Samsung has a patent for pressure-sensitive display, Galaxy S7 to come with it?
The Korean Intellectual Property Office published a patent filed by Samsung in April 2014 which describes a display technology that can differentiate the amount of force applied by looking at the corresponding voltage. Will this pressure sensitive technology appear in the Galaxy S7?
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Synaptics currently has three ClearPad discrete touch controller solutions for Android vendors to implement 3D Touch-like features in their flagship smartphones next year, but Samsung already has plans for such features at least a year ago.
According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, Samsung filed a patent titled "Touch Input Apparatus and Electronic Device Having Thereof" in April 2014. The patent describes a display that can differentiate between the amount of force applied and the corresponding voltage.The changes in the electromagnetic field will translate into different software commands such as using a key as both a space and tab key depending on the amount of force applied on it.
With Apple and Huawei leading the market with their respective pressure-sensitive display technologies, it's only a matter of time before Samsung comes up with similar technologies to match its rivals.
Source: Kipris.or.cr (PDF link) via SamMobile
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