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65-433: Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold is an Android-based foldable smartphone manufactured by Xiaomi . Unveiled on March 30, 2021, and released on April 16, 2021, this is Xiaomi's first attempt at a Foldable smartphone . The Mi MIX Fold has two displays, one outer 6.52-inch AMOLED display for when the device is closed and an inner 8.01-inch AMOLED display when unfolded. Xiaomi rated the hinge in the phone to last at least 200,000 bends and

130-511: A Mohs rating of 2 (in comparison, most smartphones tested by the channel begin to experience scratches with 6 and 7-rated picks), placing its durability in line with other folding phones. However, The Verge did note Samsung's statement that the device contained a protective polymer layer similar to that of the Galaxy Fold. LG Electronics LG Electronics Inc. ( Korean :  엘지 전자 ; RR :  Elji Jeonja )

195-610: A salt solution—thus making it unsuitable for electronic displays because the salt can damage the transistors used in OLED panels (which are built directly on the panel). Nonetheless, the company stated in March 2019 that it was in the process of developing a flexible glass suitable for smartphones, which would be 1 mm (0.039 in) thick and have a 5 mm (0.20 in) bend radius. Samsung marketed its Galaxy Z Flip as featuring 30 μm (0.0012 in)-thick "ultra-thin glass" with

260-403: A brand growth of 14% in 2006. As of 2009, its display manufacturing affiliate, LG Display , was the world's largest LCD panel manufacturer. In 2010, LG Electronics entered the smartphone industry. LG Electronics has since continued to develop various electronic products, such as releasing the world's first 84-inch ultra-HD TV for retail sale. On 5 December 2012, the antitrust regulators of

325-457: A brethren company, Lak-Hui (pronounced "Lucky") Chemical Industrial Corp. which is now LG Chem and LG Household & Health Care . GoldStar merged with Lucky Chemical and GoldStar Cable on 28 February 1995, changing the corporate name to Lucky-Goldstar and then finally to LG Electronics. Goldstar first went public in 1970; by 1976, it was producing one million televisions annually. In 1982, Goldstar opened its first overseas factory, which

390-537: A clamshell form factor. The first generation of commercially released foldable smartphones faced concerns over their durability, as well as their high prices. In 2023, around 1% of worldwide smartphone ownership was foldable smartphones. In 2006, Polymer Vision showed a roll-able concept and a foldable smartphone, the Readius ( zh ) , at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) which also serves as

455-576: A cleaner. The company will be conducting a two-year test prove the safety with a goal of having commercial CO 2 washers in shopping mall laundries. This new process creates no wastewater and will exhaust gas. In 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 's annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report ranked LG's number of patent applications published under the PCT System as 4th in

520-464: A concurrent developers' summit, Android VP of engineering Dave Burke stated that the next version of the platform would provide enhancements and guidance relevant to folding devices, leveraging existing features. In January 2019, Xiaomi CEO Lin Bin published a video on Sina Weibo , featuring him demonstrating a prototype smartphone with two flaps capable of being folded inward. Samsung officially unveiled

585-613: A former employee of an LG television assembly factory. At the end of 2016, LG Electronics merged its German branch (situated in Ratingen ) and European headquarter (situated in London ) together in Eschborn , a suburb of Frankfurt am Main . In March 2017, LG Electronics was sued for its handling of hardware failures with recent smartphones such as the LG G4 . Koo Bon-joon, who was

650-468: A number of unmanned stores that allow for customers to authenticate themselves at the main entrance, check product information, and purchase products using a mobile phone or QR code. The company operates nine unmanned stores and this will increase to 30 by the end of June 2022. These retail locations are only available in South Korea. In 2013, LG Electronics USA proposed building a new headquarters in

715-409: A plastic layer similar to the Galaxy Fold, manufactured by Samsung with materials from Schott AG , which is "produced using an intensifying process to enhance its flexibility and durability", and injected with a "special material up to an undisclosed depth to achieve a consistent hardness". A stress test by YouTube channel JerryRigEverything showed the screen was scratched when rubbed with a pick with

