![]() ![]() You can count those deficiencies on one hand, though: the LG Wing 5G has respectable specs and an admirable main display, making it competitive even without its swivel functionality. Compared to those phones, the LG Wing 5G gives up photo capabilities (like any optical zoom) for its extra screen real estate. LG has made some compromises to keep costs low enough for it to reach a price tier comparable to most top-tier smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the iPhone 12 Pro. When you do, it's neat, though you'll still yearn for a more fluid interface, more apps supporting the smaller screen, and more novel applications. Thus, you'll have to learn some workflows (manually setting up app pairs) to actually use the extra screen to its current potential. A successor might make it as easy as swiping an app from one screen to the next, but not the LG Wing 5G. LG got the basics down of transitioning between swivel modes, but loading up apps on either screen is convoluted. ![]() In other words, the format has a lot of potential in practice, the one-and-a-half screens take some time to use effectively, because the software isn't quite intuitive yet. Combine that with the pop-up selfie camera, which allows you to simultaneously record rear and front-facing footage – great for streamers, say. Even better, swivel out while in camera mode and the mini-screen will show simulated gimbal controls for precisely following subjects thanks to image stabilization software. There’s other unique applications of the extra screen, like using it as a touchpad while browsing online for precise control. However, while not all apps will fit and work on it, having this dedicated area for secondary apps and tasks is useful in theory imagine being able to to fire off a text, or Google the odd fact, without having to switch away from the show or stream you’re watching or the game you’re playing. This essentially increases the display real estate by half again, and you could be forgiven for thinking at this point that the smaller screen isn’t too helpful. See the video sample below for all of the gimbal camera footage I captured with the LG Wing.Let your possibilities take Wing. If you're shooting at night, you have to use the main camera without the gimbal instead. ![]() In low light situations, video captured with the gimbal camera is very noisy and choppy, bordering on unusable. The footage actually looks quite smooth-during the day with good sunlight, at least. You can control panning or tilting directly with the joystick, or you can let the gimbal follow your movement. LG built a clever software trick to use this gimbal camera-when the phone is in swivel mode and the camera is enabled, the bottom screen shows a digital joystick that will be familiar to anyone who's used a real gimbal before. The latter's tech seems to resemble the Vivo X50 Pro's, meaning the camera has extra range of movement in the x- and y-axes. The LG Wing has a triple camera system on the back consisting of a 64-megapixel main camera (middle), 13-megapixel ultra wide-angle camera (bottom), and a 12-megapixel gimbal camera (top). LG did not have any inputs in this article. Note: I received the LG Wing from LG on September 15.
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