Foldable phones like Galaxy Z Flip It can be great and everything, but what about a device that rolls up? A new report says LG’s long-rumored roll-up smartphone is on its way to launch in 2021, and even has a name: Project B.
That’s the word of The elec, which reports that the phone, named after CEO Kwon Bong-seok, is already in production, with its first prototype allegedly available at LG’s Pyeongtaek facility.
However, the Project B phone will not feature a screen developed by LG. Chinese manufacturer BOE appears to be handling these tasks in conjunction with LG to refine the roll-up display, which will allow users to extend the display to their liking.
This is not the first time we have heard about LG roll-up phones. IP Park, CTO and President of LG Electronics, told Tom’s Guide at CES 2019 that tThe company was working on folding and rolling phones.. Indeed, Trademark registration As of that year, he hinted that such a device was in the works, and as recently as June, reports emerged that LG was working on A device with a screen that could roll and fold. There’s also the issue of LG’s roll-up OLED TV, which was shown earlier this year; he Signature TV OLED R series will hit the market with a high price of $ 60,000.
As for its roll-up phone, LG hasn’t shown any viable prototype yet, but essentially sizing up this roll-up display for a phone will take more time in the oven, hence its planned release date of early 2021.
The company may be one of the first manufacturers with a viable launch window for its mobile phone, but it is not the first to have one in the works. Samsung was reported to have a roll-up slide phone going down the pipe. TCL has gone so far as to showcase its own roll-up phone concepts, including a triple design that could roll out from a 6.75-inch phone to a 7.8-inch tablet.
There’s also another LG phone on the horizon: a device with a second rotating screen called “Wing.” It is said to include a 6.8-inch main screen and a 4-inch sub-screen with a 1: 1 aspect ratio, according to ETNews.
Foldable phones haven’t really taken off yet, even though the Galaxy Z Flip was the first foldable we’ve tested to really understand the concept. We are interested to see if LG’s approach makes phones with adjustable screens more useful to the general public.
