New Apple patent shows us how an all-glass, all-screen iPhone would workWhat you need to know
A new Apple patent shows an all-glass iPhone.
There would be displays on all sides.
There would still be a main display, though.
This sounds amazing and terrible at the same time.
With Motorola and Samsung leading the charge to a world of foldable phones, Apple looks like it might be considering a slightly different approach. According to a new patent spotted by Apple Insider, Apple has been working on an iPhone that has glass – and screens – an all sides.
The patent, called "Electronic Device with Glass Enclosure" and US Patent No 20200057525, includes diagrams of what this thing could look like. And it appears to potentially be amazing and a terrible idea at the same time.
Apple describes how a device could use multiple panes of class that are placed so as to appear as if they are one.
Conventionally, glass has been used in such devices to provide a transparent window over a touchscreen on a front of the device. Described herein, however, are el...
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New Apple patent shows us how an all-glass, all-screen iPhone would work
