Called the LG Rollable, it provides the functionality of a folding phone, without the crease. One can also imagine it being capable of a few things folding phones cant do, such as adjusting its size to perfectly match a video\u2019s aspect ratio \u2014 no letterboxing required.<\/p>\n To be fair, LG isn\u2019t the first to show off this kind of device; TCL demonstrated a similar concept early last year, but we haven\u2019t heard much about it since \u2014 like if it will ever actually be released.<\/p>\n There are a few immediate concerns about this design that come to mind. As far as I know, displays with this degree of flexibility still require a plastic screen, which means it will almost certainly be prone to scratches. So while you lose the crease of a folding phone, you also don\u2019t get the built-in screen protection of something like a Galaxy Fold or Moto Razr.<\/p>\n That then begs the question of what a protective case might look like. It would have to expand as widely as the phone, which would require some sort of complex accordion-like or multi-layer design.<\/p>\n In other words, I have no idea how practical such a device will be in real life, but I\u2019m curious to see how LG tries to make the concept work. It\u2019s nice to have phones that are different from your typical slabs of glass, for a change.<\/p>\n Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n Published January 12, 2021 \u2014 20:12 UTC <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/01\/897A4931-715D-4083-92F7-284E6DCD32D5.gif\")
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