Royole FlexPai3: A Folding Screen "Swan Song" Destined to Be Forgotten

Royole FlexPai3: A Folding Screen "Swan Song" Destined to Be ForgottenAugust is a relatively calm month for the digital industry. After the frenzy of the e-commerce promotions at the end of June, major brands have entered a product iteration cycle

Royole FlexPai3: A Folding Screen "Swan Song" Destined to Be Forgotten

August is a relatively calm month for the digital industry. After the frenzy of the e-commerce promotions at the end of June, major brands have entered a product iteration cycle. New phone releases and product launches are coming one after another, kicking off the market competition for the latter half of the year. However, behind the bustling market, there are also some "cold stories" that are unknown to the public.

Today, we'll talk about a folding screen phone destined to be forgotten - Royole FlexPai3. This product was once Royole's "last work" created with all its effort, but ultimately died in the womb due to a broken capital chain, becoming a "swan song" that makes people sigh.

A "Bizarre" Folding Screen Engineering Machine

The Royole FlexPai3 is not a product that has been launched, but an engineering machine that has been circulating in the "seafood market". Although it is an unreleased product, it has a unique charm that can attract the attention of any digital enthusiast.

This engineering machine uses a rare outward folding design, with a square module pop-up camera on the back. This design is unique in the mainstream folding screen phones at the time. What's even more surprising is that both the front and back of this phone are full of "bizarre" designs.

Controversial Back Design

The back design of FlexPai3 is significantly different from mainstream folding screen phones on the market. Its proportional outward folding design makes the fold area in the middle appear relatively large, while the camera module is located in the upper left corner of the back of the phone, not a separate bar design. This design can only be described as "a bit barbaric".

According to Bilibili UP master @ , this phone theoretically only has two versions: silver bright surface and blue frosted. The silver bright surface version looks a bit like the Xiaomi 6 bright silver version, with a mirror glass body seamlessly integrated with a stainless steel metallic sheen, but it is easy to get fingerprints. The blue frosted version uses a deep blue AG glass back panel, which looks a bit like the Xiaomi 10 Pro Starlight Blue effect, with a stronger business attribute. However, for such a back design, no matter what material it uses, the appearance is not really good.

"Suffocating" Front Design

• The front design of FlexPai3 is even more unbelievable. This phone is equipped with a 7.2-inch super large black border screen with a resolution of only 16201520 and a refresh rate of only 60Hz. In 2021, when brands like Samsung and Huawei have achieved breakthroughs in technologies like under-screen cameras and full-lamination inward folding on folding screen phones, Royole is competing in the market with such a screen, which is undoubtedly "self-humiliation."

To achieve a full-screen effect, this engineering machine uses a pop-up camera. However, the mechanical structure of the pop-up camera is prone to damage, and coupled with the inherent folding structure of FlexPai3, the expected failure rate of this phone is greatly increased.

Low Configuration, High Price

Besides the screen and camera, the other configurations of FlexPai3 are not outstanding either. The processor is the Snapdragon 765G, with only 40W points in the AnTuTu benchmark, with mediocre performance. The camera configuration is as low as 12MP main camera + 8MP ultra-wide angle, which is simply lagging behind the mainstream models at the time by more than one generation.

Even more unbelievable is that this phone with such low configuration has a body weight of 290g. For a folding screen phone, this weight is undoubtedly "fatal."

Royole's "Last Work" Becomes a "Swan Song"

As the pioneer of folding screen phones, Royole once had great ambitions, wanting to "fold the next ten years." However, due to high prices and easy screen damage, Royole's folding screen phones have never been commercially successful.

Royole FlexPai3 is Royole's third-generation folding screen phone, and its last "hope." To reduce costs, Royole adopted a low-configuration, low-price strategy for FlexPai3, hoping to grab the mid-to-low end market. However, due to a broken capital chain, this product was ultimately unable to reach mass production, becoming Royole's "swan song."

A "Unicorn" That Has Fallen

The failure of Royole is a matter of great regret. Once hailed as a "unicorn," it ultimately fell from grace. From the design concept and configuration of the Royole FlexPai3, we can see that Royole has huge problems in product development and market strategy.

In the increasingly fierce competition in the folding screen phone market, Royole failed to adjust its product strategy in a timely manner and seize market opportunities, ultimately leading to a broken capital chain and company bankruptcy.

The failure of Royole is also a wake-up call for us: in the ever-changing technology industry, only by adhering to innovation and embracing change can we win the future.

In Conclusion

As an unreleased engineering machine, the Royole FlexPai3 does not only demonstrate its technological backwardness, but also reflects Royole's mistakes in business strategy and market judgment. In today's rapid development of folding screen phones, Royole has become a part of history. However, we should learn from Royole's failures, continuously improve product competitiveness, and bring users better products.

It is hoped that in the future folding screen phone market, more excellent brands will emerge, bringing users more amazing experiences.