TCL’s world’s first foldable and extendable smartphone concept, Fold’n Roll, has a video showing the phone’s capabilities. Although the expectations and excitement of technology enthusiasts have increased with the shared video, it is not clear for now whether the phone will be produced commercially.
Foldable screen technology is developing a little more every day and it is quite popular among technology enthusiasts. with great interest is met. However, as we mentioned earlier, TCL‘of ‘Fold ‘n Roll’ The concept phone does not just open and expand. According to a published video, the screen of the new phone ‘slides’ towards the back surface of the phone.
At the DTC 2021 fair, which took place in China in the past days, TCL presented a version of Fold’n Roll, where hinges and mechanics are combined in a single device. prototype introduced. The trick is that it can double up and if necessary expand to the left to get a large screen area, which makes the device extremely flat. impressive and unusual makes it.
It is not yet clear whether the phone will be produced commercially.
Whether a TCL phone will be released in this design is for now, as the company has chosen not to share its plans in this regard. it is not clear. The idea may sound very pleasing to the ear and the eye; however, considering that this technology will be extremely costly, even if the phone is produced, the price tag is quite high. pocket burning kind can be said to be.
According to Counterpoint Research’s latest ‘Foldable Smartphone Shipment Forecast’, shipments for 2021 will remain in the single digits at around 9 million units; but that’s still relative to 2020 3 times growth means it will. With a market share of 88%, Samsung stands out as the dominator of the foldable phone market for now. However, by 2023, foldable smartphone shipments 10 times growth expected to occur.
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Here is TCL’s phone that can both fold and extend:
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https://www.gizchina.com/2021/12/06/tcl-showed-a-flexible-and-sliding-smartphone/