The brother of Pablo Escobar, Colombia's most famous drug lord, has launched a foldable smartphone that his company claims can be destroyed only by fire.

Roberto Escobar, who is selling the smaller version of the phone for $349, is hoping to compete with the tech giant Apple.

"I have told many people that I will defeat Apple — and I will," he told Digital Trends, adding that he was looking to file a class-action lawsuit against the company next year.

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Pablo Escobar's brother is making headlines again. After accusing Elon Musk of copying his flamethrower idea at the beginning of the year, he now has a new interest: smartphones.

To mark the 26th anniversary of his brother's death on December 3, Roberto Escobar launched the Escobar Fold 1, a foldable smartphone his company claims can be destroyed only by fire.

Escobar Inc. CEO Olof Gustafsson told CNN that the smartphone's screen used a proprietary plastic that made it "the most durable telephone screen on the market."

"Our phone has gone through rigorous testing," Gustafsson said. "The only true way to break our phone is to burn it, which I would imagine an average user would not do."

Similar to Samsung's Galaxy Fold, the Escobar Fold has a flexible screen that can be unfolded into a tablet and uses Google's Android operating system. It is much cheaper than its competition, however, with the smaller, 128 GB model of the Escobar Fold 1 selling for only $349.

For comparison, Samsung's Galaxy Fold costs $2,214. Samsung has announced its intention to launch a cheaper model in 2020.

Samsung, however, is not the company that the brother of Colombia's most famous drug lord wants to compete with. Instead, Escobar told Digital Trends that his company was targeting Apple.

"I have told many people that I will defeat Apple — and I will," Escobar said.

He also revealed that he has plans to file a class-action lawsuit against Apple next year.

"They are cheating the people and selling worthless phones to consumers, overpriced," he said.

Escobar says he has spent almost $1 million on lawyers to begin the lawsuit, which will be filed on January 6 in California.

Escobar Inc. is offering two models of the smartphone: a 128 GB version for $349 and a 512 GB version for $499. It can accommodate up to two SIM cards and comes unlocked so customers can use it with their preferred network provider.