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780-494: A portion of the screen that sloped over the right-hand bezel. Speculation surrounding the development of folding phones using OLED displays began to emerge more rapidly in 2018. In January 2018, it was reported that LG Electronics had obtained a design patent for a folding smartphone. Later in June, it was reported that Microsoft had been developing a similar device as part of its Surface line, codenamed "Andromeda" (itself

845-427: A reader. In 2008, Nokia presented animated concepts of a flexible device it dubbed "Morph", which had a tri-fold design that could be bended into various forms, such as a large unfolded device, a feature phone -sized unit, and a smart wristband . In a 2019 retrospective on the concept, CNET noted that Morph could be considered a forerunner to the first wave of commercially produced folding phones, as well as

910-506: A showcase of future possibilities. In 2011, Kyocera released a dual-touchscreen Android smartphone known as the Echo , which featured a pair of 3.5-inch touchscreens. When folded, the top screen continued to face the user while covering the secondary screen. Two individual apps could be shown on the displays, a single app could span across them, while specific apps also featured "optimized" two-pane layouts. Two years later, NEC released

975-718: A single AAA battery. LG manufactures home appliances including refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners and microwave ovens. In June 2014, LG Electronics announced the launch of its smart appliances with HomeChat messaging service in South Korea. HomeChat employs LINE, the mobile messenger app from Korean company ' Naver ', to let homeowners communicate, control, monitor and share content with LG's smart appliances. Users can send simple messages, such as "start washing cycle," in order to control their washing machines . In December 2021, LG Electronics announced they were testing an ecologically friendly washing machine that uses liquid carbon dioxide as

1040-535: A spiritual successor to a dual-screen booklet tablet prototype Microsoft had been exploring in the late-2000s known as Courier ), while Samsung was also said to be developing such a device. In November 2018, the Chinese startup Royole released the first commercially available foldable smartphone with an OLED display, the Royole Flexpai . It featured a single 7.8-inch display that folds outwards, leaving

1105-555: A video campaign showing some of the initiatives the company has taken during the COVID-19 pandemic to support India. The video shows how the company has handled the pandemic from the beginning and includes urgings of good hygiene practices to include social distancing, hand-washing, mask wearing, and using hand sanitizers. In a strategy to cope with demand for contactless shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, LG Electronics has opened

1170-575: Is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeouido-dong , Seoul , South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation , the fourth largest chaebol in South Korea, and often considered as the pinnacle of LG Corp with the group's chemical and battery division LG Chem . It comprises four business units: home entertainment, mobility, home appliances & air solutions, and business solutions. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and

1235-582: Is aimed for lower-income consumers living in conditions that would make them susceptible to mosquitoes. In 2018, it was reported that LG was planning to sell big-screen televisions that could be rolled up and retract automatically with the push of a button come 2019. In April 2021, LG officially confirmed that it will shut down its mobile division. Earlier, there had been rumours that LG considered selling its mobile division with Vingroup and Volkswagen named as potential buyers. Other than mobile phones, LG Electronics have also made tablet computers like

1300-477: Is the largest shareholder of LG Display , the world's largest display company by revenue in 2020. LG Electronics is also the world's second largest television manufacturer behind Samsung Electronics . The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people. In 1958, LG Electronics was founded as GoldStar (Korean:  금성 ). It was established in the aftermath of the Korean War to provide

1365-407: Is used in the majority of mid and high-end smartphones). Plastic displays are naturally capable of sustaining the required bend radius for a foldable smartphone, but they are more susceptible to blemishes and scratches than traditional glass smartphone displays. Although Corning does produce a flexible glass product known as Willow Glass, the company states that its manufacturing process requires use of

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1430-628: The Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certification. In May 2020, a deadly gas leak in LG chemical plant in Visakhapatnam killed 12 people. An investigation was set up to look upon the matter revealed many causes for the accident. Improper storage design, haphazard maintenance of the old storage tank, the temperature inside the oldest of the three storage tanks holding styrene monomer, a chemical used in making polystyrene products, rose to more than six times

