LG is opening a new page in its smartphone
history with the Wing 5G. The company felt that the current candybar smartphone
design has been stagnant and could use a refresh with a swivel. We’ve seen
phones with two screens and swiveling was a thing back in the early 2000s on
several feature phones but LG is re-imaging how and what you can do with a
secondary screen.
LG’s Explorer Project an initiative that
aims to breathe new life in smartphone design. It’s about taking risks and
bringing practical innovations to customers and the Wing is just the beginning.
LG also revealed it will partner with a range of partners including Qualcomm,
search engine Naver and streaming platforms Tubi and Ficto to take advantage of
its new design.
The LG Wing comes with a curved 6.8-inch
P-OLED main display with FHD+ resolution and a 20.5:9 aspect ratio. The selfie
camera is a 32MP pop-up solution. The secondary screen is a 3.9-inch G-OLED
with FHD+ resolution and a 1.15:1 aspect ratio. As you can imagine there’s no
official IP rating but the screens do come with a water repellent coating.
The big deal with the Wing is that you can
use it as a regular phone if you so please but once you pop the main screen
horizontally you get a whole new form factor with its own unique use-cases. LG
is betting big on content consumption and is targeting the Wing at users who
love watching videos on the go.
Thanks to the second display you get no
screen interference when you receive notifications and you’re left with a more
immersive viewing experience. You can also edit videos directly after you shot
them straight on the secondary screen or use GPS navigation while managing
incoming notifications on the smaller screen.
The swivel design comes with a dual lock
mechanism and a hydraulic damper which absorbs shock. LG claims the Wing should
last 200,000 swivels. LG also managed to get the dimension close to regular
smartphones at 169.5 x 74.5 x 10.9 mm. The phone weighs in at 260 grams.
The rest of the specs include a 64MP
primary camera, 12MP ultrawide shooter specifically for swivel mode and another
13MP ultrawide. There’s a gimbal mode with a virtual joystick on the secondary
screen. The Wing is powered by the Snapdragon 765G paired with 8GB RAM and
128/256GB storage. The battery comes in at 4,000 mAh and there’s also wireless
charging support on board.
LG did not reveal pricing details but the
Wing will come to the US on Verizon first, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile.
There’s no exact release date though LG will reveal more details soon.
