LG Rollable phone is official — and you can buy one this year

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LG Rollable phone is official — and you can buy ane this year

(Image credit: LG)

LG has some pretty absurd things on display at CES 2021, from a new line of premium OLED Evo TVs to portable air purifiers. But the nearly newsworthy tidbit came correct at the terminate of LG'southward CES 2021 digital presentation.

LG provided a sneak peek of the LG Rollable, which volition be the visitor's first telephone that would transform from phone to tablet and back once again. In the LG video, y'all can see the display retracting in someone's hands, but it'south not clear how it happens; it could be with the button of a push button.

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Co-ordinate to CNET, the LG Rollable volition be striking the marketplace in 2021, only there is no verbal timing still. However, a recent rumor points to a release appointment of March.

The LG Rollable could be a compelling alternative to the best foldable phones. Instead of worrying virtually a hinge that may intermission or foldable screens that could pause in the common cold, the display would likely extend using the same type of engineering LG pioneered for its super expensive LG Rollable OLED TV R.

(Prototype credit: LG)

An LG Rollable leak in December on the LG Rollable said that the phone display would grow to as large as seven.four inches in tablet mode with a resolution of 2428 ten 1080. The leak too said to expect a Snapdragon 888 processor and 16GB of RAM, as well equally a 4,200 mAh battery (which seems on the minor side).

Unfortunately, the reported price of the LG Rollable is quite high at $two,359, which would be even higher than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold two's retail cost of $1,999.

Although it was a very brief tease, the LG Rollable is certainly one of the most fizz-worthy products of CES 2021 so far. Stay tuned for more details.

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Mark Spoonauer is the global editor in chief of Tom'southward Guide and has covered engineering for nearly 20 years. In addition to overseeing the direction of Tom's Guide, Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on Tv set to discuss the latest trends. Mark was previously editor in primary of Laptop Magazine, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at @mspoonauer.

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