Smartphones
TECNO unveils own tri-fold smartphone concept
The TECNO Phantom Ultimate 2
In a video it unveiled on its YouTube channel today, TECNO has bared its own tri-fold smartphone concept in the TECNO Phantom Ultimate 2.
Aiming to redefine the large-screen experience on a compact form factor, the Phantom Ultimate 2 sports a 10-inch display when unfolded. This tablet-esque 3K LTPO display has a 4:3 aspect ratio and impressive 392 PPI pixel density.
In addition, the display features OLED Touch and TDDI technology for the first time in a foldable device. The concept offers a glimpse into a more immersive, convenient, and exciting future for foldable smartphones.
TECNO mentioned that it considered key points like hinge durability, camera performance, and software optimization in its attempt to mark a significant leap forward in foldable innovation. In fact, the hinge on the Phantom Ultimate 2 is said to be able to withstand over 300,000 folds. It also has a 2100MPa tensile strength.
Not sacrificing portability either, the phone measures just 11mm when folded. To make the Phantom Ultimate 2 as thin as possible, TECNO also utilized a super compressed Titan Advanced Fiber material for its battery cover, which measures an industry-thinnest 0.25mm.
The camera, meanwhile, is located on the leftmost side of the unfolded phone’s rear. This leads to an easier time for users to find the handset’s center of gravity.
Versatile scenarios
With such a unique form factor, the Phantom Ultimate 2 opens various scenarios for users for work, entertainment, and daily life in general. The phone supports screen hovering for new possibilities.
For example, users may fold a third of the phone to a 90-degree angle for its keyboard. The middle third acts as a laptop-style display. Lastly, users may utilize the final third for multi-screen functions.
Furthermore, the phone may be folded into tent mode for dual-screen face-to-face real-time AI translation. Users can likewise explore creative unfolded angles enabled by the tri-fold design. Based on TECNO’s released images, it looks like the Phantom Ultimate 2 will also come with stylus support.
TECNO also mentioned that it will lean on advanced software and UI specially optimized for the tri-fold design so users can take advantage of the tri-fold hardware. Optimizations include dynamic wallpapers and adaptive icons that adjust with folding and unfolding.
The unveiling of the new concept is in line with TECNO’s goal of releasing soon its second-generation foldable devices, the Phantom V Fold2 5G and Phantom V Flip2 5G.
New era?
In case you have been living under a rock, it’s pretty much common knowledge that we’re well into the era of AI smartphones. That’s after book-style and flip foldables also became a norm in the past few years.
With TECNO’s unveiling, it now seems that foldable smartphones are headed towards this direction. In the past few weeks, Huawei’s chairman, Richard Yu, has been spotted carrying what looks like a tri-fold smartphone. Looks like the race is on when it comes to which company officially releases the world’s first tri-fold foldable.
Smartphones
Motorola updates the razr family with its first book-style phone
Plus, here’s the new moto buds 2 plus.
Motorola isn’t a fan of making fans wait. Instead of drip-feeding its devices throughout the year, the brand has launched four phones and a pair of buds in one fell swoop.
An update to razr
No points for guessing the razr family as the highlight of this batch of launches. Once again, motorola is updating its foldables for the year.
First up is the razr ultra. The premium outing has a 7-inch foldable screen with 1224 x 2992 resolution. This is paired with a 4-inch cover screen. Inside, it has a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.
All of these are capped off with a trio of 50-megapixel shooters. Finally, it will have a 5000mAh battery with 68W wired charging.
Meanwhile, the razr+ has a 6.9-inch 1080 x 2640 main screen, paired with a 4.0-inch 1272 x 1080 cover screen. Under the hood, the phone has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It has a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 32-megapixel selfie shooter. Finally, it has a 4500mAh battery with 45W charging.
Rounding off the family, the new razr has a similar main screen but a smaller 3.6-inch 1056 x 1066 cover screen. It has a MediaTek Dimensity 74350X chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone also has the same cameras as the plus variant. Finally, the base model will have a 4800mAh battery with 30W charging.
