Samsung patents foldable phone with screen on the back
Samsung describes a foldable electronic device where the second half of the housing contains a battery and a display. This second display is positioned behind the battery and is visible through the outer casing, allowing content to be seen from the back of the device.
In the filing’s own words
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a housing comprising a first housing and a second housing. The first housing may comprise: a hinge module; a first plate connected to the hinge module; a second plate facing away from the first plate; and a first side frame surrounding a first space between the first plate and the second plate. The second housing may comprise: a third plate connected to the hinge module; a fourth plate facing away from the third plate; and a second side frame surrounding a second space between the third plate and the fourth plate. The first housing and the second housing may fold or unfold with regard to each other with reference to the hinge module. In addition, the electronic device may comprise: a printed circuit board disposed in the second space; a first display disposed to be supported by the first plate and the third plate; a battery disposed between the third plate and the fourth plate in the second space; and a second display disposed between the battery and the fourth plate to be visible from the outside through at least a part of the fourth plate. At least a part of the second display may be disposed to face the battery.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1 - 15. (canceled)
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DUAL DISPLAY
- Publication number
- US20260319553A1
- Application number
- 19645705
- Filed
- Apr 13, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 18
Classified under
G06F 1/1681 Physics & computingG06F 1/1618 Physics & computingG06F 1/1647 Physics & computingG06F 1/1652 Physics & computingH04M 1/0268 Electricity & electronicsH05K 1/189 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Phones & computers
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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