Apple imagines iPhones with (really) edge-to-edge screen

A new patent filed by Apple in the United States provides a glimpse of what an iPhone could look like with an even better size/screen ratio than today. The idea would in fact be to offer an all-glass body, with the touchscreen display protruding from the sides of the phone. Samsung, with its Edge range or certain Galaxy Note, already offers similar panels with features offset on the edge.

Unfortunately, even today, this type of technology remains very “gimmicky”. Indeed, its long-term use is compromised by a real ergonomic incident. This occurs when you hold the phone with one hand and it therefore inadvertently comes into contact with certain controls. Cupertino goes even further, and also offers to surround its prototype with a back screen.

A solution in the pipeline?

Other images in the document, however, show that Apple appears to be aware of some similar issues. As you can see below, the firm therefore proposes to develop the surface occupied by the operating system according to the visual area of ​​the user and the direction of the smartphone. Better yet, the image would be able to move in real time so as not to lose a bit of content, for example by switching from portrait to landscape mode during video playback.

For Macs and watches too!

Additional diagrams this time show what looks like a real Mac Pro, in two forms: cylindrical or tower. Here too, Apple suggests placing a glass slab all around. We could then imagine that different controls such as the power button, a diode alerting the device's power supply or even wireless charging will be installed directly on the hull.

As for the Apple Watch, the same thing: although we still recognize the equivalent of a Digital Crown present on theSeries 7, the design is also there edge to edge. Other hypotheses put forward previously also evoke the case of a notch,which could in this case rather take the form of a punch.

Of course, this is only a patent, and it is worth remembering that there is no proof that it has already been developed into viable material or suitable for sale on the market. We may never see the color of it, depending on what Apple decides.