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The LG V60 ThinQ.
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September 2 LG announced their September 14 event in which the company “will offer distinctive and yet unexplored usability experiences.” Rumors beforehand speculated that the South Korean device maker would launch a unique phone called the LG Wing, which features a rotating screen that sits on top of another screen. LG’s own video for the presser foot further corroborated the rumor by featuring graphics of two rectangles that rotate and line up on top of each other.
More recently, however, a YouTube video posted on September 7 features the alleged LG Wing in action. The video begins with the phone already in a T-shape and a user rotates the screen at the top with one hand so that it adjusts vertically and aligns with the screen at the bottom. The interface of the phone also looks typical of the user interfaces of LG phones.
We cannot confirm that these are actual images of LG’s new phone and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But LG is no stranger to trying new things, sometimes even failing.
In 2016 he launched the modular LG G5, which allowed users to exchange key hardware components, such as the battery, for other accessories. In 2014 LG had the G Flex, a 6-inch contoured screen phone. Both phones they weren’t exactly top sellers and LG stopped exploring those efforts for more traditional flagship phones like today’s LG G8 ThinQ. However, the company has not ended its experimental streak. Even the aforementioned LG G8 works with a unique secondary display accessory that doubles the size of its screen.
Rotating screen phones aren’t new to the industry, either. The 2007 VX9400, for example, is an early example of an LG phone with a similar design. I myself had a beloved Nokia 7370, which featured a display that rotated as smoothly as a razor comb.
Regardless, CNET will be reporting on LG’s September 14 event, so check in with us soon for details on LG’s new phone.
