Royole FlexPai

The Royole FlexPai is a phone made by the Chinese company Royole. It was the first commercially available foldable smartphone, with a 7.8 inch display that folds outwards. It was first announced at CES 2018 and it started shipping on December of the same year.[6][7][8][9] The following year, Escobar Inc announced the Escobar Fold 1, which looked remarkably similar to a Royole FlexPai, but with a golden-colored body. [10][11][12]

Royole FlexPai
BrandRoyole
ManufacturerRoyole
First released8 January 2018 (2018-01-08)
Availability by region1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) (Worldwide)
SuccessorRoyole FlexPai 2
Form factorFolding slate
Dimensions
  • Unfolded
  • 160.9 mm (6.33 in) H
  • 117.9 mm (4.64 in) W
  • 6.9 mm (0.27 in) D
  • Folded
  • 160.9 mm (6.33 in) H
  • 62.9 mm (2.48 in) W
  • 15.5 mm (0.61 in) D
Mass320 g (11 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 9.0 "Pie"
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Series, 8150, 64-bit Processor
CPUOcta-Core 2.8GHz Clock Speed
GPUQualcomm Adreno 640
Memory6 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X
Storage128 GB / 512 GB UFS 3.0
Removable storageExternal Memory Supported Up to 256GB
BatteryNon-Removable 4,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer, 5V/5A
DisplayDynamic AMOLED, FHD+, 4:3 Aspect Ratio (expanded mode), 311PPI
  • Unfolded: 1920 x 1440, 7.8 in (20 cm), 4:3 ratio, 311 ppi
  • Folded: 390 x 1440, 4.0 in (10 cm), 21:9 ratio, 311 ppi
SoundStereo speakers
Rear camera
  • 20 MP, f/1.8 aperture
Front camera
  • 16 MP, f/1.8 aperture
ConnectivityBluetooth 5.1

Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac/ax

3G/4G/4G LTE
Data inputsSensors:
Other
  • Physical sound volume keys
  • USB-C
References[1][2][3][4][5]

Specifications

The Royole FlexPai ships with Android 9.0 "Pie".[13]

The foldable smartphone runs features a single folding AMOLED display, comes with a 4,000 mAh and with a 16MP and 20MP dual-camera on its inner bezel. Aside from that, the phone also comes with a dual-SIM card setup, and features a fingerprint sensor.[14][15]

Controversy

The Escobar Fold 1 and Escobar Inc were banned from appearing at the 2020 CES event after the Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, determined that the company was "not a good fit" for the show.[16] The Escobar Fold 1 has been deemed by some[17][18] as a scam, with many customers not receiving their units or only receiving books from Escobar, along with a pamphlet that promises the delivery of an Escobar Fold 2 (a rebranded Galaxy Fold) by March, 2020. Escobar Inc CEO Olof Gustafsson stated that they were unable to obtain "high quality stock" of the Fold 1. He then accused Samsung of running a scam with its own Galaxy Fold device, without offering any evidence.

Legacy

It was succeeded by the Royole FlexPai 2.[19]

See also

References
  1. Kim, Allen (2019-12-04). "Pablo Escobar's brother released a foldable smartphone that he claims can only be destroyed by fire". CNN. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. "Will 2020 break the curse of the folding phone?". FOX NEWS. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. Humphries, Matthew (2019-12-03). "Pablo Escobar's Brother Launches a Folding Smartphone". PC Mag. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. Delbert, Caroline (2019-12-03). "Pablo Escobar's Brother Made a Folding Phone for Some Reason". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. Jensen, K Thor (2019-12-03). "BROTHER OF LEGENDARY DRUG KINGPIN LAUNCHES FOLDABLE, 'UNBREAKABLE' MOBILE PHONE". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. The world’s first foldable phone is charmingly awful - The Verge
  7. Hands on: Royole FlexPai review | TechRadar
  8. CES 2019: Hands-on with the foldable, bendable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
  9. Everything you need to know about the foldable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
  10. Royole CEO interview: Escobar Fold 1 and the future of foldable displays
  11. Escobar Fold 2 is likely as big a scam as the Fold 1 - Android Authority
  12. Meet the $349 foldable phone you never saw coming – BGR
  13. "Family of Pablo Escobar to sell new smartphone". Sky News. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  14. Santiago, Amy (2019-12-05). "Pablo Escobar's Brother Designs Groundbreaking Foldable Smartphone". Latin Post. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  15. "Pablo Escobar's bro launches a $349 foldable phone. Its killer feature? Confidence". The Next Web. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  16. Keane, Sean (2020-01-02). "The unbelievable $350 Escobar foldable phone won't appear at CES 2020". CNET. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  17. "The Phone from Pablo Escobar's Brother is Just a Galaxy Fold Covered in Gold Foil".
  18. "Pablo Escobar's Brother May be Scamming Users with Foldable Phones".
  19. "Royole FlexPai 2 Hands On Preview: Huge improvement but is it enough?". xda-developers. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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