1495-481: The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to provide appropriate corrective notices and upgrade and maintain its trade practices compliance program. In 2006, LG overstated energy efficiency on five of its air conditioner models and was again required to offer consumers rebates to cover the extra energy costs. In March 2018, it was announced that one of LG steam clothing care system earned

1560-577: The CEO and the current vice chairman of LG Electronics, was replaced by his nephew Koo Kwang-mo in July 2018 as CEO and vice chairman. The move came after the succession of Koo Kwang-mo as the chairman of the parent company LG Corporation who succeeded his adoptive father and uncle Koo Bon-moo after Bon-moo died of a brain tumor on 20 May 2018. LG announced in November 2018 that Hwang Jeong-hwan, who took

1625-493: The European Union fined LG Electronics and five other major companies ( Samsung , Thomson since 2010 known as Technicolor , Matsushita which today is Panasonic Corp , Philips and Toshiba ) for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels lasting nearly a decade. On 11 June 2015, LG Electronics found itself in the midst of a human rights controversy when The Guardian published an article by Rosa Moreno,

1690-611: The Galaxy Fold during its media event at Mobile World Congress in February 2019. Alongside the Galaxy Fold, the convention also saw other foldable phones being unveiled or teased, such as the Huawei Mate X , and TCL presenting various prototype concepts featuring its "DragonHinge" technology (including a bracelet-styled device). LG did not unveil a folding device, citing a desire to focus more on re-gaining market share in

1755-799: The Huawei Mate X2 . In March 2021, Xiaomi Technology announced the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold . In August 2021, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 were released. On 15 December 2021, OPPO announced the OPPO Find N. On 11 April 2022, Vivo introduced the Vivo X Fold . On 11 August, 2022, Xiaomi released the Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 . The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 were announced at

1820-732: The International Cricket Council , the world governing body for cricket and also sponsors the ICC Awards . From 2009 to 2013, LG Electronics sponsored Formula One as a Global Partner and Technology Partner. LG was also an official supplier to Virgin Racing and Lotus Racing team, plus engine manufacturer Cosworth from 2010 to 2012. LG also sponsors London Fashion Week and the LG Arena in Birmingham. During

1885-694: The LG G series complementing the mobile phones. LG also makes laptop computers in the LG Gram line, and previously under the Xnote line (see List of LG laptops ). LG Electronics used to manufacture mobile phones from 1995 to 2021, selling to the domestic market only (as Cyon ) until 2000. It was in the shadow of Samsung Anycall but LG made its breakthrough during the mid and late 2000s: it launched its highly popular LG Chocolate in worldwide in 2006 which popularised touch-sensitivity. The following year it released

1950-715: The Nexus 4 smartphone. Other than the G3 , LG officially unveiled the curved smartphone, LG G Flex , on 27 October 2013. At Consumer Electronics Show in January 2014, LG announced a US release for the G2 across several major carriers. In 2015, LG released LG G4 globally in late May through early June. On 7 September 2016, LG unveiled the V20 , and the V30 was announced on 31 August 2017. LG G6

2015-572: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 's Annual PCT Review ranked LG Electronics's number of patent applications published under the PCT System as 6th in the world, with 1,887 patent applications being published during 2023. LG Sports Limited, a subsidiary of LG Corporation, owns the Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) LG Twins (LG 트윈스). Through an acquisition in 1990, the MBC Blue Dragons (who

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2080-710: The borough of Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County , New Jersey , including a 143 ft (44 m) tall building that would stand taller than the tree line of the Hudson Palisades , a US National Natural Landmark . The company proposed to build an environmentally friendly facility in Englewood Cliffs, incidental to Bergen County's per-capita leading Korean American population, having received an initially favorable legal decision concerning building height issues. The plan, while approved by

2145-542: The third Test of their 2017–18 tempestuous series against South Africa . Warner had an agreement with the company in 2014 and his contract had been planned for renewal. Choice magazine , in independent tests of popular LG fridge models in 2010, found the energy consumption in two models was higher than claimed by LG. LG was aware of the problem and had offered compensation to affected customers. In 2004, LG made 4A-rated water efficiency claims for numerous washing machines before they were certified. LG gave undertakings to

