53-458: The LG GR500 (LG Xenon) is a mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics , which features a touch screen and QWERTY keyboard on AT&T's 3G network. It was released April, 2009, compared to 2007 for the first iPhone and 2008 for the first Android phone. It offers a flash for the 2.0 mega pixel camera, GPS , multi tasking, a menu or favorite contacts, and a microSD slot for music, pictures, and video. Voice dialing and video share are among
106-554: 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
159-403: A holding company, the former LG Electronics was split off in 2002, with the "new" LG Electronics being spun off and 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
212-462: 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
265-718: 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
318-545: 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
371-470: 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 is the largest shareholder of LG Display , the world's largest display company by revenue in 2020. LG Electronics
424-582: 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
477-461: 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 the rebuilding nation with domestically produced consumer electronics and home appliances. The start of
530-547: Is headquartered in Seoul , South Korea, and currently operates nine fabrication facilities and seven back-end assembly facilities in South Korea , China , Poland and Mexico . LG Display has manufactured displays used in products such as the iPhone 14 Pro and Sony's OLED TVs. LG Display was originally formed as a joint venture by the Korean electronics company LG Electronics and
583-614: 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
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#1732855846805636-471: 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
689-692: The EU fined LG Display €215 million for its part in an LCD price fixing scheme. Other companies were also fined for a combined total of €648.9 million, including Chimei Innolux , AU Optronics , Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., and HannStar Display Corp. LG Display has said it is considering appealing the fine. This followed the 2008 case in the US, when LG Display, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Sharp Corp. , agreed to plead guilty and pay $ 585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix prices of liquid crystal display panels. LG Display would pay $ 400 million,
742-699: 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
795-682: 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
848-650: The LG G4 . Koo Bon-joon, who was 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
901-694: 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
954-552: 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
1007-687: 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
1060-542: 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
1113-736: The "LG.Philips" branding. As of 2022, LG Display is the manufacturer of the OLED panels used in Sony's OLED TVs. As of late 2022, LG Display was one of the two suppliers for displays for the iPhone 14 Pro , along with Samsung Display . LG was one of the two suppliers of LCD Displays for the first "Retina" model of the MacBook Pro in 2012, along with Samsung. LG Display showcased stretchable displays at Seoul Fashion Week 2025, integrated into clothing and bags, offering dynamic design flexibility. In November 2008, LG ("LG Philips" at that time) plead guilty and
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#17328558468051166-572: 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
1219-692: 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
1272-565: The Dutch company Philips in 1999 to manufacture active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and was formerly known as LG.Philips LCD , but Philips sold off all its shares in late 2008. Both companies also had another joint venture , called LG.Philips Displays , dedicated to manufacturing cathode ray tubes , deflection yokes, and related materials such as glass and phosphors . On 12 December 2008, LG.Philips LCD announced its plan to change its corporate name to LG Display upon receiving approval at
1325-598: The LCD manufacturing business with the sale of its last remaining plant in Guangzhou , China to be completed in June 2024, focusing more of its budget and production on OLED panels. LG Display said September 26, 2024. it has sold its facilities in China to a subsidiary of Chinese tech giant TCL Group for 2 trillion won (US$ 1.5 billion) as part of its business reorganizing effort. In December 2010,
1378-508: The LCD sector, it is now facing challenges due to aggressive low-cost competition from Chinese companies like BOE and CSOT, which have been heavily supported by the Chinese government. Some examples of products that use LCD panels from LG display are Apple's 2009 27-inch iMac, Apple's Thunderbolt Display , and Dell's U2711 LCD Monitor. Additional products include Apple's 20-inch Cinema Display and Dell's UltraSharp 2005FPW LCD Monitor. These use
1431-581: 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
1484-412: 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
1537-559: The company's annual general meeting of shareholders on 29 February. The company claimed the name change reflected changes following the reduction of Philips' equity stake. The company has eight manufacturing plants in Gumi and Paju , South Korea. It also has a module assembly plant in Nanjing and Guangzhou in China and Wroclaw in Poland . LG Display became an independent company in July 2004 when it
1590-663: 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 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
1643-529: 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 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
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1696-500: The features on this phone. Newer models of the phone also include a front-facing camera for video chat, that is incapable of recording video or pictures. The LG Xenon does not have Wi-Fi capability. The LG Xenon comes in black, blue, red, and purple. It runs on an OS similar to its predecessor the LG Vu , and has a slide out QWERTY keyboard and resistive touch screen. Its keyboard has dedicated buttons for text and email messages. When opened,
1749-409: 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
1802-667: 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
1855-577: 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
1908-485: 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
1961-609: The midst of a human rights controversy when The Guardian published an article by Rosa Moreno, 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
2014-652: 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
2067-562: 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
2120-429: The permitted level due to polymerization, which resulted in the rise of heat due to the chemical reaction are the few causes. It was also suggested to move the company to a less populated area. LG Display LG Display Co., Ltd. ( Korean : LG 디스플레이) is one of the world's largest manufacturers and supplier of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display ( TFT-LCD ) panels, OLEDs and flexible displays . LG Display
2173-548: The phone is viewed in a wider aspect than when closed. A lock button on the right side allows the phone to be used while it is not open. The default themes are white with blue outlining, and black with red outlining. LG Electronics LG Electronics Inc. ( Korean : 엘지 전자 ; RR : Elji Jeonja ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeouido-dong , Seoul , South Korea. LG Electronics
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2226-459: 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
2279-591: 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
2332-463: The second-highest criminal fine that the US Justice Department antitrust division had ever imposed. As of 2023 This company is considered one of the top players in the display industry, renowned for its cutting-edge technology. It was also the first to develop glasses-free 3D displays and continues to dominate in the mid-to-large OLED market. While it once performed exceptionally well in
2385-475: 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
2438-483: The world's first CDMA digital mobile handsets and supplied Ameritech and GTE in the US, the LGC-330W digital cellular phone. The company 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
2491-495: The world's first 84-inch ultra-HD TV for retail sale. On 5 December 2012, the antitrust regulators of 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
2544-459: 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
2597-559: 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,
2650-606: Was concurrently listed on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE : LPL ) and the South Korean Stock Exchange ( KRX : 034220 ). They are one of the main licensed manufacturers of the more color-accurate IPS panels used by Dell , NEC , ASUS , Apple (including iMacs , iPads , iPhones , iPod Touches ) and others, which were developed by Hitachi . LG Display discontinued its LCD production lines in South Korea in late 2022, and will completely exit
2703-557: 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
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#17328558468052756-532: 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
2809-413: Was the second-largest LCD TV manufacturer worldwide as of 2013. By 2005, LG was a Top 100 global brand and recorded 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
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