Samsung Has Been Granted a Patent for the Four-sided Curved

Photos designed in Samsung's patents.

Samsung filed a patent application for this design last July at the China National Intellectual Property Administration, and was approved by the World Intellectual Property Office last month. The patent shows that the screen is curved on all four sides and the metal frame is expanded at the corners for better bearing, especially in dropped situations.

However, the model of the patent does not indicate the position of the front camera. It is likely that there will be a front camera below the screen, instead of a hole-in or pop-up camera. The ports and physical buttons are also not shown on this patent and are expected to be revealed when the design is complete.

As predicted, it is likely that Samsung will bring this design to the Galaxy S series which will be announced next year. We certainly would expect a more groundbreaking design in the phone industry has too many similar designs already.