Microsoft patent reveals foldable phone that turns into a tablet

Microsoft is attempting to patent a device with a flexible hinge and display that would transform a phone into a tablet. Patent filings discovered by MSPoweruser reveal that Microsoft is, at least, experimenting with this type of concept for a future mobile device. Accompanying notes and diagrams detail what looks like a large smartphone that can fold over and transform into a tablet form factor or even the tent mode found on Lenovo’s range of Yoga tablets. There appears to be modes for two or three screens to extend flat out to make the device bigger and more tablet-like. Microsoft first filed its patent in October, 2014.


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