Apple has won a patent for a foldable screen display that could be applied to iPhones and its other devices. <br />According to CNN,... the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday local time granted the patent about an electronic device with a flexible or bendable display and cover. <br />Apple submitted the application in January last year,... which was among a number of patent applications the tech giant drafted around the idea of a foldable display.<br />Samsung and Huawei have been the front-runners of foldable phones, but neither of the companies' devices have hit the market yet.<br />An analyst told CNN that he believes the earliest Apple could release a foldable smartphone would be late 2020 or early 2021. <br />