
Late Sunday night, the last nail was driven into the coffin of LG’s smartphone business when the manufacturer stated that it stopped the development of all hardware. One of the (many) areas where LG fell behind was at the forefront of the development of foldable phone, but it had at least one alternative: a scrolling screen. LG unveiled its prototype earlier this year, declaring its intent to manufacture and sell it, apparently sending it to several certification agencies for testing.
Twitter user @FrontTron discovered the LM-R910N, AKA LG Rollable, going through South Korea’s communications and security authorities for testing. There is not much info in the documentation apart from the measurements seen in the measurement and the fact that it is manufactured in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the single photo does not give us more insight into the design of the body or the screen.
This is LG Rollable.
LM-R910N pic.twitter.com/AQkqd8wz4R– Tron (@FrontTron) April 6, 2021
FronTron also showed what was presented as the LG “Rainbow”, a V70 flagship that would likely follow the V60. Note that only the image on the left is real.
The first image is the real LG Rainbow (V70)
The second image is a FALSE RENDER SUBMITTED FOR FUN by a Korean user in a community.
And the specifications in the third image are also an IMPOSSIBLE SPECIFICATION, CREATED WITH IMAGINATION. The real spec is far lower than this. pic.twitter.com/T0zYUEiM1J
– Tron (@FrontTron) April 6, 2021
LG’s withdrawal from the smartphone market means that none of these phones will ever see a retail shelf, but at least some upcoming hardware is still coming through regulatory bodies. We may see a few more glimpses of what could have been, while current LG owners are wondering if they will see any meaningful Android updates in the future.