ZTE and AT&T are planning to launch an
interesting smartphone that will feature a foldable dual-screen design, in the
vein of the 6-years old Sprint-exclusive Kyocera Echo. According to
Venture Beat, the upcoming handset is called ZTE Axon Multy, and should be
exclusively sold by AT&T come mid-October.
Reportedly, the ZTE Axon Multy is a horizontal
clamshell with two 1920 x 1080 pixel screens that normally sit on the phone's
front and back, respectively. When the device is unfolded, the screens form a
6.8-inch flat display area - which, to be fair, isn't much larger than what
many of today's smartphones offer thanks to just one screen (the 6.3-inch
Samsung Galaxy Note 8, or the 6-inch LG V30 are very fine examples in this
regard).
There are no images that show the ZTE Axon Multy, so
we can't pass judgments on its design. Regardless of that, some of the phone's
specs should include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, a 20 MP camera
(apparently, this will serve as both front, and rear camera), 4 GB of RAM, 32
GB of internal memory, and a 3120 mAh battery.
It's said that AT&T plans to ask US$ 650 for the
ZTE Axon Multy, presenting it as a phone that's perfect for media consumption,
including DirecTV content. The handset will likely run Android, but it's not
clear if it's Oreo, or Nougat.
