LG mark rollable smartphone revealed

LG Electronics unveiled a smartphone with a rollable display at the CES 2021 press conference.

Details of the product were not disclosed, but the name is expected to be LG Rollable. In the video released for only a few seconds, you can see that the screen grows and becomes the size of a small tablet.

Samsung Electronics is already selling the Galaxy Z series of smartphones that can also be used as small tablets using a flexible display. However, the wrinkle problem caused by the need to fold the screen has not been completely resolved even in the latest models. You can enjoy a large screen without wrinkles with products such as rollables introduced by LG Electronics this time.

Not only that, but also LG Electronics has already commercialized LG SIGNATURE, a rollable OLED TV, and there is no confusion here. You may be using this know-how in LG Rollable. Similar rollable-type smartphones have been announced with Chinese TCL or Opodo concept models. In the future, there is a possibility that it will emerge as a counterhorse for foldable smartphones.

Meanwhile, in line with CES 2021, LG Display announced a new lineup of OLED panels for TV. The OLED panel for TV that LG Display introduced was from 88 inches to 48 inches, but from this year a smaller 42 inches will be added. If 42 inches is added to the lineup, OLED TVs with sizes suitable for personal use such as games are expected to be introduced through home appliance companies including LG Electronics this year.

If it’s this size, it can be said to be a display for games. For example, if you are a gamer who enjoys action games by connecting to a high-performance gaming PC, you have a choice depending on the device connection, game style, and content, such as connecting to a gaming LCD monitor with a high refresh rate that emphasizes response speed over color reproduction and contrast ratio. It can be widened.

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X released last year support HDMI 2.1, 4K resolution, and 120Hz refresh rate. Although the standard supports 8K output, in reality, 4K 120Hz is already supported by many titles, and depending on whether the display supports HDMI 2.1 connection, whether or not the capabilities of these game consoles can be maximized can be determined.

In addition, in terms of characteristics such as variable refresh rate (VRR) that the Xbox Series X supports and the PlayStation 5 will respond with system software updates in the future, and high contrast and color reproducibility that maximizes HDR, some LG Electronics products have been It satisfies the same conditions and was at least 48 inches of LG Electronics CT.

There is no direct relationship between the response of the latest TV standard and the size of the OLED panel, but any high-end TV that responds to the new standard will inevitably use OLED panels. Currently, it can be said that the 42-inch is quite meaningful as it is mostly dependent on supply through LG Display. If a high-end OLED TV with a 42-inch panel comes out from each company, it can be installed more easily than the current 48-inch and can be selected as a gaming TV that supports the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X full specs.

The existing OLED TV panels introduced by LG Display are 88, 77, 65, 55, and 48 inches, and those announced at CES 2021 are 83 inches and 42 inches. LG Display plans to expand its 20-30-inch lineup for various uses other than TV in the future.

During this CES 2021, LG Electronics also announced a TV lineup, which natively responds to Google Stadia and adopts the newly announced 83-inch panel by LG Display, but has not released a 42-inch model yet. The lineup of OLED TVs corresponding to 42-inch next-generation game consoles, including LG Electronics, seems to have to wait until the middle of this year. Related information can be found here .