The Chinese manufacturer from the Transsion holding company (which is also the owner of the well-known Infinix brand in the Czech Republic) presented its rolling smartphone concept Tecno Phantom Ultimate last September. But we haven’t had the chance to see a functional prototype yet, until now at the MWC trade fair in Barcelona.
Tecno Phantom Ultimate is a concept smartphone with a rollable display
Tecno is an experienced manufacturer, so it’s not too surprising that its smartphone with a scrollable display is structurally sophisticated, and from a short test we definitely didn’t get the impression that it should break or break even though it includes a sensitive scrollable display design.
When activated by a button on the top edge, the flexible panel slides out from the back of the phone over the side. The basic display diagonal of 6.55 inches can thus be extended to 7.11 inches by extending it. The manufacturer states that the ejection takes only 1.3 seconds, and although we did not verify this time on a stopwatch, we have no reason not to believe it.
The area before and after the roll-out section is extended. The environment will not change fundamentally, condensed icons will gain more space
The protrusion is not very striking, and in the end the display with a diagonal of just over seven inches still resembles an overgrown phone, instead of using this type of construction to obtain a phone-tablet hybrid device. In its full state, it thus offers a resolution of 2,296 × 1,596 pixels, which is enough for a decent fineness of 388 ppi across the entire diagonal. Due to the necessary flexibility of the panel, one of course is the LTPO AMOLED display.
The scrolling display can also be used on the back
Looking at the back, we then see a narrow noodle-shaped secondary display. The latter is actually not a separate fixed panel, but a part of the scrolling display, which at the moment is not needed at the front. The display serves as an indicator of time and main notifications. So it is assumed that you will put the phone on the front side.
What must be credited to the Tecna for good is the processing and overall compactness. Despite the slide-out design, the phone is only 9.93 mm thick, so the phone can be held normally in one hand. So that the edge over which the display is rolled does not appear uncomfortably smooth or unusual, a protective frame is placed over it. Overall, the phone looks interesting, but it’s still only a concept (albeit fully functional), so Tecno isn’t communicating any pricing or availability.
2024-02-28 18:31:16
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