TCL reportedly working on a smartphone that slides out to become a tablet

TCL follows its DragonHinge folding phone from last year with a new experimental phone meant to be unveiled at the now-canceled MCW 2020

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Xinmei Shen

Published: 2:48pm, 18 Feb 2020

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How do you make a phone that expands into a tablet? Most companies tried folding screens, but TCL seems to be taking a different approach: A slide-out screen.

According to CNET, which published leaked images of the new TCL device, the phone has a second display that can be pulled out from under the first, similar to an extendable dining table. It’s not clear how the screen achieves an even surface when extended, as the images show.

CNET says TCL initially planned to show the phone to reporters at MWC, which is now canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. We asked TCL about its plans for the device and how it works, but we haven’t received a response. A previous foldable prototype that TCL showcased last year -- dubbed the DragonHinge -- hasn’t been made available to consumers.

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