[(Title)] Microsoft Surface Phone Could Come As Foldable With Sophisticated Camera

Microsoft has won a patent for possible foldable phone under its Surface brand.

微软已获得对其Surface品牌下可能折叠手机的专利。

It has been a while since we saw an update to Windows Phone. While there are rumors that Microsoft has given up on the smartphone segment, there are also reports that it is still working on a Surface Phone.

自从我们看到了Windows手机更新后，已经有一段时间了。虽然有传言说微软放弃了智能电话部分，但也有报道说微软仍在制作 Surface Phone。

A recent patent granted to the tech giant reveals that Microsoft Surface Phone would come as foldable with a sophisticated camera system.

最近授予该技术巨头的一项专利表明，微软的 Surface Phone可以被折叠，并拥有先进的照相机系统。

Patently Apple reports on the latest patent granted to Microsoft for a dual display or foldable smartphone. Based on the patent, Microsoft plans to develop a foldable phone with a sophisticated camera added to the face side of the device.

Patently Apple报道了授予微软双屏显示或可折叠智能手机的最新专利。 根据该专利，微软计划开发一款折叠式手机，并在设备的正面添加一个精密的相机。

According to Microsoft, the camera has to protrude from the body of the smartphone on the left side, which will fit snugly into a cavity built at the right side of the display when folded.

根据微软的说法，相机必须从左侧的智能手机机身伸出，当折叠时，它将紧贴在显示器右侧的内部。

It will also feature a head tracking, gesture recognition, motion detection, machine vision and night vision. The possible foldable Surface Phone will also include a sensor built at the back of the camera, which will support a fingerprint scanner.

它还具有头部跟踪、手势识别、运动检测、机器视觉和夜视功能。这部可折叠的Surface Phone还将在照相机后部安装支持指纹扫描的传感器。

Additionally, the dual display designed smartphone will be able to work with a keyboard and a mouse and support game controller such as Xbox.

此外，设计好的双显示智能手机将能配合键盘、鼠标使用，并支持像Xbox一样的游戏控制器。

Patently Apple believes Microsoft's next-generation foldable smartphone would be a disruptive force if it can be  "sexy and smart enough."  

Patently Apple认为，微软的下一代文件夹式智能手机将会成为一股破坏性力量，如果它能够“足够性感、足够聪明”的话。

It could even win back some of its fans who have shifted to iPhones if it can offer  "a real clean alternative"  with a solid, regularly updated operating system, business software and quality games, among others. The publication notes that in all fairness, the tech company tries to bring something new to the table rather than copy its competitors.

它甚至可以赢回一些专向iPhone的粉丝，只要它能提供“真正的干净的替代品”，稳定的、定期的更新操作系统、商业软件和质量游戏等。该出版物指出，公平地说，该科技公司试图带来一些新东西，而不是模仿竞争对手。

Offering something fresh to the smartphone realm would make it a real market disruptor.

向智能手机领域提供新鲜的东西将使其成为真正的市场扰乱者。

Meanwhile, there are reports that Microsoft Surface Phone, a.k.a., Andromeda, will come out as Surface Journal instead.

与此同时，有报道称，微软Surface Phone、a.k.a.公司、Andromeda公司将推出Surface Journal。

This was based on a recent code from the Microsoft Whiteboard app that references a foldable device, specifically a left and right pages for a Journal app, according to Digital Trends.

根据DigitalTrends的数据，这是基于来自Microsoft Whiteboard应用程序的最新代码，该代码引用了可折叠设备，特别是Journal应用程序的左侧和右侧页面。

Other speculations suggest that the Surface Journal might come as early as this year.

其他猜测认为，Surface Journal可能最早年内就会推出。

Microsoft has neither confirmed nor denied rumors about a Surface Phone.

微软既没有证实也没有否认关于Surface Phone的传闻。