Pablo Escobar’s sibling — Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria or Roberto Escobar, introduced a new ‘affordable’ foldable phone. Yes, the notorious medication kingpin’s sibling aims to go head to head with Apple as well as other smartphone business such as Samsung with the introduce of the Escobar Fold 1.
The foldable smartphone looks a great deal like the Royole FlexPai which was the very first foldable phone to be launched. Albeit, it was nowhere as fine-tuned as some other foldable phones introduced later, such as the Galaxy Fold. This isn’t the very first time Roberto Escobar introduced an unforeseen product. earlier this year, he introduced a flamethrower that was similar to Elon Musk’s ‘Not a Flamethrower’.
An budget-friendly folding phone for everyone
This is one of the least expensive foldable phones you can get ideal now. The Escobar Fold 1 is priced at $349 or approximately Rs. 25,000. On the other hand, the Galaxy Fold costs a whopping $1,980 or Rs. 1,64,999. It’s simple to see the significant cost space between the two folding phones. In a statement showed digital Trends, Roberto Escobar declares that the Escobar Fold 1 will be a great deal a lot more long lasting than the Galaxy Fold thanks to the “special type of plastic” utilized for the panel.
The Escobar Fold 1 will be offered as a provider unlocked device, therefore you would be able to utilize the phone anywhere in the world. Additionally, those seeking to purchase the gadget will be able to do so directly from the Escobar Inc website. To make the offer even sweeter, you don’t have to pay shipping charges.
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Escobar Fold 1 Specifications
The Escobar Fold 1 includes a 7.8-inch versatile AMOLED screen with a FullHD resolution of 1920 x 1444. The screen on the gadget folds outwards unlike the Galaxy Fold which folds inwards. This absolutely brings up the concern about resilience considering that the plastic screen can be scratched easily.
Powering the gadget is the present flagship chipset — the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. You likewise get 6GB RAM as well as 128GB storage with the base variant of the device. Although, there’s one more variant with 8GB RAM as well as 512GB onboard storage. You can likewise broaden the storage by means of a microSD card which has ended up being a rarity these days.
Moving over to the cameras, there’s a 16-megapixel f/1.8 main cam paired with a 20-megapixel secondary camera. For juice, it’s got a 4000mAh battery which seems you may have to fee the gadget mid-day. The gadget likewise supports double sims.
As for the general design, the gadget is strikingly similar to the Royole FlexPai as we’ve pointed out earlier. However, the gold outer shell as well as Escobar Inc. logo does assist differentiate the device.
Of course, coming from a medication kingpin’s brother, the Escobar Fold 1 is advertised on the site in a rather ‘unusual’ method for smartphones. The ‘Escobar girls’ show off the foldable smartphone in lingerie. However, before you get lured to get the phone that seems as well great to be true, we’d suggest laying off this one. Else, only think about getting the phone if you’ve got the additional dough considering that the as well great to be true cost label may really be what it is — ‘too great to be true’.
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