With other smartphones manufacturers focusing on bezel-less smartphones, companies like Samsung and Apple are reported to be working on a foldable smartphone which first is speculated to introduce next year while the latter is expected to come up with the device by the year 2020. The Chinese giant ZTE is said to be one step ahead of these giants as it has announced that it will launch the world’s first foldable smartphone, ZTE Axon M next month.

The smartphone will launch a lot sooner than we actually expected. The company announced the ambitious Axon M just two weeks ago. The phone features two 5.2-inch screens that will be able to deliver true multitasking experience. The handset will be launched exclusively on AT&T at the time of launch, according to the present reports. As intrigued as we are, it is difficult for us to wait for the device to land in the market.

Carrier giant AT&T confirmed that the online order for the ZTE Axon M will start from November 1st. It also confirmed that in-store availability of the phone will start on the November 17.

ZTE Axon M Specifications

The Axon M features the dual 5.2-inch display with screen resolutions of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 821 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. For audio, there are dual Dolby Audio speakers. There is only a single camera sensor on the device with a resolution of 20 megapixels.

The Axon M features dual screen on both front and back but being a foldable phone the screen could be bent to use both the screens simultaneously for multi-tasking. The device is priced at $725 (roughly Rs 47,000).