Royole Flexpai: The First Ever Foldable Phone is Here

We knew foldable phones were around the corner and we knew Samsung was going to release a handset with this tech very soon. Well, apparently a Chinese company decided to bring this type of device, we call it “device”, because we really don’t know what it’s supposed to be, a tablet or a phone?

Since the company calls it a phone, let’s go with that for the sake of the article. So, the handset produced by Royole Technology is actually called FlexPai and it packs a 7.8-inch when extended, while it shrinks to around half that in “pocket mode”.

The phone is remarkably thin though at 7.6mm while bringing a 16MP + 20MP dual camera setup with a telephoto lens in the mix. The smartphone also charges quite quickly going to 80% after just 60 minutes of charging.

While the Royole FlexPai is expected to go on sale very soon, leaks suggest it’ll pack Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8150, which would definitely be a great start for a new phone. We somehow doubt this is even possible as the company isn’t that notorious and the phone probably won’t be too successful, so why would they pay more for a newer chip?

Other than unknown, this brand and thus its phone is also quite odd. We really aren’t sure who would go for a device like this as the display doesn’t appear too sharp, with the outer plastic looking warped after too many “folds”. All of that while still having a thick phone in the folded state.

What do you guys think? Does this “phone” make any sense to you? Let us know down below.