Lenovo unveils mobile phone and laptop prototypes with roll-up screen

lenovo introduced two new prototype devices that they are preparing in the future: Cellular telephone and one notebook with roll-up curtain. The Chinese company has changed the technological trend in its own way folding screens with these two projects that will take over his ThinkPad X1 foldableits first laptop with this type of panel, released last year.

As part of Lenovo Technology World 2022The firm has unveiled a concept video showing how these new prototypes work for the devices it is preparing. Luke Russia -executive vice president of the firm – mentioned that they invested in screens flexible OLEDso they are currently developing a folded version.

Lenovo launches foldable displays

As can be seen from the sequence, the approximation lenovo to devices with a roll-up screen is somewhat different from other companies such as OPPO and unsuccessful RG rollable from LG. These prototypes are flipped on their side, which means they are full-size phones that can be flipped to the side and turned into tablet-like phones.

However, the prototype lenovo does the opposite. The rollable device is a compact terminal that can be expanded vertically instead of horizontally. It’s practically the folded equivalent of flip phones like the Galaxy ZFlip from Samsung.

According to the company, they aim to ensure that the user does not have to sacrifice part of their screen when they need it. Therefore, the prototype can be kept small when we are not doing activities such as watching videos or playing games. In fact, from what you can see in the sequence, this transition happens dynamically, since when the mobile phone is minimized and the video is played horizontally, the bar is shown automatically.

Lenovo wants to do the same with laptops

Of course, the video shows not only a prototype mobile phone, but also portable folding. This concept is even more interesting for a laptop as it has a much more compact and standard design and size when folded. However, this changes when deployed as it takes on a more vertical look, which can be quite useful for typing, programming, or other multitasking.

At the moment, these are just prototypes, so we will have to wait until the first commercial devices of these models hit the market in the future. Moreover, it remains to be seen how lenovo adapts the software to this rolling technology.

It is important to emphasize that lenovo It’s not the only manufacturer betting big on innovation when it comes to screens for electronic devices. ASUS builds his own foldable laptop Zenbook 17x OLED screen D Samsung continues to develop new offerings such as the upcoming 17-inch sliding screen.

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