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We can sometimes tell a lot about what a company is working on by the patents that it files. Samsung is a prime example of this. A new patent filed by the company shows us a foldable phone with a rotating camera. This was spotted on WIPO.
\nThe camera rests on the side in a cylindrical module
\nIt looks like the foldable phone is still gaining its identity, as different foldable phone form factors are working their way into the market. We have inward folding phones, outward folding phones, clamshell folding phones, and whatever the heck the TCL \u2018Fold and Roll\u2019 was. Companies are still finding ways of improving on the flaws that haunt the foldable phone market.
\nIt looks like Samsung\u2019s addition to the folding smartphone market is a rotating camera. The patent images show us a folding phone with a rotating camera on board. The camera will rest inside a small rotating cylinder on the side. The form factor of this phone is identical to the company\u2019s Galaxy Fold series.
\nThis means that the camera package will be the same for the device whether it\u2019s open or closed. This is something that\u2019s not exactly new. Other OEMs have plopped their cameras onto rotating and flipping modules. This is so the user can use the more capable main camera for selfies and Vlogging.
\nThe good and bad sides of a foldable phone with a rotating camera
\nSince the camera will be able to rotate a fair amount, there\u2019s the possibility of having it rotate to a custom angle. In one of the patent images, we see what looks like a person operating the camera manually. On the bottom half of the phone, right next to the shutter button, we see an arrow on the screen. The person is swiping down, picking the angle that she wants the camera to go to. This is neat, not only for the sake of convenience but for cinematic effects and tricks.
\nAnother good side to this camera mentality is the fact that it doesn\u2019t cut into the screen all that much. The first generation Galaxy Z Fold had a large notch that ate up a fair amount of the inner display. In the patent images, we see that the screen is mostly complete.
\nThe downside to having a folding phone with a rotating camera is the fact that there are now more moving parts that can get damaged. Foldable phones are better than they were back in 2019, but they are far from being durable. It being a foldable device already knocks a few points off of its durability. Having a rotating camera might not be for people who don\u2019t baby their phones.
\nThere\u2019s no telling if this phone will ever see the light of day. At the end of the day, patents are only patents. It\u2019ll still be interesting to see this phone in the future, nevertheless.<\/p>\n
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\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com
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