Lenovo might see a rollable screen laptop in its future

Right now, we live in the age of foldable screen devices. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 (review) is one of the highest-selling foldable devices on the market. However, the tech industry is poised to “roll” over to a new age, as rollable phones are getting closer to launching. Not looking to sit back, Lenovo filed a patent for a rollable screen laptop.

Now, please note that this is just a patent; it just shows that Lenovo wants to reserve the technology behind this idea in the case that it wants to pursue building a device like this. It’s not an objective indicator that the company is actively developing a rollable screen laptop. So, you will want to take this news cautiously. We could see a rollable screen laptop from Lenovo, or we could not.

Lenovo patents a laptop with a rollable screen

When using a desktop computer, you have several options for your screen size. If you find that your screen is too small, you can simply buy a wider one. Also, you can buy a secondary display to go along with your main one. However, you have very limited options with laptops. You can’t really buy a new display for your laptop. Sure, you can buy a secondary display, but that’s more cumbersome.

So, it appears that Lenovo might want to give you the ability to extend your laptop’s display to match your needs. According to a new report from Pigtou, Lenovo just filed a patent for a laptop with a screen that can expand to make for a wider display. So, when the display is in its standard mode, the two sides of the screen will be rolled up. Then, once you trigger it, it’ll expand and unravel. That’s pretty straightforward.

We’ve seen a concept for a laptop with a rollable screen from Lenovo before, however, that laptop would expand upward. That’s perfect if you want to have more scrolling space or if you want more room when writing a document.

The laptop in this Lenovo patent will expand horizontally. This will give you more real estate when running applications side by side. Also, it could be great for gaming.

Don’t hold your breath

Obviously, since this is patent information we’re talking about, we have no dates to share whatsoever. Again, there’s no telling if the Lenovo is even working on this. It seems likely that it would, however. Companies have been putting a lot of work into rollable screens lately. According to the report, the world may even see its first rollable screen device as early as 2025.

Foldable screens have had several years of production put into them before the first Galaxy Z Fold hit the market. It’s much the same thing with rollable screen devices. We all still remember the fantastic rollable LG phone prototype. That phone looked amazing, and that was back in 2021. We’re certain that rollable screen technology has moved forward leaps and bounds since then.