LG is no stranger to dual-screen smartphones, but the company has just unveiled its boldest device yet - the LG Wing! It is a smartphone with a rotating screen that offers completely new capabilities.
A new smartphone LG Wing is inspired by the current dual-screen smartphone trends such as G8X ThinQ and Velvet, along with the classic rotary LG VX9400 that LG introduced more than a decade ago. The Wing will be the first device under LG's newly branded Explorer Project, which aims to find ways to “breathing new life into what a smartphone does”.
The most interesting feature of the LG Wing model is, of course two OLED screens. The first is a standard 6.8-inch main display without a bezel or notch (LG opted for a “pop-up” lens instead), and the second is a 3.9-inch display located below the main display. And it is he who does LG Wing the most unique phone of 2020. Instead of the screens folding into two full faces on top of each other, the Wing's main screen rotates around and up (forming a Tetris-like T shape in the process) to reveal a second screen.
And LG does not hide its ambitions for the functionalities such a screen brings. The idea is that in "rotating mode" the user will be able to use the main screen for any primary task, while the second screen will serve as an additional window for another application or extended functionality. LG also thought of using the secondary screen to control the camera while in use. If we turn it "upside down", the main screen can be used as a widescreen keyboard, and a series of messages is displayed in a smaller, vertical screen. Much of this will, of course, depend on third-party app developers and whether or not other displays will be adopted. Otherwise, this really cool feature will be limited to LG's own software only.
We will still be able to use the screen to run two applications side by side, for example playing a mobile game on the main screen while streaming to friends on the second screen, or reading Twitter while watching a football match.
LG Wing but you won't have to use it only in landscape format - LG is also keen to use the main screen in a standard, "portrait" mode, with the secondary screen serving as an auxiliary screen while we navigate through Google Maps or read a document. The secondary screen can also disable it with the "grip lock" function, which allows us, for example, to use it as a holder for watching a movie.
The Wing's unique form factor also leads to one of the phone's most interesting features: up to gimbal mode, which allows the secondary screen to be used for grip, along with controls for camera setup. LG has actually included a dedicated ultra-wide camera on the back to capture shots while the main display is in scratchable landscape mode. It's also equipped with a new Hexa Motion sensor, which the company says helps prevent distractions while capturing content. The LG Wing can do the same records in dual mode, which means it captures video from both the front and rear cameras at the same time.
Obviously, there are so many moving parts here that there are quite a few durability and longevity concerns. LG says it's aware of these concerns and promises it will LG Wing endured, but otherwise they are already working on covers that will be compatible with the rotating design.
The rest of the LG Wing's hardware is fairly standard. A processor is available Snapdragon 765G with built-in Qualcomm X52 mode to support 5G network, 8 GB RAM, 265 GB storage, battery with 4,000 mAh, an on-screen fingerprint sensor and support for wireless charging. The biggest omission is of course water resistance, something you'd expect from a phone with so many moving parts. The LG Wing also has a pop-up camera with 32 MP, along with a triple camera system on the back of the device. There's a 64 MP main camera, a 13 MP "regular" ultra-wide camera, and the aforementioned 12 MP "gimbal mode" ultra-wide camera for landscape mode.
