slide-phone

2020.12

for OPPO

Among foldable smartphones with OLED panel monitors developed in recent years, most follow the trend of folding to the size of a standard smartphone and unfolding to a screen two or three times as big.
By using the folding technology, portability was enhanced exploiting the compactness for a new sense of functionality instead of the screen being enlarged.

The phone in its folded state is 54 mm by 86 mm, the size of a credit card, featuring three hinges folding over in the same direction.
Like an inchworm, the phone makes use of its multiple joints to in effect slide sideways, and can be transformed only by the user’s one thumb operation.
Sliding one fold up exposes 40 mm of the screen with various functions, such as the time, call history, notifications, and even the music player interface, all available on the limited area.
Next, sliding the second fold reveals 80 mm of the screen as well as the camera, which the user might notice has simultaneously moved to the top of the device.
This is a fitting configuration for taking selfies or video calls and other functions linking the screen with the front-facing camera. Unfolding the entire phone unveils a 7-inch screen with a unique, slender proportion.
In addition to playing videos with an operable side panel, the user may also enjoy the phone as a controller in game mode with panels on either side, in multitask mode with numerous apps displayed in a row, and panoramic photography mode in full screen.

The controls on the side of the phone are shaped like ellipses cut in half, functioning as two to four buttons, becoming small, semicircular buttons or combining into one large button as the folds slide up and down.
Further, the stylus ordinarily inserted in the phone may be taken out for use and the phone folded in half to give the user the feeling of writing in a notepad.
The notion resulted in an interface allowing the user to open and close the upper half of the screen to, as it were, flip the page.

The hinges are covered with suede leather to prevent the impression that, for having three hinges, the phone is an inorganic, rigid contrivance.
The rest of the phone is colored in calming tones selected for their compatibility with this leather.
Lastly, the wireless charger stand is angled to match the hinged state of the phone so as to have an integrated appearance while charging.

The design opens up new possibilities for smartphones, for their use not only while fully folded or opened but while partially unfolded or while bent.

在近年开发的带有OLED面板显示器的可折叠智能手机中，大多数都追随了折叠到标准智能手机大小、并展开到两到三倍大屏幕的趋势。

通过使用折叠技术，可移植性得到了提高，利用了紧凑的新功能感，而不是扩大屏幕。

折叠状态下，这款手机的尺寸为54毫米×86毫米，相当于一张信用卡的大小，有三个铰链可以朝同一方向折叠。

就像尺蠖一样，这款手机利用它的多个关节向侧面滑动，用户只需用一个拇指操作就能变形。

滑动折叠显示40毫米的屏幕，具有各种功能，如时间、通话历史、通知，甚至音乐播放器界面，所有这些功能都在有限的区域内可用。

接下来，滑动第二次折叠，屏幕和摄像头就会显示出80mm，用户可能会注意到摄像头同时移到了设备的顶部。

对于自拍、视频通话以及其他连接屏幕和前置摄像头的功能来说，这种配置非常合适。展开整个手机，屏幕7英寸，比例独特，细长。

除了可操作的侧板播放视频外，用户还可以在两侧各有面板的游戏模式、连续显示大量应用的多任务模式、全屏全景拍摄模式等情况下，将手机作为控制器来享受。

手机侧面的控制按钮形状像被切成两半的椭圆，可以作为两到四个按钮，可以变成很小的半圆形按钮，也可以在折叠物上下滑动时合并成一个大按钮。

此外，通常插入手机的触控笔可以拿出来使用，将手机对折，给用户一种在记事本上写字的感觉。

这个想法产生了一个界面，允许用户打开和关闭屏幕的上半部分，就像翻页一样。

铰链被绒面革覆盖，以防止印象，因为有三个铰链，手机是一个无机，刚性的发明。