Smartphone companies make a host of new launches and announcements every
year. Consequently, mobile phones do come in variety all sorts of
strange shapes, sizes and features. At present, the foldable design in
the global smartphone market is buzzing, and it looks like this race is
won by California-based start-up Royole Corporation.
The company has taken lead against tech giants like Lenovo and Samsung
by introducing the world's first commercial foldable smartphone called
FlexPai at an event in Beijing. The new smartphone is a combination of
mobile phone and tablet with a flexible screen. Disrupting consumers'
traditional concept of a smartphone, the unit can be used either folded
or unfolded, giving it the portability of a smartphone plus the screen
size of a high-definition tablet. The device will be available via a
flash sale in China on 1st November at a starting price of 8,999 Yuan
(INR 95,000), the company said.
To Fold or Not to Fold
The FlexPai foldable smartphone is based on Royole's Flexible+ platform,
which can be easily integrated into a variety of products and
applications across numerous industries.
"The Royole FlexPai foldable smartphone provides mobile phone users with
a revolutionary, different experience compared to traditional phones.
It perfectly solves the contradiction between the high-definition
large-screen experience and portability, which introduces a whole new
dimension to the human-machine interface. The phone's inherent design
will forever change the consumer electronics industry, as well as the
way people interact with and perceive their world," said Dr. Bill Liu,
founder and chief executive officer, Royole Corporation.
When unfolded, FlexPai:
Supports Split-Screen Mode And Multi-Tasking;
Drag-And-Drop Across Applications, Enabling It To Share Features Just As A Computer Does
Automatically Adjusts Screen Sizes
Provides Enjoyable Video-Watching And Gaming Experiences.
When folded, FlexPai :
Supports Dual Screens With Separate, Simultaneous Operations.
The Interface On The Primary And Secondary Screens Can Mutually
Interact With Each Other, Or Independently Use Different Interfaces
Without Interfering With One Another.
Users Can Also Get Notifications On The Edge Screen Side Bar, Which
Can Be Used To Manage Calls, Messages, And Other Notices That May
Disturb The Primary And Secondary Screen Usage
Who is Winning The Race?
The battle for the world’s first foldable smartphone got intense with
Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung hinting their interest towards the growing
phenomenon. In 2016, the Chinese giant Lenovo presented its concepts for
foldable phones and foldable tablets in front of the world. There were
rumours that the company is planning to release the world’s first
foldable tablet anytime soon. According to an ETNews report, Lenovo is
working with LG Display on a tablet that will have a 13-inch foldable
screen.
On the other hand, Chinese tech major, Huawei chief executive officer
Richard Yu confirmed last month that the company is working on a
foldable 5g phone. Yu comments came days after Samsung teased a foldable
smartphone. Samsung Mobile chief executive officer DJ Koh told CNBC
that the company will unveil details of a foldable smartphone later this
year.
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