Samsung found another use for folding screens: Handheld gaming devices

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• Samsung’s display division has patented a handheld gaming device with a folding screen.
• It looks like a Nintendo Switch that folds in half, with two controllers on each end.
• This device may never see the light of day, but it might indicate Samsung is taking notice of the gaming handheld market.

Despite Samsung’s early lead, competition in the folding phone space has been heating up. However, a new patent suggests that Samsung may be considering an entirely different market: handheld gaming devices.

A WIPO patent (via 91mobiles) shows a device that, at first glance, looks like a Nintendo Switch. However, a Galaxy Z Flip-style hinge in the middle allows it to fold in half. The two controllers on either end are reminiscent of Joycons, with a recession that allows the joysticks to fit neatly into the device while closed.




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