When we talk about book-type foldable phones, the market has gone in two different directions. there is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3-way, where the large display folds inwards and remains in the shell of the phone, with a secondary screen on the outside, which you can use for quick actions, a-la “regular smartphone”. Then there’s the Huawei Mate Xs 2-way, with the screen folding on the outside of the device – so when folded, you’re still using that large screen as your main source for viewing and use.
That sounds pretty heavy – a screen that can fold in and out right down the middle and still withstand all that physical strain. Is it even possible?
The screens are made with ultra-thin glass technology and have a special oleophobic coating that should be at least a little better at keeping fingerprints away from the glossy screen. So in theory, this could be the exact technology Microsoft plans to use for its outward-folding phone.
Will this be the Surface Duo 3? That is possible. The rumor mill is pretty quiet on another Surface Duo right now, and it looks like Microsoft may skip this year to refine its folding concept. So it’s very possible that we’ll see a high-tech Surface Duo 3… in a year or two.
