There are two types of folding smartphones that are talked about, "horizontal folding" and "vertical folding".Of these, vertical folding smartphones are attractive, like old garage, large screen when opened, and compact size that fits in the palm of your hand when closed."Galaxy Z Flip3 5G" released by Samsung in 2021 is becoming popular around the world, but a smartphone of the same style will be released this year from China TCL.
TCL's "CHICAGO" is a vertical folding smartphone that was scheduled to be released in 2021.CHIAGO is a development name, and it is said that the product name will be "TCL Flex V".It was scheduled to appear after Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, but it seems to have been postponed for various reasons.However, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G is increasingly popular, and Huawei also has a vertical folding smartphone "P50 Pocket", so it seems that TCL will be released again in 2022.I was able to touch the actual machine at the CES 2022 TCL booth held in Las Vegas in January.
CHICAGO's display size is 6.7 inches.Equipped with a wide -sized display with the same aspect ratio as Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.The chipset is equipped with Snapdragon 765g for middle range 5g smartphones, but if it will be released again in 2022, it may be equipped with the latest 700s.
The hinge part of the display is covered so that dust is not entered.Galaxy Z Flip3 5g is invisible to the folding part of the display, and when opened, a completely flat display appears.TCL, a major TV manufacturer, has a display manufacturer (CSOT, chinaster) as a subsidiary, and the company has also developed a new display for smartphones.The vertical folding display used by Chicago is a beautiful folding display that TCL and CSOT are beautifully made to compete with Samsung's display maker Samsung display.In the future, other smartphone manufacturers will adopt displays on CHICAGO.
6.With a 7 -inch wide display, you can see more information on the SNS timeline, and it will be easier to use multi -window that displays another app on the top and bottom of the display.The vertical folding smartphone is a more compact size, although the screen size of the current smartphone is even larger, but the width of the main unit is reduced, and when folded.
When making calls, the main unit is long vertically, making it easier to hold.In addition, the combination of hinge and frame part of the champagne gold color on the body of the beige and the pink pink is an elegant impression.Along with the vertical display shape on the outside, it is likely to attract attention from the people around you, saying, "I use a slightly different smartphone."
The hinge part has a solid strength, but you can close it with one hand.Opening from a closed state can be opened smoothly with one hand.Like Garakae, the smoothness of the hinge movement is an important point for folding smartphones.
There is no gap when the body is completely folded.It feels beautiful from the side.Speaking of which, there is no gap when the horizontal folding smartphone recently released by OPPO and Honor is closed.The folding smartphone after 2022 is likely to be "zero gap", that is, there is no gap when closed.
The out display when closed is 1.9 inches, 260x512 pixels.It is a touch panel and can be launched the camera app.It also supports notification display.
The camera is a standard (wide -angle) of 12 million pixels and ultra -wide -angle dual specifications.You can take a selfie with the outside display on the preview screen, so you can shoot high -quality self -shooting.The inside display camera is equipped with 10 million pixels.
A vertical folding smartphone is characterized by a wide screen when opened, and a small size that fits in the palm when closed, but Chicago is compatible with Flex mode, which can use the app half opened.This is a function equipped with Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, but when the main unit is opened in an L -shaped shape, the application screen is displayed separately in the upper half and the lower half.If it is a camera app, the upper side will be the preview screen, the lower side will be shutter and setting.
In flex mode, it is easy to put CHIAGO on the table, take a selfie with an in -camera or a video meeting.It is also a good idea to shoot the outside landscape using an out camera.If you put Chicago on the desk, you can easily take photos and videos without a tripod.
The release time of Chicago is undecided, but since Samsung issued Galaxy Z Flip3 5G at a strategic price of $ 999, you may be worried about what to do with the price setting.As a TCL, I wanted to add a premium price to a model equipped with an advanced display, but the price of the OPPO's horizontal smartphone "Find N" was 7,699 yuan, about $ 1,200.The price of folding smartphones has fallen at a stretch since late 2021.
On the other hand, vertical folding smartphones, which are compact, have a good appearance and are fashion items.There are only rivals, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, so if TCL puts CHICAGO, it will definitely be a big topic around the world.It is a product that is looking forward to the market launch of the year.
