China’s Oppo Reveals World’s First Crease-Free Foldable Phone

Half a year before Apple Inc. is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone, a Chinese rival has solved the biggest compromise with such devices to date: the crease.

Oppo’s new hinge technology effectively makes the fold in the display imperceptible to the eye, flattening out the dip in the surface that would usually be apparent. This marks a long-in-development breakthrough, something that companies have promised to do several times over the seven years foldable phones have been around. Oppo’s flagship foldable model with this technology, the Find N6, launches on Tuesday.