While it's having none of that foldable
action, at least so far, LG is apparently working on a rollable smartphone,
that was pictured in 3D renders in August last year. Those renders are based on
a patent LG filed for, and sometimes with patents nothing actually comes out of
them in the form of a real product. This time things seem to be different.
According to a report from LG's home of Korea, the company will launch the
rollable smartphone currently codenamed Project B at some point in early 2021.
Interestingly enough, the display panel
will be provided by BOE, and not LG Display, for whatever reason. Prototype
production is already underway at LG's factory in Pyeongtaek. Around 1,000 to
2,000 prototypes are produced, and it usually takes three to four rounds of
prototypes before a final product stage is reached.
Project B is meant to reestablish LG as an
innovative player in the smartphone space, where it's been losing money for 20
straight quarters. This device should remake LG's brand image, and it's named
after CEO Kwon Bong-seok.
Alongside Project B, LG is said to be
launching a traditional-looking flagship phone in the first half of 2021,
codenamed Rainbow, and a "horizontal" smartphone coming in the second
half of this year, codenamed Wing. It's unclear what exactly this entails.
