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LG reportedly told its parts suppliers, including Chinese display maker BOE, to put the rollable smartphone development project on hold, according to industry sources.

Android Community January 27, 2021 The LG Wing is one unconventional phone we hoped would help LG. We can’t say that it’s a total failure but it only sold 100,000 units since its market release. There are few phones to anticipate like the LG Rollable Phone, LG Q83, and the LG Rollable Phone but their future remains unclear now. We’ve been hearing about LG’s phone business being shut down or sold off to other companies. We remain hopeful because the LG Wing certainly has potential. Th...

Posted : 2021-01-23 10:37 Updated : 2021-01-23 20:20 A man talking on his phone walks past the logo of LG Electronics during Korea Electronics Show 2016 in Seoul, Oct. 27, 2016. Reuters LG Electronics can improve its corporate value by restructuring its money-losing mobile business and focusing on future growth engines for a post-pandemic world, analysts here said Saturday. The company announced Wednesday that the future of its mobile communications unit was open to "every possibility" amid r...

With LG's future in the smartphone industry a large question mark at this point, what is your favourite smartphone the company has ever released?

Source: LG In September 2020, LG announced its next big focus for smartphones — the Explorer Project. LG is using the Explorer Project to tackle all-new form factors we dont see in "normal" phones, with the first result of this initiative being the LG Wing. Not looking to waste any time at all, LG has already shared details on the next addition to the Explorer Project. Its called the LG Rollable, and rather than having a flip-out design, the Rollable features a display that can roll in and ou...

Earlier today, it was reported that LG was contemplating an exit from the smartphone industry, thanks to the dwindling shipment figures over the years and a long spell of losses. Now, another report coming out of South Korea suggests that the company has also pulled the plugs on making smartphone LCD panels, a large chunk of which was once destined for iPhones before Apple finally went all-in on OLED panels. Interestingly, LG reportedly stopped the production of LCD panels at one of its key a...

The world has been waiting for this: a rollable smartphone. Well, not really but we’ve always been curious about unconventional designs. The foldable phone market has begun but it has yet to become a standard. It may take a while because the flexible display technology isn’t perfect yet. So far, we’ve seen foldable phones from […]

At CES 2021, two companies showed off concepts for a rollable phone. This year, expect this new category of devices to greatly expand.

In its compact form, the smartphone offers a 6.7-inch display with and when expanded it reveals a 7.8-screen.

LG Rollable is confirmed to launch this year after it was teased at the CES 2021.