Future Apple Watch could feature a flexible screen that wraps around the wrist

A future Apple Watch could incorporate flexible technology that extends the display, Apple exploring the possibility in a recently issued patent.

Since the smartwatch was first launched in 2015, it incorporates the same OLED technology – although the new ranking, uncovered by Foldable News, indicates that a potential change could be in the future. horizon.

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In the finer details of the proposal, which we will condense in order not to fall asleep, Apple notes that the technology would allow an increase in the size of the screen. So, instead of the screen ending on the watch face, it could drift onto the group itself and become an extension.

The patent also suggests to completely separate the screen from the bezel of the watch and to possibly have it as a second display on the wristband of the watch.

Now, of course, it is unlikely that a technology of this kind will appear in an Apple Watch so soon. However, less significant changes in the display could still be made by the Apple Watch Series 5.

The Cupertino giant has been interested in MicroLED screens since at least 2014, the year of the acquisition of the LuxVue startup. It was also reported in 2018 that a MicroLED prototype of the Apple Watch was under construction at Apple, with the benefits of finer display potentially leading to a more efficient display and lower power consumption.

Whatever it is, it does not seem like Apple persists too long with OLED displays. Especially with the flexible technology in vogue, it is likely that the company is studying all options for future devices, portable or otherwise.

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