is hidden in the case and can be pulled out if necessary.
The impression is that there will actually be three small displays, one of which is hidden inside. Interestingly, the 'extra screen also houses the front camera. LetsGoDigital describes the split-screen effect, where two parts of the screen could serve different functions. For example, one will house the controls and the other will display content.
Whether Samsung will ever introduce such a sliding smartwatch is unknown. Such a gadget is difficult to implement, both from an engineering and a software point of view. But the idea itself is curious.
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