LG files another patent application for a foldable phone
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LG is expected to introduce its next dual-screen phone on September 6th. Unlike a folding phone like the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the dual-screen phone employs a second dedicated screen that can be added or detached at any time. But LG also appears to be working hard on a foldable phone; a couple of patent applications published this month seem to show what type of design the manufacturer is looking at for its foldable handset. One patent filing that we told you about earlier this month revealed a phone that folds not once, but twice. When the device is folded, a gap is created that can house an accompanying stylus.
LG has already trademarked some names for its foldable phone
The patent shows that the phone will have a dual-camera setup on the back and it is expected that the selfie snapper and the fingerprint reader will both be underneath the display. Also missing is a 3.5mm headphone jack and a charging port; this means that the handset will only charge wirelessly.

Images from LG's patent application
LG has already trademarked several names related to a foldable phone such as LG Bendi, Foldi, Folds and Duplex. But it doesn't appear that we will see anything in the foldable segment of the smartphone market from LG until next year at the earliest. Last year, the Royale FlexPai became the first foldable to be launched, and the Samsung Galaxy Fold was scheduled to be the first foldable from a major manufacturer upon its scheduled release on April 25th. But just days before the phone was to be released, Samsung delayed the launch; influencers peeled off the protective film on their review units damaging the large internal display. In addition, dirt and debris entered into the device through an opening in the hinge on at least one unit, causing the screen to bulge. And other review units just stopped working.

Even more images from LG's patent application
So Samsung delayed the launch and went back to the drawing board. It tucked the ends of the protective film under the phone's bezels so that they couldn't be peeled off and put protection caps on the top and bottom of the hinge to prevent dirt from entering the Galaxy Fold through the openings. And metal layers were added underneath the Infinity Flex Display to reinforce the screen. The phone will now be released sometime next month.
With pricing sky high for both models ($1,980 for the Galaxy Fold and the equivalent of $2,600 for the Mate X), pricing in this sector will need to drop substantially before foldable phones catch on with the majority of the public.
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