Tecno Unveils Tri-Fold Concept Smartphone: Phantom Ultimate 2

Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 tri-fold concept phone with 10-inch display unveiled

The Phantom Ultimate 2 when unfolded has a large 10-inch screen with TDDI technology. Tecno has officially teased the Phantom Ultimate 2, its ultra-thin tri-fold concept smartphone. The Phantom Ultimate 2 is claimed to be the thinnest among existing tri-folding models, measuring just 11mm in thickness. Besides Tecno, Xiaomi and Huawei are also actively working on tri-folding phones. The Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 when folded has a 6.48-inch size and this unfolds into a large 10-inch 4:3 ratio large tablet-like device. It has an OLED Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) and an advanced 3K LTPO screen with 392 PPI. Tecno claims the hinge design boasts a strength of 2100MPa and can support over 300,000 folds, exceeding most folding devices. The hinges also contribute to minimizing the crease visibility for a more immersive viewing experience. The tri-folding phone also supports screen hovering for various scenarios like typing on a keyboard while the upright screen provides a laptop-style display. It also has a tent mode for dual-screen face-to-face real-time AI translation. Tecno says the software and UI are optimised for the tri-fold design and offer dynamic wallpapers, adaptive icons that adjust with folding and unfolding and more. The UI layout is adapted for diverse use cases such as large-screen viewing and tent mode. Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 is not the first innovative concept from the brand. Previously, the Phantom Ultimate offered a rolling-screen concept smartphone.

Tecno unveils tri-fold concept smartphone Phantom Ultimate 2

Transsion Holdings smartphone company Tecno on Wednesday (August 29, 2024) showcased its tri-fold concept smartphone, Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2. When unfolded, the Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 main screen stretches up to 10 inches. In its folded form, the Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 is the thinnest among existing triple-folding models, measuring just 11mm thick, the company claims. The device features the smartphone industry's thinnest battery cover measuring just 0.25mm, it says. The Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 has a 6.48 inch cover screen and a 10 inch cover screen with 4:3 aspect ratio. It features OLED Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) and an advanced 3K LTPO screen with 392 ppi. (For top technology news of the day, subscribe to our tech newsletter Today's Cache) The tri-fold phone hinges can support over 300,000 folds, Tecno claims. The Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 also supports screen hovering. For example, screen hovering with the base of the screen used flat for typing on a keyboard while the upright screen provides a laptop-style display for convenient notetaking in meetings or university lectures. Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For communicating across language barriers, the device can be folded into tent mode for dual-screen face-to-face real-time AI translation. For everyday browsing, the foldable screen supports multi-window mode to improve efficiency, letting users stay in their game or movie while responding to messages or searching the internet. The phone supports dynamic wallpapers and adaptive icons that adjust with folding and unfolding, while the UI layout is adapted for diverse use cases such as large-screen viewing and tent mode, as well as having the potential for exciting third-party app adaption. Read Comments

Tecno reveals tri-fold Phantom Ultimate 2 concept phone

Chinese manufacturer Tecno has revealed a triple-foldable smartphone concept just days after competitor Huawei confirmed that a tri-fold device is on the way. As GSMArena reports, the Phantom Ultimate 2 concept sports a 6.48-inch outer screen with a 10-inch inner screen, an LTPO OLED panel with a resolution of 1620 x 2880, and an aspect ratio of 4:3. Elsewhere, BGR reports that the Phantom Ultimate 2 is just 11mm thick when folded, which is 1.1mm thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, though the video shows an increase in thickness around the camera bump, and it's not clear how this measurement was taken. The new phone also features OLED Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI), placing the display driver and touch sensor on the same chip. Tecno unveiled the device concept with a short video demonstrating the two-hinged device in a number of scenarios, such as using one segment of the screen as a keyboard in a laptop-style configuration, or propping the displays up in 'tent mode' for real-time AI translation. However, as a concept phone it's not yet clear whether the Phantom Ultimate 2 will make it to production - the same has proved true for its predecessor, the Phantom Ultimate, which was revealed with a rolling screen in August 2023. We should also note that since this is a concept phone we can't get our hands on to test, we have no way of verifying if any of the purported features are complete or functional. In fact, the timing of this new reveal says almost as much as the video itself. Tecno's announcement comes as the race to release the world's first tri-fold device begins to heat up. On August 19, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Yu Chengdong (also known as Richard Yu) confirmed that a tri-fold Huawei device is coming out in September. If Huawei sticks to this timeframe, the company has a good chance of being the first in the world to put a tri-fold device in consumers' hands following months of rumors and prototypes being teased by multiple manufacturers. In May, Creative Bloq reported that Chinese semiconductor manufacturer TCL CSOT had displayed its unnamed tri-fold prototype at the Society for Information Display's Display Week event. And in July, Honor laid out a patent for a tri-fold design, though no development has been confirmed. As for Samsung, rumors of a tri-fold Galaxy Z Fold have circulated all year despite a lack of details online. While the Phantom Ultimate 2 remains a concept, it's a clear indication that triple folding phones are on the minds of forward-looking designers. They're on our minds too, so make sure to keep up with our smartphone news for the latest tri-fold updates.