LG strongly insists on flexible phone plans, but says the time is not up

LG has confirmed its interest in flexible phones and left guessing that it would enter this market, but believes that the moment has not come yet.

The statement was made by Kyle Yoon, senior product manager for LG Mobile, at a briefing asking why the brand had not launched a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X:

"When it comes to folding, [the day will come] when we all have a foldable device. Only if the Play Store has [apps in] a native resolution in these ratios, if the price of collapsible items should drop – we want to offer a device to more people who can use the product, which is affordable and economical. [offers] more content with 5G. We are focused on this first goal, but foldable … yes, we will have these devices. "

LG curiously decided that instead of just staying out of the big screen market, she decided to launch an add-on: the LG DualScreen.

This clip attaches to the LG V50 and provides a second 6.2-inch display that increases the volume available to the user, but is far removed from the large-screen retractable phones manufactured by Huawei and Samsung, with thick frames enter.

It is therefore logical that LG does not want to enter the market of flexible smartphones, its mobile arm recording losses for several quarters.

LG Electronics president and head of mobile phones, Kwon Bong-seok, said recently that the brand would not do anything spectacular, as it seeks to recover in the smartphone market – but also recalled that LG was ready to go ahead with flexible phone when the opportunity arose.

Good to stay flexible?

This is an interesting move from LG: two brands have announced commercially available products this year, and many other companies (such as Xiaomi and Alcatel) have demonstrated the concept devices. If LG has enough to prove its technological prowess in this area, why not go there?

Looks like the DualScreen is an attempt to offer the market something right. very good as an accessory, it's almost like an apologetic gesture, so many brands speak of a bright and flexible future.

It would be nice to see LG push the boundaries of the smartphone market, because it is a company with real innovation and technological prowess – and the number of players competing to get money from consumers will mean better phones.

Will LG offer a flexible smartphone by the end of 2019? This could very well depend on the performance of the efforts of Samsung and Huawei, which will go on sale in the coming months.

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