Small phones are rare nowadays, but rollables could change that

motorola rizr rollable phone expanded sideview

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority

Opinion post by
Rita El Khoury

Small modern smartphones are a rare breed these days. Brands are scrambling to fit the largest possible panel in the largest brick shape that could still be held by a human hand. That’s why we often do a double-take when we see any new smartphone with a display smaller than six inches. But there’s one evident solution that could veer the ship again towards smaller form factors: rollable phones.

Rollables are the break small phones needed

OPPO Rollable Phone Concept unrolled in hand

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