Samsung’s biggest Galaxy Fold 3 upgrades might have leaked
Samsung plans to unveil two foldable phones in early August and launch them in stores by the end of the month. These are the highly anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 devices that appeared in various rumors this year. Alongside the reportedly delayed Galaxy S21 FE, the two foldables are meant to make the Galaxy Note series forgotten, at least this year. The new foldables will be better in every way than their predecessors, according to recent leaks. Samsung has improved the build quality and durability of its devices and plans a few big upgrades for the handsets.
Most reports have focused on the Fold 3, which will be the more expensive of the two flagships. The handset should feature a second-generation Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) screen panel technology that will support Samsung’s S Pen stylus. The Fold 3 is also supposed to be the first Samsung phone to feature an Under Panel Camera (UTC). Samsung has already confirmed the latter as a feature created for laptops with OLED screens and implied UTC designs will come to more mobile devices without explicitly referencing the Fold 3 or any other Galaxy handset. But a new discovery seems to confirm Samsung’s big Fold 3 upgrade plans.
Dutch blog LetsGoDigital, which uncovered various Samsung patents detailing potential foldable phone designs and features, is back with a new finding.
Samsung filed last November a patent called Portable communication device including display that was published online in mid-June. The illustrations in the patent show a device that features a foldable display just like the original Fold and Fold 2. The patent references technology that Samsung described in a 2019 Samsung patent.
Samsung placed under the screen various sensors, as seen in the images. We’re looking at an in-display fingerprint sensor, UPC selfie camera, and other under-screen sensors.
