Extendable smartphone from TCL. (Photo: TCL, via C-Net)
February 17th, 2020, 9:28 pm
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Blackberry licensee TCL is working on a pull-out smartphone. A prototype should have been presented at the MWC in Barcelona. However, specific details are not yet known.
Last year TCL had been to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona Concept of a foldable smartphone shown, Apparently, the Chinese group, which owns brands like Alcatel, Blackberry and Palm, is using a completely different idea to double the display area. Different from that Foldables Mate X or Galaxy Fold or the Galaxy Z Flip flip phones or Motorola Razr should the planned TCL device become larger by pulling out the second part of the display, such as C-Net writes,
Pulling out the TCL smartphone makes it bigger
On the one because of the corona virus canceled this year’s MWC TCL wanted to present a corresponding prototype. Specific details about the pull-out smartphone, such as the display size, are not known. So far it only seems clear that the planned device comes in a normal modern smartphone design with rounded display pages. According to the images available at C-Net, the smartphone also has four rear cameras and two front cameras.
TCL prototype: By pulling out a second display part, a smartphone should become a tablet. (Photo: TCL, via C-Net)
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How exactly the pushing apart process works technically cannot be seen in the pictures. It is conceivable that – similar to an extendable dining table – the second part of the display is pushed behind or under the front display. The second part would have its own plastic back for stabilization. The display piece that is pulled out could be a little thinner than the front section.
TCL: from smartphone to tablet without kinking?
The result looks impressive in any case. The smartphone would become a tablet without a kink being visible. However, these are of course only pictures. So far, apparently, no journalist has had the prototype in hand. It will be exciting to see how such a finished device performs – if it ever comes onto the market in large quantities. In any case, TCL has not yet made an official statement.
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