LG Rollable may be delayed, or even cancelled, suggests supply chain intel
Another rumor suggests production has been put on hold
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Update:In a statement toThe Verge,LGdenied it has delayed or cancelled the LG Rollable with a spokesperson saying “I can firmly deny that any such decision on future mobile products has been finalized.” However, this comment leaves open the possibility that a decision to cancel the LG Rollable could be finalized in the future.
Original story:Yet another rumor suggests that theLG Rollablemay have been delayed, if not cancelled outright.
LG has allegedly told its suppliers, including those providing displays, that the rollable project has been put on hold, according toYonhap News.
The Rollable was dramaticallyunveiledat the online-only CES 2021, and subsequently confirmed a 2021 release date – but weeks later, we heard that the device might becancelled. These uneven rumors make us wonder if the LG Rollable is coming out this year after all.
Which hasn’t meant the end of LG Rollable news, as we just heard about morepatentsthat could regard the upcoming unfurling device. The latestpatentlooks a lot like the model we saw on the virtual CES 2021 stage, but it could end up being an alternative design.
LG Rollable – the nail in the coffin?
If the LG Rollable ends up cancelled, that might be the end of LG’s endeavors releasing phones, as weheardlast month that the company was considering selling its smartphone business.
If that happens, LG may still be in the smartphone industry, if only to makedisplay panelsfor iPhones. That’d be a sad turn of events given all the work they seemingly put in to making a rollable phone happen. Butm if so, we’ve still got theTCL Rollablesupposedly coming, along with aSamsung rollablephone potentially on the way, too.
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David is now a mobile reporter at Cnet. Formerly Mobile Editor, US for TechRadar, he covered phones, tablets, and wearables. He still thinks the iPhone 4 is the best-looking smartphone ever made. He’s most interested in technology, gaming and culture – and where they overlap and change our lives. His current beat explores how our on-the-go existence is affected by new gadgets, carrier coverage expansions, and corporate strategy shifts.
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