Royole FlexPai

The Royole FlexPai is a phone made by the Chinese company Royole. It was the first commercially available foldable smartphone, with a 7.8 inch display that folds outwards. It was first announced at CES 2018 and it started shipping on December of the same year.^[2][3][4][5]

Royole FlexPai

Brand	Royole
Manufacturer	Royole
First released	8 January 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-08)
Availability by region	1 December 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12-01) (Worldwide)
Successor	Royole FlexPai 2
Form factor	Folding slate
Dimensions	Unfolded 160.9 mm (6.33 in) H 117.9 mm (4.64 in) W 6.9 mm (0.27 in) D Folded 160.9 mm (6.33 in) H 62.9 mm (2.48 in) W 15.5 mm (0.61 in) D
Weight	320 g (11 oz)
Operating system	Original: Android 9.0 "Pie"
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Series, 8150, 64-bit Processor
CPU	Octa-Core 2.8GHz Clock Speed
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 640
Memory	6 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X
Storage	128 GB / 512 GB UFS 3.0
Removable storage	External Memory Supported Up to 256GB
Battery	Non-Removable 4,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer, 5V/5A
Rear camera	20 MP, f/1.8 aperture
Front camera	16 MP, f/1.8 aperture
Display	Dynamic AMOLED, FHD+, 4:3 Aspect Ratio (expanded mode), 311PPI Unfolded: 1920 x 1440, 7.8 in (20 cm), 4:3 ratio, 311 ppi Folded: 390 x 1440, 4.0 in (10 cm), 21:9 ratio, 311 ppi
Sound	Stereo speakers
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.1 Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac/ax 3G/4G/4G LTE
Data inputs	Sensors: Accelerometer Barometer Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted) Pressure sensor Gyroscope Hall sensor Proximity sensor Magnetometer RGB Light sensor
Other	Physical sound volume keys USB-C
References	[1]

Specifications

The Royole FlexPai ships with Android 9.0 "Pie".

The foldable smartphone runs features a single folding AMOLED display, comes with a 4,000 mAh and with a 16MP and 20MP dual-camera on its inner bezel. Aside from that, the phone also comes with a dual-SIM card setup, and features a fingerprint sensor.

Legacy

On December 2, 2019, Escobar Inc released what it called the Escobar Fold 1 smartphone featuring a flexible screen,^[6] which ended up being a rebadged Royole FlexPai.^[7] Escobar Inc is tied to various scams involving selling smartphones and flamethrowers with Escobar Inc branding without delivering the products to customers.^[8][9]

It was succeeded by the Royole FlexPai 2.^[10]

See also

• Samsung Galaxy Note series
• Huawei Mate X
• Motorola Razr (2020)
• Comparison of smartphones

References

1. "Will 2020 break the curse of the folding phone?". FOX NEWS. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
2. The world’s first foldable phone is charmingly awful - The Verge
3. Hands on: Royole FlexPai review | TechRadar
4. CES 2019: Hands-on with the foldable, bendable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
5. Everything you need to know about the foldable Royole FlexPai phone - CNET
6. "Pablo Escobar's Brother Unveils Folding Smartphone with Help of Hot Models". TMZ. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
7. Hughes, Matthew. "Escobar Fold 1 snort all it's cracked up to be: Readers finger similarity to slated Chinese mobe". The Register. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
8. "Pablo Escobar's brother is trying to sell refurbished iPhone 11 Pros for $499". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
9. "Please Stop Buying the Foldable Phone From Pablo Escobar's Brother". PCMAG. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
10. "Royole FlexPai 2 Hands On Preview: Huge improvement but is it enough?". xda-developers. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.