ZTE at it again doing wacky stuff after that hilarious failed kickstarter, bringing us the spiritual successor to the Kyocera Echo.
Should at least be more usable now that android better supports splitscreen. Also a preview of the experience to come with the rumored samsung galaxy folding screen phone.
Basically a thick 5.2" 1080p 2016 flagship phone (sd821, 4gb ram, 3180mah battery, 7.1.2 nougat $725) with a gimmick of flipping its back up to be dual screens, ala backwards DS.
The modes seem similar to your windows multimonitor stuff. (mirror mode, so you can put the phone in a 'tent' and have 2 people watch a video?, extended mode to give a squarish tablet with middle bezel, dual apps, traditional 1 screen mode when closed).
previews:
https://youtu.be/lRjFk2ka56E
https://youtu.be/pdY8EGR4VPQ
https://youtu.be/xX31xYRl-II
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/17/zte-axon-m-hands-zte-actually-made-kind-good-foldable-phone/
https://www.gsmarena.com/foldable_zte_axon_m_is_official_with_dual_touchscreens-news-27776.php
Initial thoughts:
The good:
- Axon name, so headphone jack + quad dac, stereo speaker setup.
- clean stockish android.
- the modes seem well thought out, easily switch with the M button.
- For a weird concept phone, not really many compromises in a year where everyone is dropping headphone jacks or something for 'water resistance' or w/e the current excuse is.
- actual dual apps is something you just can't do on phones for many apps. Like you can pokemon go while watching youtube or be on discord.
The bad:
- at&t exclusive in the US.
- doesn't launch with oreo.
- $700+ is a bit pricey for a gimmicky phone that I doubt no one will truly support.
- still some limitations of android creeping in, like android police noticed that in portrait opened mode, keyboard will only appear on the left or right screen.
- bezel in the middle
- 2016 cpu is a bummer because it doesn't get the battery optimizations of the smaller 10nm chipset of the 835, which I bet this phone would need with that smallish 3180 mah battery.
- can't really use a case, and if you drop the phone, and crack either side, you kinda boned.
Anyways, i'm hyped for the future of smartphones.
Should at least be more usable now that android better supports splitscreen. Also a preview of the experience to come with the rumored samsung galaxy folding screen phone.
Basically a thick 5.2" 1080p 2016 flagship phone (sd821, 4gb ram, 3180mah battery, 7.1.2 nougat $725) with a gimmick of flipping its back up to be dual screens, ala backwards DS.
The modes seem similar to your windows multimonitor stuff. (mirror mode, so you can put the phone in a 'tent' and have 2 people watch a video?, extended mode to give a squarish tablet with middle bezel, dual apps, traditional 1 screen mode when closed).
previews:
https://youtu.be/lRjFk2ka56E
https://youtu.be/pdY8EGR4VPQ
https://youtu.be/xX31xYRl-II
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/17/zte-axon-m-hands-zte-actually-made-kind-good-foldable-phone/
https://www.gsmarena.com/foldable_zte_axon_m_is_official_with_dual_touchscreens-news-27776.php
Initial thoughts:
The good:
- Axon name, so headphone jack + quad dac, stereo speaker setup.
- clean stockish android.
- the modes seem well thought out, easily switch with the M button.
- For a weird concept phone, not really many compromises in a year where everyone is dropping headphone jacks or something for 'water resistance' or w/e the current excuse is.
- actual dual apps is something you just can't do on phones for many apps. Like you can pokemon go while watching youtube or be on discord.
The bad:
- at&t exclusive in the US.
- doesn't launch with oreo.
- $700+ is a bit pricey for a gimmicky phone that I doubt no one will truly support.
- still some limitations of android creeping in, like android police noticed that in portrait opened mode, keyboard will only appear on the left or right screen.
- bezel in the middle
- 2016 cpu is a bummer because it doesn't get the battery optimizations of the smaller 10nm chipset of the 835, which I bet this phone would need with that smallish 3180 mah battery.
- can't really use a case, and if you drop the phone, and crack either side, you kinda boned.
Anyways, i'm hyped for the future of smartphones.
