LG Wing smartphone

LG is not any stranger to two-screen smartphones in recent years, but the corporate has just officially announced its boldest raid a dual-screen device in recent memory: the LG Wing. It’s a wild-looking, swiveling-display smartphone that appears to — quite literally — offer a replacement spin on what a phone can do.

The new phone is inspired by LG’s latest trends of dual-screen smartphones just like the G8X ThinQ and therefore the Velvet, alongside the company’s classic swiveling LG VX9400 feature phone released over a decade ago. The Wing is about to be the primary device under LG’s new “Explorer Project” branding, aimed toward exploring ways to “breathe new life into what makes a smartphone.

LG Wing availability details

Wing’s most interesting feature, of course, is that the two OLED panels. the primary may be a standard 6.8-inch main screen with no bezels or notches (instead, LG has chosen to travel with a pop-up lens, since apparently the Wing didn’t have enough moving parts to stress about). But it’s the second 3.9-inch panel that’s underneath the most display that creates the Wing 2020’s most unique-looking phone. rather than folding out for 2 full-size (or one flexible) panels side by side, the Wing’s main display twists around and up to reveal the second screen, during a shape that appears tons sort of a Tetris T-block.

And LG has big ambitions for the kinds of functionality that this new form factor can enable. the thought is that when in “swivel mode,” you’ll use the most display for whatever your primary task is, while the second display is a supplemental window for an additional app or extended functionality.

For example, LG imagines using the secondary panel for camera controls while using the camera application, freeing up the most display as an uncluttered viewfinder. Flip it around, and you’ll use the most display as a huge, widescreen keyboard while you answer a message thread displayed on the smaller, vertical display. Video applications can use the second display for media and volume controls. tons of this, though, will depend upon third-party developers embracing the second display to increase their apps — otherwise, it’ll find yourself a cool feature limited to only LG’s own software.

LG Wing specifications, features

The Wing doesn’t just need to be utilized in a landscape format, either. LG is simply as hooked into using the most display during a standard candy-bar “portrait” mode because it is that the more obvious widescreen format, with the secondary panel serving as an auxiliary display of sorts while you navigate on Google Maps or read the newest document from work. The secondary half display also can be disabled while flipped out employing a “grip lock” feature, allowing you to use it as a useful handle when watching a movie, for instance.
The Wing’s unique form factor also results in one among the phone’s most interesting features: a “gimbal mode” that permits for the secondary display to be used as an edge, complete with joystick controls for adjusting the camera. LG actually included a second dedicated ultrawide camera on the rear to capture footage while the most display is in its swiveled landscape mode (with a rotating sensor to match the orientation). It’s also equipped with a replacement “Hexa motion” sensor that the corporate says helps avoid interference. The Wing also can shoot during a dual recording mode, capturing video from the front and rear cameras at an equivalent time.

Obviously, with numerous moving parts here, there are many concerns about durability and longevity. LG says that it’s conscious of those concerns and promises that the Wing will delay. It’s also performing on cases that will be compatible with the swiveling design, something that takes a touch more work than a standard phone case.

The rest of the hardware for the LG Wing is fairly ordinary. There’s a Snapdragon 765G processor with Qualcomm’s integrated X52 modem for 5G support, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 4,000mAh battery, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and support for wireless charging. the most important omission, of course, is any waterproofing — something to be expected on a phone with this many moving parts.

The second display also adds to the thickness and bulk of the phone, although not the maximum amount as, say, the self-contained full-size screen cases that LG’s utilized in the past. The Wing measures in at 9.17 ounces (260g) and 0.43 inches thick — for comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, with a similar-sized display, weighs 7.76-ounces (220g) and is 0.35 inches thick.

The LG Wing also features a pop-up 32-megapixel front-facing camera, alongside a triple-camera setup on the rear of the device. There’s a 64-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel “regular” ultrawide, and therefore the aforementioned 12-megapixel “gimbal mode” ultrawide that’s dedicated to the landscape mode.

LG says that the Wing is going to be released within the US on Verizon first, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile. LG says that price, release date, color options, and specs will vary by network partner, which suggests that we’d see a split between a sub-6GHz LG Wing model for AT&T and T-Mobile and a pricier mmWave version that’s exclusive to Verizon, almost like the previously released LG Velvet. That said, as of now, the corporate has yet to announce even a vague release window or price estimate for the upcoming device.