With the permission of Motorola and its Razr 40 and Razr 50 that we could try last year, the users we are looking for Folding at fatal prices We remain orphans of alternatives. Although it seems that it will change soon: this MWC has shown that good folding phones can be made without the cost affecting the consumer's choice.
ZTE presumed the second generation of its “flip”, a Nubia Flip 2 5G which increased 100 dollars to become a rounder and balanced product. Something that brings this mobile segment closer to more users, yes, still far from the range of 400 to 600 dollars. However, and how could it be otherwise, China wants to be the protagonist with the real cheap folding.
Tecno and Zte have a new folding below 1,000 dollars
In this mobile world congress, I was able to prove the alternatives of Two not so popular brands Who are looking for a piece of the cake that is this folding phones market. The first, Zte Nubia, extends her adventure with a terminal that laid the foundations last year and this year, one of his weak points is updated: the external screen.
The Cloud Flip 2 5G seemed a good folding, with a more than decent performance supported by a Dimensity of Mediatek. In the absence of testing more depth, it is a real alternative for all those who do not want to spend more than 1,000 dollars in other more renowned manufacturers.
The Nubia Flip 2 presents virtual pets on its external panel
Obviously, it does not reach the level of others such as the Galaxy Z Flip, and it is not an option if what you want is a “fold”. In return, it does not imply such a radical disbursement and is another step in the manufacturing task of an economical folding smartphone.
On the other hand, Tecno, this manufacturer who talks about the biggest telephone event in recent years, has a new folding phone from the Phantom brand in its portfolio. It is the Phantom V2 PléIn this case, it is transformed into “tablet” and has a price in less than 1,000 dollars. These are major words compared to the Nubia Flip 2 5G, more focused on the average environment.
On the other hand, this ghost has a 9000+ dimnsity and a construction that fully benefits from space: It weighs 196 grams and measures only 6.1 millimeters Thick (displayed). It is compatible with the company's stylus, and if we are going to the space expedition edition, it even adds satellite connectivity.
The China TECNO subfem also has an “flip” option that I have been able to try, the Phantom V2 Flip. He is more modest than his older brother in terms of material, but also presumes A fairly original design In its rear and a construction that transmits good feelings by hand. Its reference price on the various markets does not exceed $ 600.
A pleasant emerging surprise
Among so many companies, I met a hidden surprise in the MWC: Frog, an unknown company that has a folding entrance range and many Feature phone. It is an ODM company, which previously made for other brands Of China, and now he has his own catalog.
Like that seems, since it is Frog X6 Equipa to Helio G99 by Mediatek, and has no trouble showing yourself as a modest phone, yes, with a 6.85 -inch AMOLED screen (when deployed) and an attractive design. It is the successor to the X3 model last year, which, of course, knew it.
However, on paper, it is the I try more aggressive to bring the folding to the most economical segment. With a remarkable concession: its external screen is very small and does not have too much capacity in the software. Anyway, I will not lose sight of this company whose logo shows its name.
The problem is repeated
Too bad most of these companies that I mentioned do not leave the foreign markets. Tecno, for example, sells products in Europe, but for the moment No phones.
Frog, neither expected nor expected: There are many Chinese manufacturers who do not look beyond their native market. Fortunately, ZTE and its Cloud yes brand market its smartphones in Europe: I hope to see the Nubia 2 flip soon, in particular for this price of 699 dollars they announced, very delicious.
Now, I will not deny that, although this is an excellent step for us to see the economic folding, For the moment, these are simple promises for us. In case they arrived, we would see a considerable increase in the price, something inevitable. I cross my fingers so that others (hope that the most popular and installed on our market) join this trend, and soon we can say that the files have democratized.
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