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New report plunges LG’s rollable phone launch into further doubt (Updated)
August 18, 2025
Update: August 07, 2025 (12:43 AM ET):LG has issued an official statement toThe Vergedenying the below-mentioned report that it has shelved plans to launch its rollable phone.
“I can firmly deny that any such decision on future mobile products has been finalized,” an LG spokesperson told the publication.
Looks like there’s still some hope for the LG rollable phone in 2021 even though the statement is not conclusive. Let’s wait and watch what happens.
Original article: June 28, 2025 (04:02 AM ET):LG was bullish about itsrollable phoneprospects earlier this year, but it’s looking more unlikely that it will make its official debut.Yonhap Newsnow reports that the company allegedly told display supplier BOE and other suppliers to put the rollable phone development on hold. This plunges the launch of the rollable phone into further doubt.
The latest report also comes aftersuggestionsthat LG doesn’t have a concrete launch plan for the device. It also arrives after news that LG Electronics may offload its entiremobile phone division.
LG’s rollable phone was initially rumored to launch in March 2021. The phone is part of LG’s Explorer Project — a smartphone portfolio of novel form factors. This project also includes theLG Wing, a device that suggested theold, bold LGof the past was making its return.
Unlike the wacky Wing, the rollable phone concept seems a practical solution to giving users larger displays on demand. The design seemingly has all the folding display advantages with fewer disadvantages.
As demonstrated at CES 2021, the rollable phone in its standard mode takes the form and size of a traditional device. However, if the user needs more screen, the display scrolls out to an almost tablet-sized form factor. This means the device can keep a relatively thin frame, while there are no unsightly folds on the display itself.
If LG doesn’t launch its rollable phone, it won’t be due to cowardice. The LG Wing is unlike any other device available at present and is arguably more of a risk than a rollable phone. Notably, OPPO and Samsung Display are also working on rollable phones suggesting that there’s some merit to the form factor.
For LG, dropping its rollable phone project might be a financial decision, but it could be the device that gives LG that major breakthrough it needs.
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