2210-404: The "old" LG Electronics changing its name to LG EI. It was then merged with and into LG CI in 2003 (the legal successor of the former LG Chem), so the company that started as GoldStar does not exist. LG Electronics plays a large role in the global consumer electronics industry; it was the second-largest LCD TV manufacturer worldwide as of 2013. By 2005, LG was a Top 100 global brand and recorded

2275-577: The 2011 Internet televisions to "LG Smart TV " when more interactive television features were added, that enable the audience to receive information from the Internet while watching conventional TV programming. In November 2013, a blogger discovered that some of LG's smart TVs silently collect filenames from attached USB storage devices and program viewing data, and transmit the information to LG's servers and LG-affiliated servers. Shortly after this blog entry went live, LG disabled playback on its site of

2340-579: The August 2022 edition of Galaxy Unpacked . The Galaxy Z Fold 4 was released on 25 August 2022, and the Galaxy Z Flip 4 was released on 26 August 2022. Motorola Mobility launched the Moto Razr 2022 on 11 August 2022, it is currently only available to the Chinese market but there is speculation that it could become available to other world markets at a later date. In June 2023, Motorola Mobility announced

2405-700: The CEO of LG Electronics. In June 2022, LG acquired AppleMango, a South Korean EV charger manufacturer with a 60% purchase of the company's stocks In that same month, the American publication Consumer Reports rated LG home appliances as the most reliable in the U.S. consumer market. In April 2024, a security firm discovered security bugs in tens of thousands of LG smart TV models that could "let hackers hijack them". The vulnerability particularly affects smart TVs running LG's WebOS operating system from version 4 to version 7. On 25 December 2021, LG Electronics launched

2470-597: The Lollipop flip phone that became very popular in South Korea. However the company had trouble with competing in smartphones. In 2010, LG released the Optimus smartphone, which would span into a series. The following year saw the release of the LG Optimus 3D , the world's first mobile phone with glasses-free 3D display, and LG Optimus 2X , the first with a dual-core processor. In 2012 LG worked with Google to build

2535-602: The Mate Xs on 24 February 2020 as a hardware revision of the original Mate X; it was released in "global markets" outside China in March 2020. The device features a more durable display, improved hinge function and a redesigned cooling system, as well as the newer Kirin 990 5G SoC and Android 10 with EMUI 10. Samsung later revealed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 in September 2020. On 25 February 2021, Huawei released

2600-696: The Medias W in Japan. Unlike the Echo, the secondary screen could be folded behind the phone. The camera rotated with the screen so that the same sensor could face both forward and rear In 2017, ZTE released the Axon M with a similar hinge to the Medias W. ZTE stated that the more powerful hardware of modern smartphones, and improvements to multitasking and tablet support on Android, helped to improve this experience. The development of thin, flexible OLED displays enabled

2665-412: The ability to draw emoji to friends. In 2015, LG announced a Bluetooth keyboard that folds up along the four rows of keys for portability. The Rolly keyboard is made of solid plastic. Two tiny plastic arms fold out from the end of the keyboard to support a tablet or smartphone and it can toggle between two different Bluetooth-connected devices at a time. Battery life is an expected three months on

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2730-408: The display exposed when folded. Later that month at its developers' conference, Samsung officially teased a prototype of its folding smartphone, which would be produced "in the coming months". The prototype used a booklet-style layout, with an "InfinityFlex" display located on the inside of the device, and a smaller "cover" screen on the front of the device to allow access when the screen is closed. At

2795-557: The display may either wrap around to the back of the device when folded (as with the Royole FlexPai and Huawei Mate X ), or use a booklet -like design where the larger, folded screen is located on the interior, and a screen on its "cover" allows the user to interact with the device without opening it (such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold series). Horizontally-folding smartphones have also been produced, typically using

