Lenovo's online-only brand, ZUK, showed off a prototype cellphone with transparent display at its first launch, and it seems to be working.
At the launch of Lenovo-powered ZUK, the online-only brand showed off a prototype device featuring a transparent display. Although the device was kept locked to a dock and working demonstrations were not shown, Gizmo China released a few photographs of the device, and it looks really interesting. One of the photographs show an image of a lady, and it doesn't look transparent at all. Other interfaces show a distinct level of transparency, leading us to believe that a transparent display smartphone might actually be on its way.
ZUK, the one-phone-old online sub-division of Lenovo, is yet to announce an official note on the product, its commercial viability and details regarding its launch. Although transparent display panels are not unheard of, and Samsung and LG have both succeeded in making transparent display panels, the technology teased by ZUK seems to have a higher colour depth and accuracy, which gives the cellphone the notion of having a solid display like other panels.
Previously, Samsung has unveiled mirror and transparent displays, with increasing accuracy and colour gamut. It has also been slated for a release of foldable displays by next year. LG had also been reported to have completed work on a display "that creates virtual space on glass", as per PhoneReviews.UK. We have seen demonstrations of transparent displays on television panels, but ZUK seems to have upped the tech in its devices by improving on existing technology. If this phone indeed comes true in commercial space, it will be a one-of-a-kind experience for users. True, it doesn't really add anything to functionality, and has been reported to be made on an Android platform, doing the usual calling, music-playing and image viewing tasks. But, who wouldn't like to hold a piece of the future in their hands?
The biggest question here seems to be affordability. Even if ZUK pulls this device out of its labs within the next one year, it might be a bit too expensive to sell widely as the panels used will possibly be too expensive. Nevertheless, it will be nice get more images and information on this device, and see if it becomes a precursor of things to come in the future, or the occasional high tech gadget that is a marvellous innovation, but not really functional.
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