Although early reports suggested LG would unveil its firstfoldable phoneat Mobile World Congress in February, it never materialised. We got theLG G8 ThinQinstead, which is a very fine phone but the only way it will fold is if you take a sledgehammer to it.
But even though it didn’t make an appearance at the world’s largest mobile communications show doesn’t mean it’s not still coming. Indeed, a newLGpatent has been spotted online that not only reinforces that fact, it reveals more about the design and form factor.
Found by Dutch websiteLetsGoDigital- which also created its own renders based on the ideas in the patent - thedocument filed with the USPTOshows actual photos of a bendable display, along with schematics of how the “foldable plate” works.
This, combined with anearlier patent, lends further weight to the thought that the LG foldable phone will sport a clamshell design. The screen will be on the inside and able to fold in half to make an easily pocketable device.
According to LetsGoDigital, the display will have a “bending radius of 2.5R”.
In many ways, it reminds us of the much-talked aboutMotorola Razr reboot, although we don’t yet know whether LG will also include a secondary screen on the outside.
