Ingenious design?
What you need to know
- LG's upcoming "Wing" was shown off in a leaked video today.
- The phone feature a novel dual-screen design with a rotating display.
- It's rumored to be yet another of LG's 'premium' mid-rangers, in the vein of the Velvet.
LG's been enamored with dual displays for quite a while now, with many of its most recent phones sporting a that turns the phone into a poor man's or .
The "Wing" is LG's evolution of this design, featuring a secondary display that rotates out at an angle to the main screen. The benefits of this design, as shown by a leaked video obtained by , stem from the flexibility and improved multitasking experience it offers:
As can be seen, the secondary display would allow users to take calls or control their music without needing to switch from the main app they're using — in this case, the mapping app. That's definitely an awesome, maybe even life-saving, feature in the context of driving.
The video is said to feature a 'near-final' version of the phone, further corroborating a suggesting the phone will be launched officially sometime before the end of the year.
That leak also included some speculation about the specs of the phone: it's reportedly powered by a Snapdragon 7 series chipset with 5G support, much like the , and features a 64MP main camera.
Curiously, there are no notches or hole-punch cutouts for the front camera, which could suggest that LG is going for an under-display camera. Or it may simply be an indication that the second screen may be capable of flipping around to serve as a viewfinder, allowing the main camera to also double as a selfie shooter.
With the Wing, LG joins a growing list of companies, from and to and even , looking to experiment with multiple screens and newer form factors to eke out as much productivity as possible from the previously consumption-focused smartphone. And, in that, we wish them all the best!