2860-485: The failures and improve the device's durability. Huawei also delayed its Huawei Mate X , with the company citing its desire to take a "cautious" approach due to the Samsung Galaxy Fold . In November 2019, Motorola unveiled its horizontal-folding Razr —inspired by its former Razr feature phone line released on 6 February 2020. Samsung also announced a similar device known as the Galaxy Z Flip . Huawei announced

2925-409: The first eight months after release, it had sold over 5 million webOS TVs. In 2016, exclusively to India, Indian arm of South Korea's LG Electronics Inc started selling a TV that would repel mosquitoes . It uses ultrasonic waves that are silent to humans but cause mosquitoes to fly away. It was released on 16 June 2016. The technology was also used in air conditioners and washing machines. The TV

2990-681: The first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. LG and Google announced the Android Wear -based smartwatch , the LG G Watch , that was in June 2014. In August 2014, the LG G Watch R that has a circular face (similar to the Moto 360 ) was released. The LG Watch Urbane that LG's third Android Wear-based smart watch has released in April 2015. This was the first device to support newer smartwatch features such as Wi-Fi , and new parts of Android Wear 's software interface, like

3055-493: The flexible screen for 1 million folds. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and can have either 12 or 16 GB of RAM . It also has a 5020 mAh battery. This mobile phone related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Foldable smartphone Some devices may fold out on a vertical axis to into a wider, tablet -like form, but are still usable in a smaller, folded state;

3120-407: The impending launch of the Galaxy Fold was met with quality concerns from critics, after widespread reports of review units experiencing varying forms of display failure (in some instances caused by accidental removal of a plastic layer meant to protect the screen in lieu of glass, along with other failures). Samsung indefinitely postponed the device's release, stating that it needed time to investigate

3185-582: The job as president of LG Mobile Communications in October 2017, will be replaced by Brian Kwon, who is head of LG's hugely profitable home entertainment business, from 1 December 2018. Also in 2018, LG decided to stop smartphone production in South Korea to move production to Vietnam, in order to stay competitive. LG said Vietnam provides an "abundant labor force" and that 750 workers at its South Korean handset factory would be relocated to its home appliance plant. On 5 April 2021, LG announced its withdrawal from

3250-491: The local government, met with resistance from the segments of the general public as well as government officials in New Jersey and adjacent New York . The initial court decision upholding the local government approval was overturned by a New Jersey appellate court in 2015 and LG subsequently submitted a revised, scaled-down, 64-foot building for approval by the borough of Englewood Cliffs in 2016. LG broke ground on

3315-477: The new Razr (2023) and Razr+ (2023) to the U.S. market. The Huawei Mate XT is the world's first double-folding, or tri-fold foldable smartphone, released in September, 2024. The device can be used with a case that has a kickstand, and a foldable keyboard with a built in trackpad to provide a desktop PC-like experience. Foldable smartphones typically use flexible, plastic OLED displays rather than glass (such as Corning 's Gorilla Glass product, which

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3380-652: The new US$ 300 million Englewood Cliffs headquarters on 7 February 2017, to be completed in late 2019. LG Electronics products include televisions , home theater systems , refrigerators , washing machines , computer monitors, wearable devices , solar modules, smart appliances and formerly smartphones. The LG SL9000 was one of several new Borderless HDTV 's advertised for release at IFA Berlin in 2009. LG Electronics launched an OLED TV in 2013 and 65-inch and 77-inch sizes in 2014. LG Electronics introduced its first Internet TV in 2007, originally branded as " Net Cast Entertainment Access " devices. They later renamed

3445-578: The period 2001–2003, LG sponsored the snooker Grand Prix . During these years the tournament was known as the LG Cup . In 2008, LG became sponsors of the Extreme Sport 'FSO4 Freeze' festival. The LG Electronics company in Australia dissolved its sponsorship with cricketer David Warner on 27 March 2018 and dropped him as the brand ambassador of the company over the ball tampering scandal during

3510-464: The phone manufacturing industry after continuous loss in the market. In 2020, LG faced a loss of 5 trillion won (US$ 4.4 billion). In June 2021, the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed published a video alleging an attempt by a representative of LG to manipulate the review of one of LG's gaming monitors. The representative, in an email shown in the video, attempts to influence the editorial outcome of

