{"id":79997,"date":"2018-11-08T17:07:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=79997"},"modified":"2018-11-08T17:07:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:07:08","slug":"foldable-smartphone-royole-samsung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/foldable-smartphone-royole-samsung","title":{"rendered":"Foldable smartphone: Royole overtakes Samsung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the smartphone <strong>FlexPai<\/strong> signed <strong>Royole<\/strong> and the <strong>Infinity Flex Display<\/strong> unveiled by <strong>Samsung<\/strong>Business travellers should no longer find it difficult to work from their smartphones. On 31 October, Royole launched the <strong>first foldable mobile phone<\/strong>. According to the Chinese manufacturer, FlexPai can fold and unfold more than <strong>200,000 times<\/strong> without any deterioration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80003\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/royole-flexpai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/royole-flexpai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/royole-flexpai.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/royole-flexpai-300x189-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first foldable smartphone has been available for pre-order on the Royole website since 31 October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Samsung strikes back with Infinity Flex Display<\/h3>\n<p>Only a few days after the launch of FlexPai, Samsung responded by presenting the Infinity Flex Display, which can be adapted to a variety of uses. Folded, the smartphone slips into a trouser pocket. Unfolded, it allows users to browse three applications at once on a screen of <strong>7.3 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To make this <strong>prototype<\/strong>Samsung has developed a flexible material to cover the phone's screen, as well as an adhesive to improve its elasticity. What's more, according to Justin Denison, vice-president of mobile strategy at Samsung US, the screen is foldable thanks to the polariser created by Samsung engineers, which is 45 % thinner than those normally used.<\/p>\n<p>The brand is already working with <strong>Google<\/strong> and <strong>Android<\/strong> on the development of the Infinity Flex Display, and mass production of a smartphone with this screen is expected to begin in the coming months.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80005\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/infinity-flex-pliable-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/infinity-flex-pliable-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/infinity-flex-pliable-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/infinity-flex-pliable-2-300x157-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Denison, vice-president of mobile strategy at Samsung US, has presented the prototype of a foldable smartphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Samsung Developer Conference, the South Korean group unveiled its new prototype: a foldable smartphone that allows several applications to be used simultaneously. 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