Reported by IT Home on February 26th, Lenovo unveiled a highly anticipated foldable concept phone during today's Lenovo Tech World 2023 conference, showcasing it for nearly two minutes during the event.
After seven years, the Lenovo Motorola innovation research and development team once again brings the concept of bendable phones back into the spotlight. Similar to the version unveiled in 2016, this new concept phone features a bendable OLED display that can flex backward and wrap around the wrist, resembling wearing a cuff.
IT Home has noticed that the new concept phone appears to be more mature compared to its version seven years ago. The version from 2016 could only bend into a bracelet shape and emitted unsettling creaking sounds. However, the new version can achieve more form factors, ranging from a "playful caterpillar" to a "tent mode."
The new version of the phone features a back made of orange fabric material. During the presentation, the demonstrator wore it on the wrist, revealing a square metal block resembling a watch underneath the phone, seemingly designed to prevent it from slipping off when the arm moves. It's worth noting that this time around, there were no creaking sounds like in the 2016 version.
The presenter spent about a minute introducing this concept phone, showcasing the built-in wallpaper generation function, totaling nearly two minutes, twice the display time of the 2016 version.
Will this bendable phone actually hit the market? As of now, the likelihood seems slim. While a few minutes of display may bring novelty, once the novelty wears off, people may start raising various questions, such as "What happens when you place your wrist on a table?" "What happens during rapid arm movements?" "How do you answer calls?" Despite this, it still showcases the innovative spirit of Motorola from yesteryears.
