Robert Escobar is the brother of Pablo Escobar, a figure known for having been one of the biggest drug lords in South America in the 1980s. The two brothers are also the co-founders of the Medellín cartel, a criminal organization specialist in drug trafficking, active until the early 1990s.
Pablo Escobar died in 1993, and his brother, Robert, after spending time behind bars, seems to have left his former life behind in prison.
He is now trying his luck on different markets, including the smartphone market, and more precisely, the foldable smartphone. Indeed, Escobar Inc., the company managing Pablo Escobar's property, has just presented the Escobar Fold 1.
Already seen ? Yes, but really not at this price
This is a foldable Android smartphone that stands out from the competition in several ways. On the one hand, its price reflects what manufacturers like Samsung have already been able to offer for a similar device. The Escobar Fold 1 only costs $349 for the 128 GB version, and $499 for the 512 GB version.
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In addition, its internal specifications seem quite up to date, including a 64-bit 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 processor clocked at 2.8 GHz, a 20 megapixel camera, 6 GB of Ram and a 7.8 flexible screen. inches. It is designed to run Android 9. The Escobar Fold 1 is presented as much more robust than competing foldable smartphones.
This Escobar Fold 1 also has the particularity of benefiting from rather… original communication, Robert Escobar at the controller.
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Apple in the viewfinder
On the one hand, one of the smartphone presentation videos starts off with a bang.
“Apple Boy Steve once looked into space, he saw Pablo Escobar with a phone beyond anybody's imagination”: Steve Jobs once looked towards the stars and saw Pablo Escobar holding a smartphone beyond anyone's imagination.
As if this little dig at the former Apple partner was not enough, Robert Escobar said he wanted to launch a class action against the Cupertino company next year. The reason for this? According to Escobar, the Californian company would charge far too much for its smartphones and thus make fun of its buyers. Escobar, like a good modern-day Robin Hood, would like her to pay for years of profits made, according to him, on the backs of millions of people. The brother of the late drug lord says he plans to file his lawsuit on January 6, 2020, seeking $30 billion from Apple. He adds that he spent $1 million on lawyers to prepare the strongest possible case.
Moreover, this trial would be the first in a series. Robert Escobar has also planned to sue Elon Musk for his flamethrower, which is said to be a copy of an identical product from Escobar Inc…
Great success or future berezina?
The Excobar Fold 1 is already available on theofficial website of Escobar Inc.. It is therefore theoretically possible to order a model today. However, you should know that only 100,000 copies of the phone are available at first. Not sure that this limited edition strategy will be enough to generate many sales. Nor even the fact of communicating around the terminal using women in underwear...
But at the same time, from a former great Colombian crime boss, could we have expected a little more finesse?
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