Compared to its competitors, Royal has once again aggressively priced its phone-tablet hybrid. In China, Huawei’s Matte Ax – which also uses an exterior-facing flexible screen – costs 16,999 yuan, or about 5,510 yen, which is significantly higher than the high-end Flexpie. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 is only asking for $ 1,999 in the US, but it’s still more expensive than Royal’s ings fur.
In the same event, Liu finally shared the detailed specs of the Flexpy2. Just to recap, we already knew about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 7.8 inch display (1,920 x 1,440), quad camera and stereo speakers. When folded, you can use a 5.5-inch “main” screen (1,440 x 900) that provides shortcut buttons with a hinge, or switch to a smaller 5.4-inch side (1,440 x 810) with a side camera. you can.
After all, we finally have a camera camera specs: a 64-megapixel f / 1.89 main camera, a 16-megapixel f / 2.2 ultra-wide camera, an 8-megapixel f / 2.4 telephoto camera (3x zoom) and a 32-megapixel f / 2.0 camera. Camera. Like its predecessor, the FlexPy 2’s Camera My app offers a dual-screen photography mode that lets you view your subject manually or on a secondary screen.
Also unveiled a touchpad located under the camera today. This can be used to double-tap the display to wake up the display when on standby, and when apps are used, double-tap toggles split screen mode with three screens, courtesy of Royal’s Android 10-based WaterOS 2.0.
The remaining fresh specs include a 4,450mAh battery (bump from the previous 3,970mAh), opened..3mm and 12. The 12mm thickness when starting and closing includes a 999-gram weight (about 12 ounces) and a 5G band, respectively – these seem to be mostly China and Europe-friendly.
Liu also announced that the third-generation Cicada Wing FFD (Fully Flexible Display) of the FlexPi 2 has turned out to be more durable than expected. The panel was originally tested to run up to more than 200,000 bands, a benchmark for the latest foldable phones. However, with the help of China’s National Institute of Metro Metrology, the panel is now certified to run more than 1.8 million turns. It will be interesting to see how Samsung reacts to this statistic.
The race of foldable phones has been going on for at least three years, but due to various production hurdles there are still some contenders left, at the moment Samsung, Motorola, Huawei and Royal are the only brands available in the market. That said, there is no word on whether the Royal Flexpy 2 will bring to other markets. And even if you buy the imported version, chances are you still can’t load Google services into the unit – just like the original FlexPy.
There are also people who believe that other form factors have a way to go, with LG offering a snap-secondary non-secondary screen as a more affordable option, the recent twist-swivel-screen and possibly, a slide-slide near future. At the end of the day, it’s always good to have more options in the consumer market.