While Apple's flat display in the iPhone 12 won the admiration of many tech reviewers who were tired of curved displays, Samsung seems to be taking screens that melt off the edge to the next level

A patent filed by Samsung in late October, discovered by the Dutch website Let's Go Digital, shows a supposedly Samsung Galaxy S21 design that would make the Galaxy Fold 2 look docile

Like Xiaomi's Mi Mix Alpha, the Galaxy S21 could feature a display that wraps around the entire device Unlike the Mi Mix Alpha, which had stripes that cut off the display to accommodate the camera module, Samsung appears to have avoided this by creating a sliding mechanism

Yes, according to the patent application, the new phone will employ a similar mechanism to showcase the camera, just as sliding feature phones did 15 years ago; Let's Go Digital has also put together a video showing a rendering of it Please note that this is not an official video by Samsung

If this is true, then this Galaxy S21 model is not actually a phone with a true wraparound display Instead, it has two curved displays sandwiched together

And what about the front-facing camera? Samsung may use an in-display camera, which would eliminate the need for a camera hole or notch However, we have heard that the Galaxy S21 does indeed have a punch hole Therefore, this could be an entirely different model or an early incarnation of an entirely new Samsung phone

No release date has been set for the Galaxy S21, but rumors suggest it will be available in January 2021 Check out the Galaxy S21 hub for the latest leaks