The internet and YouTube have recently been flooded with videos showcasing TECNO’s groundbreaking PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 this past few weeks, an ultra-thin tri-fold concept smartphone that reimagines the large-screen experience in a pocket-sized device.
While Samsung had shown concepts of tri-fold devices back in 2023, with patents going as far back as 2020, Chinese smartphone brands and TECNO have emerged as the leaders in bringing this futuristic design to market. The PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 stands out not just for adopting this form factor but for pushing the boundaries of what foldable technology can offer.
Huge Immersive and Less Creased Screen with Super Durability and Thinner Hinges
Unfolding from a 6.48” candy bar phone into an impressive 10” 4:3 ratio large-screen tablet-style device, PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 gives users more flexibility to use the device as they wish. To support this upgrade in convenience, the device features OLED Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) and an advanced 3K LTPO screen with 392 PPI.
Empowering the tri-fold screen experience is a state-of-the-art hinge design with incredible 2100MPa strength. The hinges can support over 300,000 folds, exceeding most folding devices and offering exceptional device longevity and folding smoothness. The hinges also contribute to the device’s superbly flat screen, minimizing the crease visibility for more immersive viewing pleasure.
Unleashing Versatile Scenarios and Optimized UI for a Cutting-Edge Foldable Experience
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 supports screen hovering to open up new possibilities across a diverse range of scenarios, from work to entertainment and daily life. For example, screen hovering with the base of the screen used flat for typing on a keyboard while the upright screen provides a laptop-style display for convenient note-taking in meetings or university lectures. For communicating across language barriers, the device can be folded into tent mode for dual-screen face-to-face real-time AI translation. For everyday browsing, the foldable screen supports multi-window mode to improve efficiency, letting users stay in their game or movie while responding to messages or searching the internet. And for more inventive imagine, users can explore creative unfolded angles enabled by the tri-fold design.
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2’s advanced software and UI specifically optimized for the tri-fold design further enhance the utility of its cutting-edge hardware. For example, the device supports dynamic wallpapers and adaptive icons that adjust with folding and unfolding, while the UI layout is adapted for diverse use cases such as large-screen viewing and tent mode, as well as having the potential for exciting third-party app adaptation.
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 unleashes infinite possibilities with versatile usage scenarios – tent mode.
The new PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2, with its groundbreaking tri-fold design, underscores TECNO’s commitment to exploring and innovating the most advanced new technologies to revolutionize the user experience. The concept brings a new dimension to the relationship between users and their smartphones, creating exciting large-screen possibilities and ushering in a new future of advanced devices.
Ultra-thin Tri-Fold Design
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2’s innovative tri-fold screen transforms the device from a standard candy bar smartphone into an incredible tablet-like large-screen device. Crucially, the tri-fold design does not mean a major compromise on thickness, measuring 11mm when folded, thanks to an innovative and thinner hinge that enables existing bi-fold models to achieve a thickness of less than 9mm. The device features the smartphone industry’s thinnest battery cover, measuring just 0.25mm, thanks to super-compressed Titan Advanced Fiber material. Compared to the industry’s current thinnest 0.45mm thickness, this advanced material brings sufficient strength while allowing a thinner form. The streamline camera design also contributes to thinness and lightness without sacrificing image quality, while its position to one side of the device makes it easier to find the center of gravity when holding.Huge Immersive and Less Creased Screen with Super Durability and Thinner Hinges
Unfolding from a 6.48” candy bar phone into an impressive 10” 4:3 ratio large-screen tablet-style device, PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 gives users more flexibility to use the device as they wish. To support this upgrade in convenience, the device features OLED Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) and an advanced 3K LTPO screen with 392 PPI.
Empowering the tri-fold screen experience is a state-of-the-art hinge design with incredible 2100MPa strength. The hinges can support over 300,000 folds, exceeding most folding devices and offering exceptional device longevity and folding smoothness. The hinges also contribute to the device’s superbly flat screen, minimizing the crease visibility for more immersive viewing pleasure.
Unleashing Versatile Scenarios and Optimized UI for a Cutting-Edge Foldable Experience
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 supports screen hovering to open up new possibilities across a diverse range of scenarios, from work to entertainment and daily life. For example, screen hovering with the base of the screen used flat for typing on a keyboard while the upright screen provides a laptop-style display for convenient note-taking in meetings or university lectures. For communicating across language barriers, the device can be folded into tent mode for dual-screen face-to-face real-time AI translation. For everyday browsing, the foldable screen supports multi-window mode to improve efficiency, letting users stay in their game or movie while responding to messages or searching the internet. And for more inventive imagine, users can explore creative unfolded angles enabled by the tri-fold design.
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2’s advanced software and UI specifically optimized for the tri-fold design further enhance the utility of its cutting-edge hardware. For example, the device supports dynamic wallpapers and adaptive icons that adjust with folding and unfolding, while the UI layout is adapted for diverse use cases such as large-screen viewing and tent mode, as well as having the potential for exciting third-party app adaptation.
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 unleashes infinite possibilities with versatile usage scenarios – tent mode.
TECNO’s Latest Advanced Foldable Innovation
PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 is not the first innovative concept from PHANTOM, the premium technology sub-brand of TECNO that offers the most advanced and stylish technologies to users seeking the best experiences. Previously, the PHANTOM Ultimate rolling screen concept smartphone demonstrated the sub-brand’s exceptional capabilities in advanced screen development.The new PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2, with its groundbreaking tri-fold design, underscores TECNO’s commitment to exploring and innovating the most advanced new technologies to revolutionize the user experience. The concept brings a new dimension to the relationship between users and their smartphones, creating exciting large-screen possibilities and ushering in a new future of advanced devices.