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Momo Tabari

Apple patent details rollable iPhone plans — isn't this just an electronic Yodel?

Yodel vs Rollable

It's no secret that Apple has taken its time introducing the popular foldable screen feature to iPhone devices. After all, the original Samsung Galaxy Fold launched all the way back in 2019, and just this year, Google introduced its Pixel Fold, yet we haven't heard a peep about an "iPhone Fold" from Apple itself. 

Of course, rumors are circulating throughout the internet that Apple continues to test different flip and fold prototypes, but nothing has made it through the cracks quite yet. But Apple recently filed a new patent detailing its plans to implement electronic devices with rollable displays instead. And after reading this detailed patent, I can't help but wonder, what is the use case for this thing?

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