China s Oppo Reveals a new Slide Phone concept form factor and an LG Patent reveals they re working on a Foldable Phone
On Monday Patently Apple reported on new devices coming to market in 2021 from Apple s competitors OPPO and LG in the form of smartphones with scrollable/expandable displays. A second report covered Samsung committing to the delivery of more foldable smartphones models in 2021, possibly one of them using a new hinge construction.
Today Samsung s mobile chief Dr. TM Roh sent out a press release that got Android blogs buzzing, even though they read too much into what he actually said. Some believe that Samsung s next premium smartphone will launch in January instead of February. Roh did hint that their version of Apple s coming AirTags was in the works for 2021 along with other projects.
Last Updated: December 14, 2020 1:12 pm
Foldable smartphones are the next design upgrade over glass slabs that we use today. While Samsung, Huawei, and Royole have already given us a feel of what the foldable future might look like, Oppo is taking it a step further with its concept phones. Firstly, Oppo X 2021 arrived as a concept phone with a rollable display, and now,
the Oppo Slide Phone is imagining a more modular foldable form factor.
In partnership with Japanese design studio nendo, Oppo has today showcased a new concept foldable phone with a tri-fold design. It’s called the Oppo Slide Phone and it boasts