The world’s first smartphone with a rollable screen

The first concept device TCL has up its sleeves, and arguably the most exciting one, is something it calls the world’s first “rollable extendable smartphone.”

It looks like any other premium flagship at first glance thanks to the presence of a large 6.75-inch curved-edge AMOLED display and a thickness of just 9mm. But where things get particularly interesting is on the inside.

Hidden between the front and rear panels are two internal motors that can be activated with the press of a button. These push one side of the smartphone outwards to reveal an entirely new portion of display that, when not in use, folds back on itself inside the device.

The resulting product features a large 7.8-inch screen and an adaptive UI with software enhancements such as split screen and multi-tasking.

This technology arguably makes much more sense in the smartphone segment because of its compactness. It could also solve some major durability issues because the display features no crease or wrinkle, according to TCL Communication, thanks to a larger axis.

While on the topic of durability, TCL told us it’s working on adding fibers on the inside to keep dust and other particles out.

A 10-inch tablet that can fold into a 6.7-inch smartphone

The second concept from TCL is designed to permanently close the gap between traditional smartphones and smaller tablets such as the 10.2-inch iPad by offering users the best of both worlds.

Users of the futuristic concept device gain access to a pretty large 10-inch display when completely unfolded. But unlike traditional tablets which are often a pain to carry, this particular product can be folded down into a compact smartphone-like form factor.

This unique design is made possible by incorporating both of TCL’s hinge technologies – DragonHinge and ButterflyHinge. These also ensure a smooth process of folding the display inward and outward, according to the company, with virtually no gap.