Perhaps the most impressive phone ever created by LG has a retractable screen

LG started with its new line of Project Explorer smartphones. But while the LG Wing’s swivel screen is definitely new, some of the brand’s remaining fans are curious whether it will be able to take on Samsung in the foldable phone arena.

Rumor has it that it will do this in a different way, with a roll-up rather than foldable phone. A recently granted patent now offers a look at one of the many potential shapes of this phone, one that obviously has more practical significance.

When people talk about cell phones, they might conjure up images with high-tech scrolls opening into a long tablet form.

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LG’s prototypes certainly point in this direction, but given some considerations, it’s not exactly the most usable or reliable way to implement such a phone that will be a consumer product. The latest LG patent is relatively less sensational, combining a sliding display with a sliding mechanism.

In its normal form, the phone described in this “Roll-slide mobile terminal” patent reported by LetsGoDigital looks like a normal phone with a curved edge screen.

However, the sides of this device can slide to expand the rollable display into a tablet shape. Compared to the usual idea of ​​a mobile phone, this would allow LG to minimize the shrinking screen area, minimizing wear and tear. It also leaves users the ability to launch a single part as needed.

However, such a system has its own peculiarities that a foldable phone like the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The bezel of the phone should also be extended to protect the top and bottom edges of the sliding screen. LG will also need to implement mechanisms to lock the sliding sections in place and prevent them from sliding too fast, which could in turn break the flexible screen.

Sure, a patent doesn’t exactly mean the LG project will be like this, but it’s interesting to see how well the company thought of the idea. Assuming it is indeed capable of doing that, it could definitely put LG back on the map and not in an almost ridiculous way like the LG Wing.