Royole unveils foldable device

Royole Corp, a manufacturer of flexible displays and smart devices, unveiled a large-screen foldable device on Wednesday, which can be bent and rolled to function both as a smartphone and tablet.

The product, known as the FlexPai, is equipped with the Shenzhen-based company's latest flexible display technology. The 7.8-inch high-resolution screen is 7.6 millimeters thick and can be bent over 200,000 times.

Bill Liu, founder of Royole, said at a product launch in Beijing that the FlexPai, priced from 8,999 yuan ($1,290), is designed so consumers need not buy smartphones and tablets at the same time.