3575-485: The possibility for new designs and form factors. During its Consumer Electronics Show keynote in 2013, Samsung presented several concepts—codenamed Youm - for smartphones incorporating flexible displays. One such concept was a smartphone that could fold outward into a single, uninterrupted tablet -sized display. The first Youm concept to make it to a production model was the Galaxy Note Edge —a phablet with

3640-408: The rebuilding nation with domestically produced consumer electronics and home appliances. The start of the country's national broadcasting that created a booming electronics market and a close relationship it quickly forged with Hitachi helped GoldStar to produce South Korea's first radios, televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners. GoldStar was one of the LG groups with

3705-609: The review by indicating testing methods and aspects of the display to be followed by the channel. This came a few months after a similar incident between the creators and Nvidia in which Nvidia warned them that if they continue emphasizing on rasterization rather than ray tracing in Nvidia's graphics cards , they would no longer receive review samples. As of 1 December 2021, the Chief Strategy Officer William Cho will take over for Bong-seok Kwon as

3770-483: The smartphone market. It did, however, unveil a "Dual Screen" case accessory for its LG V50 smartphone—a folio-styled case containing a secondary display panel inside. Other companies expressed interest in the concept, or have received patents on designs (such as hinge implementations and overall designs) relating to foldable phones. Motorola Mobility had received patents for a horizontal folding smartphone reminiscent of clamshell feature phones . In April 2019,

3835-481: The video, explaining how its viewer analytics work, and closed the Brightcove account the video was hosted on. LG manufactures remote control models that use Hillcrest Labs ' Freespace technology to allow users to change channels using gestures and Dragon NaturallySpeaking technology for voice recognition. As of 2014, LG is using webOS with a ribbon interface with some of its smart TVs. LG reported that in

3900-463: The world's first capacitive touchscreen phone LG Prada , and Shine , cementing its focus on design: its phones during this era have led to LG being called alongside Apple as one of the pioneers of the rise of touchscreens. By 2008 LG had entered the top 3 worldwide leaders in mobile phones. There was further success with the Cookie which helped to bring touchscreens to the budget market, and with

3965-565: The world, with 2,759 patent applications being published during 2020. This position is an impressive increase from their previous ranking as 10th in 2019 with 1,646 applications. In the same 2021 report, LG's number of designs in industrial design registrations published under the Hague System was ranked as 1st in the world, with 446 design registrations being published during that year, retaining their previous 1st-place ranking in 2019 for 449 design registrations being published. In 2023,

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4030-453: Was also awarded UL certification in the US. In 1998, LG developed the world's first 60-inch plasma TV and established a joint venture in 1999 with Philips – LG.Philips LCD – which now goes by the name LG Display . In 1999, LG Semiconductor merged with Hynix . In order to create a holding company, the former LG Electronics was split off in 2002, with the "new" LG Electronics being spun off and

4095-651: Was based in Huntsville, Alabama . In 1994, GoldStar officially adopted the LG Electronics brand and a new corporate logo. In 1995, LG Electronics acquired the US-based TV manufacturer Zenith and absorbed it four years later. Also in that year, LG Electronics made the world's first CDMA digital mobile handsets and supplied Ameritech and GTE in the US, the LGC-330W digital cellular phone. The company

4160-562: Was officially announced during MWC 2017 on 26 February 2017. The G7 ThinQ model was announced at a 2 May 2018 media briefing. In 2020, the LG Wing was introduced with two displays and a swivel design. In April 2021, after months of speculation, LG confirmed that the smartphone division will be officially shut down in July 2021. The decision to shut down LG Mobile came about from poor sales caused by stiff competition from rival Samsung and Chinese brands such as Oppo and Xiaomi . LG became

4225-540: Was one of the six original founding members of the KBO in 1982) became the LG Twins. The team has won two Korean Series (1990 and 1994). LG attracts a large attendance of fans and to much of their enjoyment, took third place in the league. In August 2013, LG Electronics announced that it would sponsor German Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the next three years with an option to extend for one more year. LG sponsors

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