Samsung Galaxy S21 may have one less competitor as LG reportedly delays its next phone
The LG Rainbow’s pre-release field tests have reportedly been cancelled
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LG’s next flagship, the supposedly-called LG Rainbow, might have been delayed indefinitely after reports emerged that the phone’s pre-release field testing has been put on hold. While the phone was expected to come out in March, it’s unclear if it will come out at all.
LG and mobile network operators chose not to proceed with field testing that was scheduled for the end of February, which would precede a March release window, a source told Korean outletChosun.
The Rainbow, which followed last year’s LG Velvet, had gotten far enough in development to have produced a prototype that packed a Snapdragon 888 and used a stylus, the report continued.
LG Rainbow: cancelled with the rest of LG’s phone business?
It’s unclear whether the testing will be temporary or result in permanent cancellation of the Rainbow, especially given the contradictory rumors on LG’s phone business. Shortly afterCES 2021, the company’s CEO stronglydeniedthat LG’s smartphone department was shuttering, though he reportedly told employees the company wasconsideringwithdrawing from phones (among other potential actions) in an internal memo later in the month.
Naturally, that led to doubt that the company’s LG Rollable, which it had publicly revealed during a CES 2021 presentation and confirmed toCNETwould be coming later in 2021, may notreachthe market at all. The branddeniedit has delayed or cancelled the rollable, but time will tell if LG’s great leap in phone tech gets released.
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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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