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Today, LG is breaking dreams everywhere. First it announced a white Nexus 4 with no changes other than the color, and now, in an interview with Dutch website All About Phones, Kim Wong, vice president of LG’s European mobile division, said it didn’t just go with Nexus hardware. . , but they are not likely to launch a flexible phone this year either. But it’s not all bad news, as Kim also discussed LG’s impending re-entry into the world of tablets and the possibility of a smartphone running the new operating system.
We’ll start with the Nexus 5, because it’s an odd date. Kim says that the Nexus 4 has been a great success for the company, despite its problems meeting demand; however, “you don’t need that kind of marketing success again.” We are willing to believe that something was lost in translation here. By the way, LG became the first company to say, “No, that’s enough success for now, thank you.”
In that sense, LG apparently won’t follow archrival Samsung with a special Android-only version of the Optimus G or Optimus G Pro, very matter-of-factly stating that such devices don’t: “They don’t have any added value for us.” Windows Phone didn’t escape the negativity either, and Microsoft’s mobile operating system was described as “low priority.”
No flexible screens this year, but a phone with Firefox is possible
The disappointments continued when the conversation turned to flexible screens. LG seems to have embraced this technology; however, according to Kim, they won’t be releasing a foldable-screen phone this year because the technology “isn’t mature enough yet.” This contradicts a previous report, where the president of LG Mobile said that a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen will be launched in the fourth quarter of this year. LG showed that it has worked hard on such a panel, as it showed off a flexible 5-inch screen at the Display Technology Show earlier this month. In this case, the confusion may be due to a mistranslation, as we wondered if they were talking about a flexible phone and not a solid phone with a flexible screen. After all, that is an important distinction.
That’s what LG won’t do, but what will it do? Kim commented on what she called the “unhealthy duopoly” between Android and Apple, saying that LG is working on smartphones that use a different operating system. It’s most likely Firefox OS, as LG is a confirmed Mozilla partner and recently said it’s ready to launch Firefox phones in select markets later this year or early next year.
Finally, it looks like we can expect a new Android tablet from LG, though there’s no word on its specs or approximate arrival date. Furthermore, the Optimus G2 is still on the way for late 2013 and, in a break with LG tradition, it will have a quick international launch. The Optimus G2 was the most likely candidate for a flexible screen, but that may not be the case anymore. We’re not even sure the promise of a Firefox phone and another Android tablet makes up for it.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn