NTT Docomo Inc. unveiled a dual-screen foldable smartphone manufactured by China's ZTE Corp.

The "M" model is the successor of the "Medias W" dual-screen device that the Japanese telecommunications giant released in 2013.

The new device, which is slated for release next year, has two 5.2-inch, Full HD LCDs ad a hinge, and allowing for separate online searches to be conducted on each screen. The two screens can also be used as a single, larger 6.8-inch screen.

Its screens can face outward in opposite directions at the same time, enabling people sitting opposite each other to watch the same video simultaneously.

The device runs on Android 7.1 OS, is has 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM, an 20.3 Mpixel camera, LTE connectivity and it is powered by a 2930mAh battery.