This might be Samsung’s thinner and wider Galaxy Z Fold 6

Samsung’s foldable smartphones are rumored to undergo a major design overhaul this year. Industry insiders say the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 will feature bigger and wider displays. A newly published Samsung patent might have revealed what the new Fold will look like.

Samsung patent shows a wider book-type foldable smartphone

Samsung has been making foldable smartphones since 2019. Over the past five generations, the devices have evolved significantly in terms of design and functionality. However, the company has yet to address one of the biggest complaints with the design of its Fold-series foldables. The cover display is too tall and doesn’t feel like a standard smartphone.

While the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is wider than previous models, its cover display still has an aspect ratio of 23.1:9. That is much taller than normal bar-type smartphones. For example, the Galaxy S24 Ultra has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Foldable enthusiasts and Samsung fans have been calling for the company to look into this. It might finally listen this year with the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

Spotted by Pigtou, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent application from Samsung for a foldable smartphone design. The accompanying documents contain sketches of the patented design. The publication collaborated with leaker David Kowalski, aka Xleaks7, to create a concept device based on these sketches.

The results are the images you can in this article, above and below. The phone is significantly wider than the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Its cover display might have a similar aspect ratio as the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung also seems to have made the device thinner than before. The 2023 model already folds shut without leaving any gap. With a thinner build, it would feel less bulky in the pocket.

This could be the Galaxy Z Fold 6

There is no way to verify that we are looking at the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s design here. However, as the publication pointed out, Samsung’s early foldable phones look similar to the sketches in its patents. Based on this, the device shown in this patent should be an upcoming foldable. There are also rumors about the Fold model getting a wider form factor.

Connecting the dots, the phone seen in this Samsung patent could be the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The device is expected to arrive in July or August this year alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 6. We should come across more leaks about rumors about the duo in the coming months.