Roberto
Escobar, the brother of famed Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, has just
joined the foldable smartphone craze with the launch of the Escobar Fold 1. While most foldable phones are super
expensive, Escobar's version is considered as cheap. In fact, the starting
price is just US$ 350 (PHP 17.8K) for the 128GB model and US$ 450
(PHP 22.9K) for the 512GB edition.
The
design reminds us of the Royole FlexPai with a big gap in the middle when
folded. But it has gold accents to make it look more luxurious-looking. Roberto also claimed that the panel is
made out of a "special type of plastic" that is
"unbreakable" and it is tougher than the Galaxy Fold.
The
best part? The specs are no joke. It uses a 4:3 dual 7.8-inch flexible AMOLED
FHD+ 1920 x 1444 display at 308 ppi, 7nm 2.8GHz 6-bit Snapdragon 855 octa-core
processor, 6GB or 8GB LPDD4X RAM, 128GB or 512GB expandable storage to 256GB,
and 4,000mAh battery w/ USB-C charging.
The
device also highlights a 16MP f/1.8 + 20MP f/1.8 dual-camera setup w/ OIS that
you can even use for selfies. It
even has a fingerprint scanner, RFID blocker, dual-band WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth
5.1, GPS, A-GPS, and dual SIM slots. The
device measures at 190.35 x 13 x 7.6 mm and weighs 320 grams.
