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LG is not new to two-screen smartphones in recent years, but the company has officially announced its bold journey as a dual-screen device in recent memory: the LG Wing. It’s a wild-looking, spin-display smartphone – which really – offers a new twist on what a phone can do.
The new phone LG is inspired by the trends of current dual screen smartphones G8X ThinQ And Velvet, Was released over a decade ago with the company’s classic Swingling LG VX9400 feature phone. LG’s new “Wing” is set to be the first deviceExplorer programBranding aims to explore ways to “breathe new life into smartphone building.”
The most interesting feature of the wing is, of course, the two OLED panels. The first is a standard 6.8-inch main screen with no bezels or notes (instead, LG has opted to go with a pop-up lens because the wing doesn’t have enough moving parts to worry about). But this is the second 3.9-inch panel Underneath The key scene that makes Wing 2020 the most unique phone. Instead of folding two full-size (or one flexible) panels side by side, the wings’ main view rotates up and down to reveal a second screen, making it look like this Tetris D-Block.
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LG has big ambitions for these new format factor-enabled functional types. The idea is that in “Swivel Mode” you will use the main display regardless of your primary function, while the second display acts as a sub-window for another application or extended functionality.
For example, imagine using a secondary panel for camera controls when using the LG camera app, freeing up the main view as an irregular viewfinder. Turn it around, you can use the main display as a large, widescreen keyboard when you respond to a message displayed in a small, vertical display. Video applications can use the second display for media and volume controls. However, it depends on third-party developers embracing the second scenario to extend their applications – otherwise, it will end up with a better feature limited to LG’s own software.
Of course, it can also be used to run two apps side by side: Play a mobile game on your main panel while streaming online to friends and fans using the second scenario, or read Twitter while streaming the latest football match.
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The wing does not have to be used in a natural form. LG is keen to use the main display in a standard chocolate-bar “portrait” mode, which is a very clear widescreen format, with the secondary panel acting as a sub-display of the variety when you go to Google Maps or read the latest. Document from work. You can disable secondary view when flipping using the “grip lock” feature, for example, allowing it to be used as a useful handle when watching a movie.
The unique shape factor of the wing leads to one of the most interesting features of the phone: the “Kimball mode”, which allows you to use the secondary display as a grip, complete with joystick controls to adjust the camera. LG actually includes a second dedicated ultraviolet camera to capture shots while the main display is in its rotating terrain mode (rotating sensor to match orientation). It is equipped with a new “hexa motion” sensor, which claims to help the company avoid interference. The wing can also shoot in dual recording mode, capturing video from the front and rear cameras simultaneously.
Obviously, there are a lot of concerns about durability and longevity because there are so many moving parts here. LG says it is aware of those concerns and the promises Wing has made. It also works in cases that are compatible with the swiveling design, which takes a little more work than a traditional phone case.
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The rest of the hardware for the LG Wing is pretty mediocre. Qualcomm’s integrated X52 modem for 5G support, Snapdragon 765G processor with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, 4,000 mAh battery, in-display fingerprint sensor and support for wireless charging. The biggest removal, of course, is any waterproofing – something to be expected on a phone with these many moving parts.
The second display adds to the thickness and bulk of the phone, however, the self-contained full-size screen cases that LG has used in the past. The wing is 9.17 ounces (260 grams) and 0.43 inches thick – in comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra weighs 7.76-ounces (220 grams) and is 0.35 inches thick, with a similar display.
The LG Wing has a pop-up 32-megapixel front-facing camera and a three-camera system on the back of the device. The 64-megapixel main camera, 13-megapixel “regular” Ultravide and 12-megapixel “Kimball mode” Ultravide are dedicated to natural mode.
LG claims that the Wing will first be released in the US on Verizon, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile. LG claims that prices, release dates, color options and specifications vary by network partner, which means that there is a gap between the sub-6GHz LG wing model for AT&T and the T-Mobile, and an expensive MMwave version exclusive to Verizon. , Similar to the previously released LG Velvet. Until now, the company has not yet announced a vague release window or even a price estimate for the upcoming device.
