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Small Phones: What Lies Ahead for the Future?

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😁 Good day, and welcome back to the Daily Authority. Today, we have some exciting news about small phones. We’ve seen quite a few rollable phones over the years, and it seems like rollable screens could be the big break small smartphones have been waiting for.

Rollable screens: The small phone savior?

OPPO Rollable Phone Concept unrolled in hand

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Every manufacturer wants to cram as large a screen as possible into the smallest form factor. This means that truly small modern smartphones are a thing of rarity. However, there seems to be one exciting solution that’s slowly coming into its own: rollable screens.

  • Rollable phones allow for a relatively small form factor.
  • When more screen is needed, the device can expand as required.
  • However, most of the time, you’ll get a compact device.

Why rollable screens make sense

  • The nature of a rollable phone allows for a relatively small form factor.
  • When more screen is needed, the device can expand as required.
  • However, most of the time, you’ll get a compact device.
  • This is no more evident than with the Motorola rizr.
  • The company’s new rollable phone emulates its older, slider phone siblings. But instead of revealing a T9 keypad, the new phone’s screen expands vertically to give you more screen.
  • This increases the display size from five inches to 6.5 inches.
  • This design completely changes the equation for small phones.
  • While foldables like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 arguably do the same thing, there are two problems with that design: thickness and outer display usability.

So, are rollable phones mainstream now?

  • No, not yet.
  • Rollable phones seemingly solve the issues that small phones possess, but the format isn’t quite figured out yet.
  • Durability remains a major concern, with the motorized roller system and screen being weak points.
  • It’s also unclear how manufacturers would fit a large battery in a device that needs space for the display.
  • Once these problems are solved and the components catch up to the form factor’s requirements, we could see a future laden with small rollables.

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Andy Walker, Editor.

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