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A decade after the debut iPhone all but killed the flip phone, a little-known tech firm has unveiled what it claims is the first foldable handset.
The FlexPai - formally announced by the Royole Corporation in Beijing - claims to be a "virtually unbreakable and extremely durable" screen, which can be bent more than 200,000 times.
The California-based company says the phone can be folded up like a wallet to then display three separate smaller screens on the front, the back and along the spine - the latter of which will show notifications.
Its 7.8in (19.8cm) display resembles more of a tablet when fully unfolded, the tech company said.
However some industry observers have questioned whether the average customer will be keen to use it as it is more than 50% heavier than the already hefty Note 9 and the iPhone XS Max.
More at https://news.sky.com/story/flexpai-phone-features-worlds-first-foldable-screen-11541711
The FlexPai - formally announced by the Royole Corporation in Beijing - claims to be a "virtually unbreakable and extremely durable" screen, which can be bent more than 200,000 times.
The California-based company says the phone can be folded up like a wallet to then display three separate smaller screens on the front, the back and along the spine - the latter of which will show notifications.
Its 7.8in (19.8cm) display resembles more of a tablet when fully unfolded, the tech company said.
However some industry observers have questioned whether the average customer will be keen to use it as it is more than 50% heavier than the already hefty Note 9 and the iPhone XS Max.
More at https://news.sky.com/story/flexpai-phone-features-worlds-first-foldable-screen-11541711
