World’s first foldable smartphone unveiled; not by Samsung or Huawei

Image credit: royole.com

This came up so surprisingly to everyone that the first foldable smartphone was unveiled on November 1 without any previous leak or announcement of an incoming beast smartphone.

You think this foldable phone was unveiled by Samsung or LG or Huawei?

You guess right as everyone would think, but it's none of the above listed tech companies. “A start-up company has taken the lead of foldable smartphones.”

Royole, founded by Stanford University graduates in 2012, unveiled the first foldable smartphone in the world called FlexPai at an event in Beijing on Wednesday, 31 October. However, shipping of the device will begin in December.

FlexPai can be seen as a smartphone and a tablet, its uniqueness is as a result of it being able to fold across its display to a portable pocket-sized smartphone. Meanwhile, it behaves as a tablet when its.

This has been Samsung’s dream since 2008 when it released its prototype of what a foldable smartphone would look like. Samsung is close to achieving this goal as the company is all set to launch its first foldable smartphone but has missed its chance of becoming the first in the world.

The device occupies 7.8 inches from corner-to-corner with a 1920 x 1440 screen resolution (4:3 aspect ratio). Its adjustment behaviour is just perfect, when on half fold, all displaying information is pictured on half of the screen.

When folded, three screens are formed; primary display (810 x 1440 with 16:9 aspect ratio), secondary display (720 x 1440 with 18:9 aspect ratio) and an edge display (390 x 1440 resolution, 21:6 aspect ratio).

According to Royole, you could fold FlexPai display more than 200,000 times before it would likely reach its break limit.

Another high-spec feature of the device is its dual-lens camera setup which consist of a 20MP telephoto lens and a 16MP wide-angle lens. Royole says you can bend these camera lenses to shoot objects at special angles.

Memory-wise, the phone is packed with 6GB or 8GB RAM and a storage of 128GB, 256GB or 512GB.

How Much Is The FlexPai Foldable Smartphone?

The price of this device ranges between £1,000-£1,450 in the UK. In the US, only the 128GB and 256GB storage variants are available with their prices tagged at $1,318 and $1,469 respectively.

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