China – Electronics company OPPO has unveiled its latest smartphone concept, the X 2021, featuring an expandable screen that turns the device into a tablet.
Presented at this year’s OPPO Inno Day, the X 2021’s side button automatically expands the handset from 6.7 inches to 7.4 inches, using a conveyer belt-style steel ‘warp track’ laminated onto an OLED screen. The transition from a smartphone to a tablet is achievable through a system within the phone’s internal structure that interlocks, allowing the phone to maintain its shape.
OPPO aims to provide an all-encompassing device that adjusts to the desire of its user, displaying full sized text message pop-ups that do not disrupt the entire screen. Overall it promises enhanced levels of ‘office productivity and entertainment experiences’, according to the brand.
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