LG Wing first look: swivel phone with dual screens perfect for multitasking and gaming

Weird, but worth it – that’s our first impression of the LG Wing which, at a push, turns into a T-shaped dual-screen phone with multiple possible uses

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A push in the right direction turns the LG Wing into a dual screen, T-shaped smartphone that can run multiple apps at the same time. Photo: Ben Sin

Published: 11:00am, 18 Sep 2020Updated: 11:00am, 18 Sep 2020

LG is no stranger to quirky-looking handsets – and its latest, Wing, is one of the South Korean electronics giant’s weirdest releases yet.

This is a smartphone with two screens, but instead of being connected side-by-side like some of LG’s previous models, one screen sits directly on top of the other, covering it entirely most of the time and resembling a typical slab smartphone.

A push in a certain spot of the top layer screen will have it swivelling, locking into a T-shape. Now the second screen is visible on the lower part of the device, while the main screen sits sideways in landscape orientation. The swivel action is smooth and locks with a satisfying click. LG says it’s tested the mechanism more than 200,000 times without failure.

This design brings two new uses a traditional smartphone cannot offer: the ability to run two apps at the same time; or have one app run with additional information on display, such as watching a YouTube video on the large landscape screen while being able to read comments on the smaller screen; or play a game with one of the screens serving as on-screen digital gamepad.

A push in a certain spot of the top layer screen will have it swivelling, locking into a T-shape. Photo: Ben Sin

The LG Wing in its normal form, resembling a typical smartphone with a 6.8-inch curved OLED display. Photo: Ben Sin