14 DAY TRIAL // LG is rumored to be working on a foldable smartphone with a flexible display. A report by ETNews reveals that LG might be unveiling such a handset next year.
This wouldn't be the first time LG takes it to the next level and creates a smartphone with an interesting display since the LG G Flex had a curved screen and made quite the impression on the market. The G Flex line of handsets came with plastic OLED displays that allowed them to be flexible and not break under pressure.
The report says that LG has started developing foldable display. At the end of last year, the company assembled a task force team and transferred its foldable display project to its development department. LG is said to have equipped one of its display manufacturing factories in Gumi with tools for producing 6th-generation plastic OLED displays.
LG's foldable smartphones could come with OLED displays made out of plastic
The reason the company chose plastic is that the material would make it easier for displays to be folded, bent and reshaped. LG is said to be working on a device that would fold in half, and plastic OLED displays have the capacity to fold or even roll if needed.
In addition, the report suggests that LG Display plans to start production at its facilities in Gumi in the first half of next year. Samsung is another major smartphone manufacturer that has been long rumored to be working on devices with foldable screens.
In fact, Samsung's Galaxy X is expected to be unveiled in the first half of next year. The Samsung smartphone should sport a flexible 4K AMOLED screen that would fold in half and would incorporate all the latest specs.
If the rumors are true, then next year will surely see some fierce competition between Samsung and LG on the market of smartphones with flexible displays.