Patent ID: 7003318

Claim:
A mobile telephone comprising a first housing equipped with a plurality of operational switches, a second housing with a main display section, and a hinge means which pivotally connects said first and second housings and enables longitudinal folding thereof, wherein, a main display section and an operation section containing a set of a ten-key pad and functional keys, which are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of said first and second housings which are invisible when the housings are folded, a subsidiary display section and a camera section are respectively provided on the outer surfaces opposite to said inner surfaces of said housings, a shutter switch and a changeover switch which switches between Phone and Camera modes are provided on the outer surface of said housings, and said subsidiary display section displays a communication status in the Phone mode and a picture image shot by said camera section in the Camera mode, wherein said shutter switch is provided on one side of a longer side of said first or second housing, and said subsidiary display section is in the normal landscape view when the mobile telephone is held with the longer side thereof upward.