In consumer electronics, we also find ourselves with risky bets that can be a success and be the first step of a new generation of devices, or fail and fall into oblivion at least for a few years. LG is one of the companies that could well exemplify the rise and fall of different formats with the creation and reception warmer than expected of its modular smartphones.
In an attempt to offer something really new in other formats such as tablets In what can be interpreted as the search for fresh air in a sector that is currently going through a complex situation, a new device could arrive from South Korea that, like the detachable phablets, wants to mark a before and after in platforms used daily by hundreds of millions of people.
Designer
Through the photographs that have been revealed by portals such as Techradar, we would be facing a device totally rectangular and extremely fine that could be transparent. On the other hand, it could be divided into two halves, one in which the controls, keyboards and interfaces of the applications used would appear, and the other in which the progress of the work carried out would be displayed.
Will we see graphene in action?
In recent years, the appearance of this material has unleashed the imagination of thousands of users and manufacturers who are committed to it. graphene for the manufacture of the terminals of the future. Its advantages include its capacity as a conductor that would allow to create much smaller and longer-lasting batteries, or its elasticity, which would result in more resistant tablets and smartphones and, as would happen with the hypothetical tablet from LG, flexible. However, there are still several pending challenges to be solved, such as simplifying the procurement process, which is still complicated and expensive, which means that it does not have all the attractiveness that it should in the eyes of companies.
Who could it be addressed to?
One of the clues that LG gives about the possible audience of this tablet of which it is important to clarify that data about its dimensions, performance or image has not yet been revealed, is the fact that it could have un hinge system in its central part that would allow it to be opened or closed. This, added to the possibility of working in two different windows, could be an indicator to introduce this model among those aimed at professional groups, especially designers.
Samsung enters the scene
Foldable terminals are not LG's exclusive invention. Currently, his rival and compatriot Samsung I'd be putting the finishing touches on a flexible smartphone called Galaxy X rumored to be launched during 2017. This model would be the result of years of research under Project Valley, based on the study and creation of models of these characteristics that, however, would not have an immediate impact on the market but which, according to their developers, would serve to set a precedent to which the majority of players in the sector would join in the middle term. One of the obstacles to experimental One of these first terminals would be the fact that their launch would not be on a global scale, but would take place in specific enclaves such as Japan or South Korea itself.
Chinese firms don't want to be left behind
Companies with the most resources are the first to innovate regardless of format. In the case of the large firms in the Asian giant, in recent months we have been able to see dual cameras in the case of Huawei's latest phablets or the expansion of virtual reality more widely. In the field of flexible devices, LG and Samsung they would not be the only ones to show progress, since Lenovo I would also be working on a terminal called Folio that took its first steps in summer and that could be a step further in the current 2-in-1 formats that we can already see in the market and that, among its attractions, would have the possibility of rotating them 360º or adapting them to different formats such as booth or shop.
An anecdote or the beginning of a profound change?
Faced with this new generation of devices that arouse, at least, curiosity, we must show some caution. The modular terminals of which other companies such as Motorola They also released some models during this year, they have not had the success that was expected of them since at the moment, the public seems to opt for traditional formats and for an improvement in their characteristics. It may be that tablets and smartphones folding are the future of the sector but currently, and as we remind you a few lines above, at the moment there are some problems to be solved so that these platforms are really competitive in terms of its production costs and attractive to more demanding consumers.
Do you think that LG could be successful in the future with this tablet? Do you think that time is crucial again and that in this case, it will take several years to see what the true scope and benefit of the new formats can be? You have more related information available, such as the trends that we have seen in consumer electronics in 2016 that could be consolidated in the coming months so that you can give your opinion.