TCL Foldable Smartphone Collection
The public reports of TCL foldable smartphones.
June 6th, 2020
Shane Lee
Real innovation can’t be done without dedicated talents working on the design and R&D & financial investment. Here are the collections of public presses and videos to introduce TCL foldable smartphone concepts designed by my industrial design and user experience design teams.
From the latest press news to the early reports:
>April 15, 2021 (CNET)
TCL teases all-in-one foldable phone
> March 5, 2020 (BBC)
After studying all kinds of foldable display types with my design team, this probably will be the final form factor of foldable display phones.
TCL reveals extending the smartphone concept and tri-fold tablet.
> March 5, 2020 (CNET)
When it’s folding to change the display size, it will add thickness. So we created a “rollable” phone, which will not be thicker if you want to transform screen size.
Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go.
https://www.cnet.com/news/forget-foldable-phones-large-rollable-displays-are-the-way-to-go/?fbclid=IwAR3T0z2GAucFdsDge6Sj4_mzzS6MaaLeL-EAbRPOoVKLAeDfF8HeCSF00mY
> March 5, 2020 (TCL)
TCL Rollable video animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHvLJksTrq0
> March 4, 2020 (GSMARENA)
The futuristic foldable phone hands-on. https://www.gsmarena.com/tcl_foldable_concept_phones_hands_on-review-2077p3.php
> March 4, 2020 (Engadget)
TCL’s new foldable and rollable concepts first look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEmB0xS1g4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0dRtqdEUVr5fWhIiLGS8eNCSl8Kj9F2lsPvn4uZQ42fYQjpcdLnvSONFg
> January 10, 2020 (CES, US)
Take a look at what we have done in CES Las Vegas 2020.
You might not be able to avoid TCL’s smartphones in 2020. https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-06-tcl-10l-10-pro-10-5g-hands-on-ces-2020.html
> January 7, 2020 (CNET)
Foldable working prototype phone with real glass diamond-cut pattern, it’s like a small electric book!
TCL’s newest affordable foldable phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp_9cX-nJEs
> October 25, 2019 (CNET)
My product and design teams have been investigating many possibilities to foresee the cool products fitting into the future lifestyle.
TCL’s prototype foldable phone has two hinges.
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/tcls-prototype-phone-folds-in-thirds/14/
> October 24, 2019 (CNET)
TCL's new triple screen foldable phone concept has a 10-inch screen and folds in two directions.
https://t.co/VA0CYPLSdk
> October 4, 2019 (CCS Insight, UK)
Since mid of 2018, my research and design teams have developed variant foldable design concepts, including the key technologies: hinge structure and foldable display. The foldable smartphone will be the strategically game changer in 2020.
> September 7, 2019 (MWC, Spain)
As soon as the critical AMOLED display technology can be mature and durable enough, the foldable smartphone will be booming up very soon! Pictures from MWC (Mobile World Congress 2019) in Barcelona, Spain.
> February 27, 2019 (Pickr)
TCL shows a foldable phone hinge, so will Alcatel get one? From Pickr: https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2019/tcl-shows-a-foldable-phone-hinge-so-will-alcatel-get-one/
> February 27, 2019 (Pocket-lint)
TCL foldable working prototype got an award unexpectedly! From Pocket-lint: https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/136819-best-of-mobile-world-congress-mwc-smartphones-tablets-5g
> February 26, 2019 (MWC, Spain)
After MWC, the foldable phone era is coming this year. This is our first working prototype of the foldable phone; the display was produced by our sister company — CSOT, and our official product will come with a better design and user-oriented experience. Pictures are from MWC (Mobile World Congress 2019) in Barcelona, Spain.
> February 25, 2019 (MWC, Spain)
Foldable Phone is gonna be the next big thing. By using our own foldable AMOLED display technology from CSOT(華星光電), we are capable of planning a whole range of foldable product solutions for our customers and users globally. Article from MWC (Mobile World Congress 2019) in Barcelona, Spain.
> February 25, 2019 (MWC, Spain)
TCL announced “DragonHing ” and “ButterflyHinge” in MWC. The two variant hinge structure can cover most of the foldable form factors.
Please check the below video to understand the DragonHinge structure.
