In March, royole promised to refine the idea with the new flexpai 2. The company is formally launching the phone in China today starting at 9,988 yuan, or roughly US $ 1,471.

A demo of the phone at roughly 38 minutes into the company’s presentation. The company is mostly sharing renderings instead of photos today.

At 6.3mm thick when flat, it’s not nearly as thin as the dual-screen Microsoft Surface Duo. royole claims its new specially designed hinge has’no gap’.

The 7.8-inch screen is at a somewhat lower 1920 X 1440 resolution than its Samsung and dual-screened rivals.

A flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor has a 4450mAh battery, and 5G support. There’s also a pair of stereo speakers, two SIM card slots, Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C fast charging.

The software has been the Achilles’ heel of more than one folding phone before. Despite hinge and screen durability, bend tests are never the whole story.

Wateros 2.0 is based on Android 10, the company says. It will let you and your photography subject line up the perfect portrait.