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Revisiting the LG Wing: A look back at LG's swivel smartphone flop

The LG Wing feels like the last of the quirky smartphones.

(Image credit: Derrek Lee / Android Central)The idea was fairly simple in concept: you can use the phone as you regularly would on its primary display, but then you could reveal a secondary screen whenever you needed it. (Image credit: Derrek Lee / Android Central)Holding the phone years later, I also can't help but notice how the Wing also just feels surprisingly un-LG in a weird way. (Image credit: Derrek Lee / Android Central)Modern flagship flip phones take a similar approach, yet they make the smaller cover screen a first option as a way to quickly get through notifications, messages, and more.

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