{"id":116784,"date":"2021-01-12T06:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T06:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=116784"},"modified":"2024-02-24T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T14:08:03","slug":"lg-unveils-rollable-smartphone-with-sliding-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/uncategorized\/lg-unveils-rollable-smartphone-with-sliding-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"LG unveils Rollable smartphone with sliding screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>LG\u00a0<\/span><span>continues to<\/span><span>\u00a0tease the public with an unusual slider phone with a sliding screen.\u00a0As part of CES 2021, the South Korean giant has published another teaser video demonstrating the operation of the mechanism.\u00a0The latter provides the ability to expand the case, as a result of which the screen is pulled out and increased in size.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The technology, which the manufacturer calls \u201ca unique resizable screen,\u201d allows you to create a compact phone that can grow in size and take the shape of a tablet as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/itc.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/lgrollable.0.gif?quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" data-fancybox=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-638841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/lgrollable.0.gif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/lgrollable.0.gif 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1_lgrollable.0.gif 450w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2_lgrollable.0.gif 600w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3_lgrollable.0.gif 200w\" alt=\"LG unveils Rollable smartphone with sliding screen\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>As we noted earlier, the idea of \u200b\u200bsuch a smartphone is actually far from new.\u00a0TCL\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>showed a<\/span><span>\u00a0working prototype of a smartphone in the same form factor at the beginning of the year, but it did not reach the series.\u00a0At the end of 2020, a prototype of a sliding smartphone was\u00a0also\u00a0<\/span><span>shown<\/span><span>\u00a0by Oppo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the same time, the concept itself is definitely intriguing and it will be interesting to see LG&#8217;s implementation given the manufacturer&#8217;s rich experience in flexible displays.\u00a0As a reminder, the display division has long been developing\u00a0<\/span><span>a variety of flexible display types<\/span><span>\u00a0, including those\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>that can be stretched<\/span><span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last year, LG launched the\u00a0<\/span><span>Velvet<\/span><span>\u00a0designer\u00a0smartphone\u00a0\u00a0and launched a new series with an experimental design called Explorer Project, which was opened by the unusual\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/news\/article\/next-smartphone-from-lg-gets-t-display-lg-wing\/\"><span>LG Wing<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0model\u00a0\u00a0(pictured) &#8211; in the forgotten rotator form factor with an additional screen.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span>LG Rollable<\/span><span>\u00a0is expected to be\u00a0announced\u00a0in March 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LG\u00a0continues to\u00a0tease the public with an unusual slider phone with a sliding screen.\u00a0As part of CES 2021, the South Korean giant has published another teaser video demonstrating the operation of the mechanism.\u00a0The latter provides the ability to expand the case, as a result of which the screen is pulled out and increased in size. 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