A recent Microsoft patent has revealed that the company is looking into developing a new Surface product. The patent shows a peculiar device that resembles the Surface Duo but with three screens on a single hinge mechanism. This may be a new product the Microsoft Surface team is currently working on. According to the patent, the new Microsoft foldable phone features two separate screens brought together with a single hinge mechanism in the middle. This also makes it quite similar to the Surface Duo and Neo. Apart from the twin primary displays, the patent also reveals a much smaller third display, which looks like a status bar on the edge of the device.
The third screen has been labeled as Control Logic and might be an area for a few particular functionalities. This edge screen may have limited capabilities but could show the time, notifications, show the connected device, and a lot more. In the patent, a small description has also been found in the documents. It states that “traditional smartphones have only one screen to display all the relevant information and notifications to users. So, Microsoft aims to address the issue with its newly patented idea for finding a new way to displays information, calls, or even messages.”
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