Move over Samsung, the ZTE Axon M dual-screen smartphone has everyone talking

The smartphone is one of the more unusual gadgets at Mobile World Congress 2018 
Mark Blunden @_MarkBlunden28 February 2018

A dual-screen foldable phone and another with a pop-up selfie camera were among the more unusual-looking gadgets at the Mobile World Congress showcase in Barcelona.

The double-display Axon M model by ZTE allows users to open a second 5.2-inch HD screen from the back, transforming it into a small tablet.

The Android phone has a 20-megapixel camera but is bulkier than single-screened devices such as the new Samsung Galaxy S9, weighing in at almost a quarter of a kilo.

It can be propped up like a tent, with both screens showing the same image, for presentations and is expected to cost about £500 when it is released in the UK.

Laura Salse, of ZTE, said: “It has the functionality of a tablet but is the size of a phone to fit in your pocket.”

(JOSEP LAGO / AFP / Getty Images )
JOSEP LAGO / AFP / Getty Images

Another prototype creating a buzz at the four-day show is the Apex by Chinese brand Vivo.

Its eight-megapixel pop-up front camera takes just under a second to rise from the top of the body and then retracts after taking a shot.

It also has a 1.8mm bezel around the edge, making it virtually frameless, with the entire bottom portion of the phone’s OLED screen used as an in-screen fingerprint reader.

A Vivo spokeswoman said: “The whole display is also the speaker as it sends vibrations through the display without the need for a traditional loudspeaker.”

Mark Blunden flew as a guest of Vueling airlines, which flies daily from London Gatwick and Heathrow to Barcelona

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