The Royole FlexPai is a phone made by the Chinese company Royole. It was the first commercially available foldable smartphone, with a 7.8 inch display that folds outwards. It was first announced at CES 2018 and it started shipping on December of the same year.[2][3][4][5]
| Brand | Royole |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Royole |
| First released | 8 January 2018 |
| Availability by region | 1 December 2018 (Worldwide) |
| Successor | Royole FlexPai 2 |
| Form factor | Folding slate |
| Dimensions |
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| Weight | 320 g (11 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 9.0 "Pie" |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Series, 8150, 64-bit Processor |
| CPU | Octa-Core 2.8GHz Clock Speed |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 640 |
| Memory | 6 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 128 GB / 512 GB UFS 3.0 |
| Removable storage | External Memory Supported Up to 256GB |
| Battery | Non-Removable 4,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer, 5V/5A |
| Rear camera | |
| Front camera | |
| Display | Dynamic AMOLED, FHD+, 4:3 Aspect Ratio (expanded mode), 311PPI |
| Sound | Stereo speakers |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.1
Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac/ax 3G/4G/4G LTE |
| Data inputs | Sensors:
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| Other |
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| References | [1] |
Specifications
editThe Royole FlexPai ships with Android 9.0 "Pie".
The foldable smartphone runs features a single folding AMOLED display, comes with a 4,000 mAh and with a 16MP and 20MP dual-camera on its inner bezel. Aside from that, the phone also comes with a dual-SIM card setup, and features a fingerprint sensor.
Legacy
editOn December 2, 2019, Escobar Inc released what it called the Escobar Fold 1 smartphone featuring a flexible screen,[6] which ended up being a rebadged Royole FlexPai.[7] Escobar Inc is tied to various scams involving selling smartphones and flamethrowers with Escobar Inc branding without delivering the products to customers.[8][9]
It was succeeded by the Royole FlexPai 2.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Will 2020 break the curse of the folding phone?". FOX NEWS. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ The world’s first foldable phone is charmingly awful - The Verge
- ^ Hands on: Royole FlexPai review | TechRadar
- ^ CES 2019: Hands-on with the foldable, bendable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
- ^ Everything you need to know about the foldable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
- ^ "Pablo Escobar's Brother Unveils Folding Smartphone with Help of Hot Models". TMZ. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Matthew. "Escobar Fold 1 snort all it's cracked up to be: Readers finger similarity to slated Chinese mobe". The Register. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pablo Escobar's brother is trying to sell refurbished iPhone 11 Pros for $499". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Please Stop Buying the Foldable Phone From Pablo Escobar's Brother". PCMAG. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Royole FlexPai 2 Hands On Preview: Huge improvement but is it enough?". xda-developers. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.