# Folded Newspaper Mobiles Roll-a-call is a Flexible Concept Phone With an Intuitive Layout By Michael Hines | Published 2011-11-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roll-a-call References: [designbuzz](http://www.designbuzz.com/entry/roll-call-foldable-cellphone-concept-fashioned-fabric/) & [coroflot](http://www.coroflot.com/csudhanwa/Concept-Mobiles/4?specialty=4&page_no=2&#scroll) Roll-a-Call is a conceptual cellphone designed to mimic the shape and flexibility of a folded newspaper. Roll-a-Call was designed by Sudhanwa Chavan and features a unique layout that splits the phone into [three different and independent sections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-trifold). The phone is split into three parts: a call alert center on the left side, a browser in the middle and right side and a keyboard below. The three functions can be operated separately allowing for users to both surf the web and talk at the same time. Roll-a-Call would be made with a waterproof fabric and an [OLED screen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duo-phone). The device houses two USB ports that also double as the phone's charge. [E-paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inkreader) is being heavily developed, and it should be only a matter of time until you see the technology incorporated into mobile phones in some fashion. The Roll-a-Call could go from concept to reality sooner than you think. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Flexible Concept Phones:** The Roll-a-Call phone is a flexible, newspaper shaped phone concept that could lead to disruptive innovations in the flexible smartphone market. - **Expandable Mobile Screens:** Roll-a-Call's unique layout and independent sections could inspire the development of expandable mobile screens as the next trend in smartphone designs. - **E-paper Integration:** As e-paper technology continues to develop, incorporating it into mobile phones could be a trend and open up new possibilities for design and user experience. ### Where This Applies - **Smartphone Manufacturing:** Manufacturers in the smartphone industry can leverage flexible materials and innovative designs to compete in the growing market for flexible and unique shaped phones. - **Display Technology:** Display technology industries could explore the development of expandable screens, flexible displays and integration of e-paper into mobile phones based on the Roll-a-Call concept. - **User Experience Design:** User experience designers can take inspiration from the Roll-a-Call concept to create designs for intuitive layouts and multitasking capabilities in future mobile phone designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flexible Folding Concept Phone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flex-in-out-flip.md) - [Innovative Size-Changing Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motorola-rizr.md) - [Multifunctional Foldable Mobile Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/move-mobile-device.md) - [Transforming Tablet Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-fold-mini-concept.md) - [Script-Like Foldable Display Screens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rollable-flex.md) - [Simplistic Folding Clamshell Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/01-phone.md) - [Expanding Rollable Display Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-rollable.md) - [Futuristic Rollable Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phantom-ultimate.md) - [Rolling Smart Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rollable-display-concept.md)