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VOTW: A Dual-screen Folding Smartphone Tablet

- By - Source : Engadget

We’ve seen dual-screen tablets from several companies but have we seen a dual-screen, folding phone?

This is a tablet phone prototype from a company called Imerj. The device is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that can turn into a 6-inch tablet at a moments notice. When in its smartphone state, the Imerj prototype is about 50 percent thicker than an iPhone. When unfolded, it’s thinner than a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (one of the skinniest tablets available today).

Specswise, you’re looking at two 4-inch WVGA AMOLED displays, a dual-core TI OMAP CPU (clock speed not yet known), 1GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 128GB of storage, and a 1,750mAh battery. No word on pricing and availability just yet, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything.

Check out the demo below to see the device in action.

Imerj 2-in-1 Smartpad

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afrobacon 06/25/2011 7:10 PM
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I was just thinking of switching to Sprint for the Kyocera Echo (and the cheaper pricing.) But since the specs on this thing already look better I might have to wait.

farleytron 06/25/2011 7:26 PM
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The interface looks pretty clunky.

vistaofdoom 06/25/2011 7:34 PM
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is it me or i saw some slowdowns here and there during the demo? That iss pretty bad if you are showcasing....

jimmysmitty 06/25/2011 7:54 PM
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vistaofdoom :
is it me or i saw some slowdowns here and there during the demo? That iss pretty bad if you are showcasing....



Thats more software than hardware. I have played some games that are not very demanding on my Android phone that get some slowdown yet I played a 3D MMORPG for Android and it never hiccuped.

The idea is solid but I am afraid of messing up the other screen.

Anonymous 06/26/2011 2:06 AM
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Angry birds, Web surfing and a movie at the same time? Not a good idea.

Looks clunky to me. A lot of owners are gonna accidentally break that in half I think.

anthonyla65 06/26/2011 2:43 AM
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Its kinda weird imo, when folded you'd be worried about scratching the back screen. And it'll be weird on choosing what screen to use. Multitasking on 2 screen doesn't always work, its kinda like having 2 monitors on a PC, I'd much prefer 1 big one. I mean you ain't gonna read the news whilst playing angry birds, and the screen there would just be wasting power. Interesting concept but might need abit more thought imo.

Anonymous 06/26/2011 2:52 AM
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Looks like they're marketing to someone with ADD

fstrthnu 06/26/2011 5:48 AM
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Hmm, so basically 2 smarrtphones put together. No thanks. (maybe if it was 2 7" or 8" screens, but 4" is just not worth it)

tonitelaoag 06/26/2011 7:30 AM
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now we are talking of a killer apps here. thanks for the article.

stonedatheist 06/26/2011 8:50 AM
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fstrthnu :
Hmm, so basically 2 smarrtphones put together. No thanks. (maybe if it was 2 7" or 8" screens, but 4" is just not worth it)



LMAO good luck carrying that "phone" with you in your pocket

Anonymous 06/26/2011 9:52 AM
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Here are a few more dual screen phones http://surreystore.com/cms/article [...] hones.html

stonedatheist 06/26/2011 10:03 AM
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DualScreen :
Here are a few more dual screen phones http://surreystore.com/cms/article [...] hones.html



Come on man, that's only 1 more dual screen phone because the Imerj itself doesn't count

reggieray 06/26/2011 5:09 PM
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dreamonline :
Thank you for sharing this technology!!!!!


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upgrade_1977 06/26/2011 11:25 PM
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I think its a great idea, bet they didnt pull it off quite right.

ionut19 06/26/2011 11:33 PM
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Interesting but still the thickness must be a disadvantage for this phone. Still having the better SUPER AMOLED screen he he..

I wonder if it will catch on.

alidan 06/27/2011 12:47 PM
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i love the clam shell desighn, wish all smartphones did this... how can you go around with a phone in your pocket with an exposed screen like the one on iphone?

amd my psp1000 fits damn good in my pockets, 2 iphones are thinner than that, so 1.5 is just fine.

back_by_demand 06/27/2011 12:35 PM
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Looks like a Nintendo 3DS phone

virthddman 06/27/2011 7:46 PM
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Interesting idea - what would it be good for?


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c4v3man 06/27/2011 10:31 PM
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I could have sworn LG or some other smaller android player came out with a dual screen phone exactly like this last year. I'm not really concerned about multi-tasking... stock android does fine with that. What's I'd want it for would be to browse the web across both screens so it would act like a large screen, and also for RDP/VNC usage. Being able to remote into a server for work using Pocketcloud on a 800x960 screen that large would be pretty sweet.

Personally I'd rather have it be 2x as deep as an iphone4, and have 2500+mah standard, but I guess people only care about dimensions instead of battery life.

fir_ser 06/28/2011 1:14 AM
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An interesting device, hopefully it’s affordable.

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