LG to unveil its first Explorer Project smartphone on September 14

LG says its Explorer Project is both an initiative and a category created in response to the diverse usage needs of today’s smartphone customers and to deliver much-needed curiosity and excitement to the mobile sector. It will focus solely on new usability that is discovered with innovative designs.

LG Electronics on Wednesday released a new video teaser for its upcoming smartphone that will be the first device under the company's Explorer Project which seeks to deliver distinctive and yet unexplored usability experiences to users.

The new device will be unveiled at a virtual event on September 14 at 10:00 AM (EDT) which will be livestreamed on the LG Mobile Global YouTube channel and the company's official Facebook page.

LG says its Explorer Project is both an initiative and a category created in response to the diverse usage needs of today's smartphone customers and to deliver much-needed curiosity and excitement to the mobile sector. It will focus solely on new usability that is discovered with innovative designs.

The South Korean electronics giant is also collaborating with platform partners and industry innovators including Rave, Ficto, Tubi and Korean search giant NAVER to develop unique features for the Explorer Project devices.

LG and platform partners feel it is vitally important to demonstrate to consumers new and differentiated user experiences in the smartphone space. LG has always been a pioneer in pushing the envelope of smartphone form factors, the only way to bring about much-needed innovation in the mobile market

Morris Lee, president of LG's Mobile Communications Company

Update: The phone is rumored to be 'LG Wing' and it will come with a rotating form factor. The device is said to have a dual-screen- a main 6.8-inch display and a secondary display of 4-inch.