Turning the foldable by 90 degrees
For years, the razr family has thrived with clamshell-type foldables. Now, for the first time ever, the family has a book-style foldable in the new razr fold.
The razr fold has a sizable 8.1-inch 2484 x 2232 main screen with a 6.6-inch 2520 x 1080 secondary screen. Under the hood, the phone has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
The main camera setup consists of a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 50-megapixel telephoto camera. This trio is supplemented by a 32-megapixel cover screen camera and a 20-megapixel shooter for the foldable screen.
Finally, it will have a huge 6000mAh battery inside.
Introducing the moto buds 2 plus
That’s it for the phones. To conclude this batch, motorola also launched the new moto buds 2 plus. The wearable comes with Dynamic Active Noise Cancellation and spatial audio bolstered by six microphones.
The battery case can hold up to 40 hours of life. Meanwhile, the earbuds themselves can hold up to nine hours of juice.
Price, availability
All four phones will start coming out on May 14. The base razr sells for US$ 799.99. The razr+ sells for US$ 1,099.99. Meanwhile, the razr ultra retails for US$ 1,499.99. And finally, the new razr fold sells for US$ 1,899.99.
On the other hand, the moto buds 2 plus retails for US$ 149.99 and comes in PANTONE Silhouette.
News
Next year’s iPhone might have a curved Liquid Glass screen
A lot of plans are in store for the iPhone’s 20th anniversary.
Apple’s Liquid Glass design marked a return to the three-dimensional aesthetic of Windows Vista. Not content with letting the new design thrive solely on the software side, Apple is reportedly bringing “Liquid Glass” to the iPhone’s hardware.
Next year is important to the history of the iPhone as the ubiquitous phone will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Apple will definitely have major plans to herald the milestone.
According to rumors (via Ice Universe on X), the 20th anniversary iPhone will have a “curved display,” much like the aesthetics of Liquid Glass. However, the device will not be “anything like the curved screen solutions we have seen on Android phones over the years.”
Instead, the iPhone’s curve will be subtle and will rely on “optical refraction” to produce the illusion of a truly curved screen. The ultimate goal is to reduce the bezel as much as possible, creating an all-screen iPhone.
Naturally, such a form factor comes with questions. For example, where will Apple store the Dynamic Island and its hardware underneath? How will cases work if there are no bezels?
It’s still very early in the news cycle of next year’s iPhone. In fact, reports about the iPhone 18 series are just getting started. As with all rumors this early on, take it with a grain of salt. However, if anything, incorporating “Liquid Glass” into the iPhone’s hardware feels poetic.
With so many rumors coming out as of late, it’s fair to assume that the first foldable iPhone is really coming this year. Right now, there’s still so much time before its projected launch date in the fall, meaning a lot of chances for more rumors to pop out. Case in point, today sees the rumored name for this upcoming device show up: the iPhone Ultra.
We’ve been calling the foldable iPhone as the iPhone Fold for a while now. After all, what else would you call a foldable in a world dominated by the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip series?
According to a new rumor from Macworld, Apple will resurrect the Ultra moniker, which last made an appearance in the Apple Watch Ultra series, for its upcoming premium iPhone model. The foldable iPhone will be called, very simply, the iPhone Ultra.
Much like the iPhone Air, the iPhone Ultra will not have a number in its name, making it distinct from the upcoming iPhone 18 series. As a foldable, it makes sense for Apple to establish its own series for the form factor.
Additionally, Apple will reportedly use the same Ultra naming convention for a new series of MacBooks with a touchscreen OLED display. The MacBook Ultra might come out next year.
Both the iPhone Ultra and the MacBook Ultra will likely occupy top spots in Apple’s gallery of devices. Apple has even reportedly pushed the regular iPhone 18 duo’s launch to next year, clearing the room for the Pro duo and the Ultra for this fall’s event.
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