14 DAY TRIAL // We already had the chance to take a look at various concept mobile phones that would expand the capabilities of a regular handset beyond the traditional limits, and a new such device is now available for your viewing pleasure.
The most interesting feature of this device would be the fact that it can be transformed in a small tablet PC, which would make it fit for more than just usual phone usage.
Dubbed Triptych, this is an LG concept device that comes from designer Edward Hale (via Concept-Phones).
The handset would sport a foldable design, with two auxiliary touchscreen displays included into the mix in addition to the main screen.
When unfolded, these screens would join together in a larger display, making the device resemble tablet PC, better fit for reading books, watching movies, or surfing the Internet.
The handset would run under an operating system that could offer support for both phone and tablet modes, and dual boot capabilities might also be an option.
Of course, since this is only a concept design, we can imagine that the handset would run under one of the most popular platforms today, such as Android, Symbian or Windows Phone.
However, it might be a long time before we would actually see one such device launched on shelves, that's for sure.
We should note that this is not the first time we've seen a this kind of foldable phone concept. The latest one came from Interaction Designer Kristian Ulrich Larsen, in the form of a three-screen phone able to turn into a tablet or to run a different app on each screen.
However, with today's mobile market sliding towards putting smartphones and smaller tablets on the same row, chances are that phone makers would actually take into consideration the possible launch of a device resembling Triptych (a dual screen tablet was already released).
In the meantime, have a look at the images available with this LG concept phone, available on the designer's website here.
