Since the past year of so, smartphone manufacturers have started experimenting with the form factor of smartphones. While leading phone makers are ahead in terms of such experiments, TCL isn’t far behind.
The company has already patented several foldable smartphone designs and now render of TCL smartphone with a slide-out design has surfaced online. This shows off a totally different take on the foldable smartphone design.
Unlike the foldable smartphones already available in the market — Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X, Motorola RAZR and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, this concept render from TCL shows a foldable smartphone has display that slides out to reveal more screen.
While technical details related to this design is not yet known, it seems that the screen folds within the device somewhere. Since the display wraps around inside when not sliding out, the device would be thicker compared other such phones in the market and we also expect it to have a noticeable crease.
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On the back side, the phone has a quad-camera setup along with an LED flash arranged vertically on narrow strip on the right side. It seems that the same strip-like structure acts as a grip to slide out the display panel.
Reports also indicate that the company was all set to showcase this sliding-display smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2020 but since the conference is now cancelled, it remains to be seen when and where TCL showcases this phone and reveals more information related to the same.
TCL was also set to launch the company’s new 10-series smartphones at MWC 2020, which it has already previewed at CES last month. The TCL slide-in foldable smartphone was reportedly set to be announced as a “bonus” from the company.
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