Communication device having configurable housing assembly with multiple antennas

A communication device comprising:

• a housing assembly having first and second housing portions connected for relative movement between an open position and a closed position;
• at least four antennas each having an elongated shape and configured to communicate in at least a low band, a first and a third antenna of the at least four antennas supported by the first housing portion, a second and a fourth antenna of the at least four antennas supported by the second housing portion, the first and second antennas proximate and aligned in parallel to each other when the housing assembly is in the closed position and positioned separated from each other when the housing assembly is in the open position, the third and fourth antennas proximate and aligned in parallel to each other when the housing assembly is in the closed position and positioned separated from each other when the housing assembly is in the open position;
• a housing position sensor that detects when the housing assembly is in the closed position and when the housing assembly is in an at least partially open position;
• a radio frequency (RF) front end communicatively coupled to the at least four antennas and having two or more transceivers to utilize the at least four antennas for simultaneous dual connectivity for low band communication;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the housing position sensor and the RF front end, and which:
• in response to determining that the housing assembly is in the at least partially open position, configures the RF front end to communicate via the first, second, third and fourth antennas independently;
• and
• in response to determining that the housing assembly is in the closed position, configures the RF front end to communicate via the first and the second antennas as a first antenna array and to communicate via the third and the fourth antennas as a second antenna array.