Lenovo took advantage of the MWC to present the prototype of a Motorola smartphone with a roll-up screen.
MWC 2023: Lenovo unveils prototypes of smartphones and PCs with roll-up screens
Lenovo unveiled a prototype roll-up screen smartphone during the MWC 2023. At a time when the general public is beginning to adopt folding smartphones such as the Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Motorola presented by the Chinese company gives us a taste of the future.
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The idea of a device with a screen that rolls up is not new. We thus remember the abortive launch of the highly anticipated LG Rollable. The Korean company abandoned its development in 2021, when it completely withdrew from the smartphone market. Other companies, such as Lenovo, however, have taken note of theinterest aroused by this new form factor. The Chinese giant is now putting the concept presented in October 2022 at its Tech World conference into practice.
Lenovo’s rollable smartphone will be sold under the Motorola brand
The body of the Motorola, a brand now owned by Lenovo, holds behind a 5 inch screen. By pushing a button, it expands vertically by 1.1 inches. In the smallest configuration, this additional screen portion is on the back of the device. If it offers, more or less, the same functionalities as the exterior screen of folding smartphones, it can also serve as a viewfinder for the camera. The size of the smartphone may also automatically adjust according to the application used, when you watch a video on YouTube and switch it to landscape mode, for example.
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The Motorola rollable smartphone is still in the development phase. AT 310g on the scale, the model presented is still far too heavy and its battery, with its capacity of 3000 mAh, is not able to last a whole day. Lenovo also unveiled a rollable screen laptop. In its most compact form, it has the size of a 13-inch laptop, and when fully unrolled, it reaches a diagonal of 15.3 inches, the equivalent of two 16:9 screens placed on top of each other.