HyDef:
Technically, not the first dual screen smartphone. First with a conventional screen on the back though.

The YotaPhone had an E-ink screen on the back before this, and the LG V10 and V20 had smaller banner like screens above the normal screen.

I like this idea from Meizu though, if only that it lets you take pictures using the dual camera on the back.

Plus innovation is welcome in today's smartphone industry. How useful it might be in reality, well, let's see.

EvilMetahuman:
I'm sure samsung will use something like this in their s9 and make it look like it was their idea.

Then apple will use it in iphone 9 and make it look like they invented it.

EvilMetahuman:
I'm sure samsung will use something like this in their s9 and make it look like it was their idea.

Then apple will use it in iphone 9 and make it look like they invented it.

EvilMetahuman:
I'm sure samsung will use something like this in their s9 and make it look like it was their idea.

Then apple will use it in iphone 9 and make it look like they invented it.

DrayZee:

Na wa oh.
Samsung has already made a phone like this. It's a flip phone with touch-sensitive screens on both sides. Though it was user customized (that is, not a production model).
So if Samsung had decided to make production models of that phone, you'd have assumed that they copied.

So you think Samsung got to the top just by copying others?
Chei. Samsung don suffer.

EvilMetahuman:
90% of flip phones are dual screen. Its not samsung's idea.






In smart phone world, everybody copies everybody. And yes, samsung do copy others but they have a way of making it look like it was their idea when they market same product you have seen somewhere before.


Samsung android smart phones are topping android market mostly due aggressive marketing.

Emphasis on mostly. Before some ediotic samsung fanboys will descend on my post.

DrayZee:

Hmm...
Firstly, the phone I'm talking about here is a smart phone . Not those regular Nokia and Sagem oldies.
I can't remember it's name, but if you see it, you'll know it is a result of true innovation. Sleek and premium.

And yes, Samsung may copy ideas. But the fact that they make them more presentable (or better) than they initially were is what makes them stand out.
Like the way Marvel copied Deadpool from DC's Deathstroke, and made him what he is now.

EvilMetahuman:
flip phones generally, mostly come with dual screen. Either smart or just regular cellphone.
But integrating dual screens on normal inch screen smart phone has not been done by anyone. That's what makes this phone stand out.


The rest, we saying the same thing.
Samsung copies ideas and make it look like it's theirs. They will add some unwanted feature like (heart rate monitor of shiit rate timer) then finish the rest with with aggressive marketing that will make you think its cooler than what you have seen before.



By the way, deathstroke is still way cooler than deadpool or deadpoop

emeraldknytt:
You have said something substantial.. Well, IMO, the secondary screen will be useful for notification (Social Apps, Utility Apps, Messaging Apps and maybe Music tags..) , time (Huge plus cos of the AMOLED display)... Everything is a tad bit sealed in, no Sd expansion, inbuilt battery, it should as well be waterproof... The phone is slim at a teeny bit around 7.3mm... Nice job Meizu.

Onyenna:
Here's Yotaphone, the world's first dual-screen smartphone!

The back screen is the Yotaphone's second screen that uses the electronic paper technology and this screen never turns off - even when you are out of battery.

The notifications system on the phone is pretty good, especially on the back screen. Notifications (incoming or missed calls, messages, emails and so on) first appear big and then retreat to the bottom of the back screen after some time.

The back screen comes with a wallpaper. Moreover, you can get the stuff that is on your front screen (4.3-inch) to the back screen....

bobo65:



This is dope

Onyenna:
Here's Yotaphone, the world's first dual-screen smartphone!

The back screen is the Yotaphone's second screen that uses the electronic paper technology and this screen never turns off - even when you are out of battery.

The notifications system on the phone is pretty good, especially on the back screen. Notifications (incoming or missed calls, messages, emails and so on) first appear big and then retreat to the bottom of the back screen after some time.

The back screen comes with a wallpaper. Moreover, you can get the stuff that is on your front screen (4.3-inch) to the back screen....

vicben27:
still enjoying my Techno camon cx air