Samsung likely working on a smartwatch with rollable screen & under-display camera

Samsung is one of few companies to manufacture real-life, fully-functional foldable smartphones. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are best selling foldable phones around world. To manufacture a smartphone with a foldable display, Samsung h to experiment with a lot of different display s and materials. While company did struggle initially as original Samsung Galaxy Fold did not have a stable design, it eventually improved.

Now, company might be planning to incorporate curved screen technology into its smartwatches. Samsung has filed a new patent that contains design of a smartwatch with a rollable display and a camera. patent was first discovered by a website called LetsGoDigital.  patent was filed on June 2, 2021, with World Intellectual property Office and contains 96-page worth of information and design plans for a rollable smartwatch. 

How rollable display Samsung smartwatch will work?

new patent contains design of a smartwatch with an extendable display. From looks of it, concept smartwatch contains a rollable screen that can roll out with press of a button. As screen rolls out (increasing size of interactive area) and forms a bigger rectangular display, smartwatch's chassis can also rotate, allowing viewing in vertical as well as horizontal orientation. As mentioned in patent, screen can be extended up to 40% of its original length. In a tweet, Mark Peters from LetsGoDigital also says that rollable smartwatch will support S Pen. 

Anor aspect of patent talks about presence of an under-display camera on watch. With its latest foldable device, Samsung Galaxy ZFold 3, company has launched its first under-display camera. Although it is not best that technology can be, Samsung is working to improve it. In patent, rollable display of smartwatch does not seem to have an effect on under-display camera. It is important to note that Samsung has not revealed any information about smartwatch with a rollable display. Stay tuned for more updates on Samsung smartphones and smartwatches.