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Although only recently did the OPPO name become more familiar around the world, the company has long been making innovations in the smartphone space, including some unconventional form factors. These include OPPO N1’s rotating camera as well as the latest OPPO Find X pop-up top. These days, however, nothing says more “unconventional” than folding, rotating and rolling devices, which is why the company proudly presents its OPPO X1 2021 rollable phone concept alongside its next step in augmented reality glasses. .
Foldable phones, whether with a single flexible screen like the Galaxy Z Fold 2 or two screens like the Microsoft Surface Duo, are really just one way to solve the age-old problem of size. LG recently introduced the eccentric wing and its rotating main display, but there are also traces of rolling phones from TCL and LG again. OPPO has now officially confirmed that it is testing this latest form factor with its latest phone concept, the OPPO X 2021.
A rollable phone solves some of the design and engineering problems of flex phones, such as crease and tension in a folded flex display. However, it also features its own set of puzzles, some of which may be easier to solve in comparison. The OPPO X1 2021, for example, limits movement to just one side of the phone, unlike a patent from LG. The company also created new motors, a sliding bearing system, and a 2-in-1 plate holder for this particular design.
The result is a 6.7-inch phone that can stretch up to 7.4 inches when one side is pulled out, unrolling the rest of the screen. As a concept, of course, there is no guarantee that it will become a finished product, but OPPO is at least laying the foundation for one. Even more important, you’re practically calling it dibs in this niche, trying to beat TCL and LG.
It may now be better known for its smartphones, but OPPO has been researching other related industries and markets. With 5G technology about to take hold, the company is taking bigger steps toward one of those connected applications, augmented reality. For the third year in a row, OPPO’s INNO DAY isn’t going to miss out on some AR hats and this year’s OPPO AR Glass 2021 is its most stylish version yet, looking more like oversized sunglasses and less to clumsy and geeky gadgets.
However, more than just appearance, the OPPO AR Glass 2021 also boasts of a more natural interaction system beyond the use of a connected phone as a remote control. Thanks to binocular fisheye cameras, ToF, and spatial location systems, the glasses are advertised to be able to track not just large hand gestures, but even subtle finger movements.
Of course, these are still concept devices and prototypes, which are not yet ready for more demanding and demanding customers. At least it shows that, far from being the only one to follow other big companies, OPPO is not only ready, but also more than capable of blazing a trail and leading the IT and mobile markets in innovations and visions.
