Tri-fold smartphone under works, hints OnePlus patent

While a handful of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) have showcased their foldable phones, only Samsung is the lone phone-maker to successfully build a practical consumer variant and sell them in good numbers. Now, OnePlus which is giving stiff competition to the South Korean company in the premium, is reportedly working on its own mobile with a bendable screen.

Reliable Dutch blog Lets Go Digital has stumbled upon the OnePlus patent application for a foldable device in the World Intellectual Property Office(WIPO) patent database,

The OnePlus patent details the blueprint of the mystery tri-fold flexible screen-based handset. It shows to have three display panels held together two hinges and magnets.