Overview
- JerryRigEverything’s Zack Nelson posted a full teardown Monday, reviving LG’s canceled rollable phone with a clear look at its motorized expanding display.
- Inside, two geared motors drive a rack with spring-loaded arms, zipper-like edge linkages, and dust-blocking bristles that guide and protect the rolling OLED.
- In its compact state, the screen tucks under a transparent rear glass panel that acts as a small display for status widgets and camera previews.
- Nelson fully disassembled the unit, then reassembled it and powered it on, showing near-finished engineering around a still-fragile plastic display.
- Outlets describe 2021-flagship hardware and report an estimated 200,000 expansion cycles, as the broader market still has not delivered a rollable phone.