The LG Rollable phone may not ever see the light of day (or maybe it will). And the jury is still out on whether Oppo’s rollable phone with a similar design will make the move from concept device to real-thing-you-can-buy. But LG and Oppo aren’t the only companies looking for ways to use rollable screens […]
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Oppo has a rollable smartphone too, and here’s what it looks like in action
For months, LG has been teasing its LG Rollable smartphone with a screen that expands to give you a tablet-sized device at the touch of a button. But LG’s smartphone business has been underperforming, and it’s unclear at this point whether the phone will ever see the light of day. But rollable smartphone technology? It’s […]
Nubia Watch with a flexible OLED display hits Kickstarter for $179 and up
Most smartwatches have screens that are circles or rectangles. The Nubia Watch has… something else. This unusual smartwatch has a 4 inch flexible AMOLED touchscreen display that curves over your wrist, allowing you to see more data at once, while also using the extra space for scrolling and other touch controls. It’s available for pre-order […]
E Ink unveils a 10.3 inch foldable ePaper display
Foldable displays – they’re not just for smartphones and tablets. E Ink is showing off a new 10.3 inch foldable electronic paper display that could be used for eBook readers that you can fold in half like… you know, a book. E Ink screens, which are used in Amazon Kindle devices and other eBook readers, […]
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G foldable phone coming Aug 7 for $1450
The third Samsung smartphone with a foldable AMOLED display is coming in a few weeks. And it’s basically a spec bump over the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip which launched earlier this year. The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G swaps a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor for the new Snapdragon 865+ chip, which means you get more […]
LG smartphone with a rollable display could ship in 2021
Smartphones with foldable displays are still rare in 2020, but phones with screens that roll up are non-existent… for now. That could change next year. According to Korean news site The Elec, LG plans to launch a smartphone with a rollable display in 2021. Code-named “Rainbow,” the phone is said to have a screen developed […]
Royole FlexPai 2 foldable phone is brighter and more bendy
Samsung, Motorola, and Huawei may have been the best-known companies to launch phones with foldable displays in 2019. But Royole was the first company to unveil a foldable phone. It’s just that the original Royole Flexpai wasn’t all that impressive in person thanks to a janky folding mechanism and highly visible crease. Now Royole is back with the Flexpai […]
TCL unveils rollable phone concept
As expected, TCL is introducing a new smartphone concept featuring a display that doesn’t fold… it rolls. The idea is that you can hold the device in one hand and use it like any other smartphone. But when you want more screen space, you can press a button to extend the display for a more […]
TCL phone with slide-out screen leaked (maybe)
While Motorola and Samsung continue struggling to deliver a foldable phone with a screen that doesn’t scratch, crack, or separate from the phone’s body easily, it looks like TCL may have an alternatives to foldables — rollables. According to CNET, which obtained a set of images of a TCL concept phone with a roll-out display, […]
Royole Mirage is a smart speaker wrapped in a flexible AMOLED touchscreen display
A year after introducing the first (and somewhat underwhelming) smartphone with a foldable display, Royole is showing off a product that makes use of flexible AMOLED display technology in a different way. The Royole Mirage is a cylinder-shaped smart speaker with 360-degree audio… and a 360-degree touchscreen that wraps around the devices. The 7.8 inch, […]
Motorola’s new Razr foldable phone looks very familiar (leaks)
Fifteen years after introducing the first Razr flip phone, Motorola is bringing the Razr brand back… and it looks like the new model will borrow heavily from the design of the original. Evan Blass has posted a leaked image that allegedly shows the upcoming 2019 Moto Razr smartphone with a foldable display. With the screen […]
Foldables are so 2019, BOE unveils 12.3 inch rollable display for next-gen smartphones
5 Comments on Foldables are so 2019, BOE unveils 12.3 inch rollable display for next-gen smartphonesWhile phone makers are planning (or maybe struggling is a better word) to launch the first smartphones with foldable OLED displays this year, display maker BOE is showing off a prototype of a new rollable display that could be used in a different kind of next-gen smartphone. Charbax from Armdevices caught up with BOE at […]