The Royole FlexPai is available to buy in China right now, and comes in at $1,300 (around £1,000 / AU$1,825).
It’s clear that this is still a technology in development. There are many aspects of the design that work well, but others that show its current limits.
The software is just not up to the job and needs to be improved massively before you think about buying this incredibly expensive phone. with Samsung and Huawei launching there folding phone soon.
What it does do is give a sense of the future. It shows us that Royole knows what it’s doing in flexible screens, and arguably this is what the FlexPai is a demonstration of that.
After using this phone, we’re certain that we’ll be seeing phones that fold into tablets and more in the near future.
Good
It’s a flexible screen
The screen bends
The bendable screen is awesome
Bad
Very slow
Terrible camera shutter speed
Very expensive
Royole FlexPai specification
Brand – Royole
Model – FlexPai
Device Type – Android Foldable Smartphone
CPU – Octa-Core 2.8GHz Clock Speed
Chipset – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Series, 8150, 64-bit Processor
GPU – Qualcomm Adreno 640
Camera – 16 Megapixels f/1.8 + 20 Megapixels f/1.8 for Both Selfie & Back Photos, Dual LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilize
Memory – RAM- 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X | ROM 128GB/256GB/512GB External Memory Supported Up to 256GB
Display (Two) – Screen size 7.8-inches Flexible, AMOLED, FHD+ (1920 x 1444 Pixels), 4:3 Aspect Ratio (expanded mode), 308PPI
Battery – Non-Removable 3,800 mAh Lithium-Polymer, 5V/5A (Royole Ro-Charge Adapter)
SIM – Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM)
Sensors – Fingerprint Sensor, Ambient light, Proximity, Accelerometer, Multi-axis gyro, Compass, Hall effect sensor, Barometer
Color – Black
Operating System – Water OS 1.0 (Based on Android 9.0)
I/O Interface – 1 x Nano SIM Card Slot, 1 x Nano SIM Card Slot, 1 x microSD card Slot, Type-C USB Port, Type-C to 3.5mm Audio Out Port, Power Button, Volume Button, Microphone
Dimensions – 134 mm x 190.35 mm x 7.6 mm
Weight – 320 Grams (with Battery)
Variant – 6GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, 8GB/512GB
More Features – Foldable AMOLED Screen, Protection, LTE Cat-18, Fingerprint Scanner, Dual Camera, Dual SIM, Big Size Screen, HD Sound, USB Type-C, Loudspeaker, BDS, Bluetooth 5.1, Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 4:3 Ratio, Fast Charger, Noise Cancellation, Document Editor, 5V/5A Charger Output Power, VoLTE Support.
