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ZTE Axon M clamshell smartphone with 2 screens unveiled
« on: October 20, 2017, 04:22:25 am »
While waiting for the first clamshell phones with a bendable screen, Zte has launched its Axon M smartphone, featuring 2 screens that can be placed side by side, and combined into a single display:

https://gizmodo.com/this-dual-screen-smartp...d-ki-1819610427

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I wonder if one of the screens could be used as a virtual keyboard. I anyway believe bendable screens will be a better solution, providing that they won't easily break due to the mechanical stress caused by the constant opening and closure of the clamshell.

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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2017, 08:47:25 am »
Sony tried this before with the Vaio P smartphone:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/ta...-1044037/review

the two halves didn't seamlessly join. It wasn't that successful. Perhaps now that people are happier to carry larger devices this ZTE device will do better?
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« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2017, 08:49:49 am »
here's the specs of that Vaio P phone, it wasn't bad for 2011
https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_tablet_p_3g-4139.php
* dual 5.5" screens, 1024 x 480
* dual core A9, Tegra 2
* 1GB RAM
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ZTE Axon M clamshell smartphone with 2 screens unveiled
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2017, 02:16:30 pm »
And in 2014 there was the NEC Medias W N-05E... NEC Medias

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Sony tried this before with the Vaio P smartphone:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/ta...-1044037/review

the two halves didn't seamlessly join. It wasn't that successful. Perhaps now that people are happier to carry larger devices this ZTE device will do better?