Xiaomi has previously released the Xiaomi MIX Alpha surround screen mobile phone, and then disappeared, the folding screen mobile phone on the market is mainly based on the flip folding screen and the left and right folding screen. However, the research and development of mobile phone manufacturers for surround screen mobile phones has not stopped. Recently, according to foreign media letsgodigital, Samsung applied to the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) for a patent entitled "method and device for operating electronic device functions with flexible display", which has been published.
The patent mainly describes the Samsung Galaxy surround screen mobile phone, it is understood that the phone in the front, side, back of the phone are covered with a flexible display, the top of the fuselage border left a certain width, for the storage of cameras and sensors and other components, and because the side is also a screen, so the power button is designed at the top of the fuselage, the volume button is also replaced by virtual keys, but also added virtual game keys and shoulder buttons, of which the shoulder button can be used when playing in landscape mode.
The other two sides of the screen also added a new use, one side can display icons and shortcuts, while the other side can show status symbols such as time, battery, network strength and so on. In addition, because the phone has a screen in front of and behind, the camera can be used for selfies and regular photo and video recording.