sxa's Technical Musings

(Tweet pointing to this blog if you want somethign to retweet:  https://twitter.com/sxaTech/status/1175364994545750016 ) In January I ordered a Royole FlexPai. It took a while for it to arrive (over 5 months) but I have to admit I've really got used to it. So what's life like with a Flexible phone? Introduction and who is Royole? The first thing to bear in mind that it's best to think of it as a flexible//foldable tablet rather than a flexible phone. Unlike some of the prototypes shown by Huawei and Samsung this device has a thicker hinge on it that will likely put some people off as it's around 1.5cm thick at the hinge when folded but should mean it's quite durable due to the fairly large radius of the folded screen, especially compared to the tight fold of the Samsung Galaxy Fold which caused them to have to push back the release date quite considerably (due September now I believe - original release date was supposed to be 26th April) The Huawei Mate X ...

[Short link to this article if you need it: http://goo.gl/t2vbt - or retweet me ] This is an article that may date badly, but what the heck - will be fun to read it back in a year's time? It's about various things - the HTC Sensation's choice of screen resolution, the importance of screen resolution and screen technology in general, and where the mobile industry is heading with the current crop of premium handsets. I think we may have reached a point where there's not much more to give, and if we're lucky we'll see more higher-end handsets appearing at lower prices... I know a few people who purchased one of the HTC Sensation handsets. I never quite understood why. The only reason appeared I've heard involved an obsession with numbers. I've often heard comments similar to: "The screen resolution is higher so it must be a superior screen." And I don't buy it. Do a blind test between a Sensation (or for that matter any iPhone) and any...