Apple has patented a smartphone that is pure screen – starMedia (press Release)

Apple patents a smartphone that is pure screen. (Source: AP)

Apple could revolutionize the mobile world once again, already has patented a smartphone that includes all the necessary components on the front panel, that is to say, on the screen. Well, you might include a camera, a proximity sensor, a touch sensor, the space that needed the antenna LTE to operate, a microphone and even a loudspeaker without the need of much space.

Any element of acoustic, light or electromagnetic may be located below the display and operate through small holes distributed across its surface. Are imperceptible to the human eye, as stated by the patent No. 9,543,364 of the Patent and Trademark Office of the united States.

This technology consists in mounting a polymer in the screens OLED or LCD that have holes that allow communication between the inside and the outside without the need for any cables or connectors.

This type of technologies are those that are expected for the future, as Samsung has patented a similar idea. The first sketch of this type of technologies can be observed in the smartphones of this year: Samsung Galaxy S8 and the new iPhone.