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Vladimir Fetisov
Over the past few years, concept smartphones with foldable displays have been shown by various companies such as TCL and Oppo. Now, in anticipation of the Mobile World Congress 2023 exhibition, which will be held in Barcelona next week, a video from Android Authority has appeared on the Internet, which shows a prototype Motorola Rizr smartphone equipped with a retractable flexible display.
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The main difference between Motorola Rizr and other similar smartphones is that the screen of the device does not move to the side, but up. The design of the device involves a flexible display that twists at the bottom of the case and slides up if necessary.
According to available data, the developers equipped the novelty with a POLED display from BOE with a diagonal of 5″ and an aspect ratio of 15:9. When unfolded, the display diagonal increases to 6.5″, and the aspect ratio is 22:9. To deploy the display, just press the power button twice, and the whole process takes about three seconds.
When the display is folded up, the part that extends to the back of the case serves as an additional screen for displaying notifications, information about the date and time, weather, etc. The additional screen can also be used to preview pictures taken by the smartphone’s camera.
It is expected that the Motorola Rizr may attract the attention of people who do not want to constantly use a smartphone with a large display. At the same time, the novelty will be able to provide comfortable video viewing by enlarging the screen if necessary.
The concept version of the device is equipped with a 3000 mAh rechargeable battery, which may be enough for a device with a 5-inch display, but not enough for a smartphone with a 6.5-inch display, not to mention powering the display deployment mechanism.
The presented prototype is fully functional, but the Motorola Rizr is still a concept from the company’s point of view. When the general public can be presented with a version of the device, ready for mass production, is still unknown.