LG has been desperately trying to squeeze a profit out of its mobile division for the last few years, but even though the company recently confirmed the imminent outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphone designs and production, the 2021 spiritual successors to the 5G-enabled Velvet and Wing will undoubtedly remain in-house.
Who’s ready to rock and roll?
LG Rollable concept renders
The key difference between a rollable and a foldable device is that the former can change its shape (at least in theory) without causing display wrinkles or deformations of any sort. A sliding mechanism is needed in order to pull that off, but just like any moving part, that may well impact the long-term durability of these undeniably eye-catching products.
The LG Rainbow will be “based” on the Velvet’s design
Obviously, that means the LG Rainbow will most likely be priced closer to the $900 starting tag of the Snapdragon 865-powered V60 than the $600 mark of the upper mid-range Velvet. The only other thing we “know” about the Rainbow is that it will “come with Wacom’s AES (Active Electrostatic)” stylus, although it’s unclear if that means the phone will be sold alongside a stylus as standard or simply support the aforementioned writing accessory for folks willing to purchase it separately.
