https://www.scmp.com/rss/502305/feed The latest news, analysis and opinion on Royole. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Chinese brand that launched the world’s first foldable smartphone, beating Samsung and Huawei to the punch, is back with a new model. On Tuesday, Shenzhen-based Royole launched the FlexPai 2, the company’s second foldable phone. Starting at just 9,988 yuan (US$1,470), the FlexPai 2 is one of the cheapest smartphones with a foldable display available today, especially one with a tablet-sized display. The first FlexPai, launched in late 2018, wasn’t much of a success. Like many people who... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3102532/royole-flexpai-2-launches-china-little-fanfare-follow-worlds-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3102532/royole-flexpai-2-launches-china-little-fanfare-follow-worlds-first?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:00:15 +0000 Chinese flexible display maker Royole Corp is weighing an initial public offering in China, while its planned US listing is put on hold, according to people familiar with the matter. Royole had filed confidentially for a US IPO that could raise about US$1 billion, Bloomberg News reported earlier this year. The start-up, however, is now considering a listing in China, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Considerations are at an early stage and no final... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3091773/display-maker-royole-said-mull-china-ipo-us-listing-plans-stall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3091773/display-maker-royole-said-mull-china-ipo-us-listing-plans-stall?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:01:43 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Royole, the Chinese company that launched the first foldable phone, is back with a new and improved version of its FlexPai smartphone. CEO Bill Liu unveiled the FlexPai 2 on Tuesday, saying the second generation phone is thinner with a more robust and wearproof hinge.  The original FlexPai was unveiled in Beijing in 2018, just days before Samsung’s Galaxy Fold launch event. But the quality of the Chinese handset was widely criticized. In our own... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3076975/first-foldable-phone-maker-royole-reveals-flexpai-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3076975/first-foldable-phone-maker-royole-reveals-flexpai-2?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:14:45 +0000 Royole, the Chinese company that launched the first foldable phone, is back with a new and improved version of its FlexPai smartphone. CEO Bill Liu unveiled the FlexPai 2 on Tuesday, saying the second generation phone is thinner with a more robust and wearproof hinge.  The original FlexPai was unveiled in Beijing in 2018, just days before Samsung’s Galaxy Fold launch event. But the quality of the Chinese handset was widely criticized. In our own testing, we found the FlexPai was bulky and... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/first-foldable-phone-maker-royole-reveals-flexpai-2/article/3076942?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/first-foldable-phone-maker-royole-reveals-flexpai-2/article/3076942?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:14:43 +0000 I finally had a chance to try out the world’s first foldable phone -- the Royole FlexPai. Being able to fold a phone like this certainly feels super cool. But the cool factor here is negated by the FlexPai's awful design and buggy software. Let’s get some of the bad stuff out of the way first. The FlexPai is thick, big and plasticky. Even though the phone starts at US$1,312, it doesn’t feel premium at all. The thick bezels look awful, especially to the left of the display in tablet mode.... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3019154/foldable-royole-flexpai-worst-both-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3019154/foldable-royole-flexpai-worst-both-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:00:04 +0000 Royole Corp, a Chinese technology unicorn that makes the world’s thinnest full-colour flexible display, unveiled a foldable smartphone on Wednesday, offering a screen the size of an iPad-sized tablet with the ability to fold up so it fits in the palm of your hand. Called the “FlexPai”, it comes with a 7.8-inch high-resolution screen with thickness of 7.6mm, the largest smartphone display size on the market today. But the retail price is also high, with the top end model going for 12,999 yuan... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2171072/chinese-display-maker-royole-unveils-first-foldable-smartphone-price?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2171072/chinese-display-maker-royole-unveils-first-foldable-smartphone-price?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:16:11 +0000 The idea came to him while lounging on the Stanford University lawn as an electrical engineering student: a flexible display that could be tucked away like a pen. “Big screens that we can roll up and put in our pocket,” said Bill Liu, 35, co-founder, chairman and chief executive of Shenzhen-based unicorn Royole Corp. Liu has been chasing that dream ever since, and after showing the world’s thinnest flexible, full-colour smartphone display in 2014, he now has a long list of venture capitalists... https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2158864/meet-shenzhen-billionaire-behind-worlds-thinnest-flexible-display?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2158864/meet-shenzhen-billionaire-behind-worlds-thinnest-flexible-display?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:37:06 +0000 Royole Corporation, a Chinese start-up that makes the world’s thinnest full-colour flexible display, has raised US$800 million in its fourth and biggest round of funding yet from a group of heavyweight investors, including Citic Bank, ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, and Zhong Hai Sheng Rong Capital controlled by Chinese billionaire Forest Xie Zhikun. Royole signed debt financing deals on Tuesday with Citic Bank, ABC, ICBC, BOC, and Ping An Bank to collect US$560 million, the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2113079/ultra-thin-flexible-display-maker-royole-raises-another-us800m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2113079/ultra-thin-flexible-display-maker-royole-raises-another-us800m?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:09:14 +0000