Say it ain’t so: LG will reportedly shutter its smartphone business next week

LG was one of the first manufacturers to jump on the Android bandwagon more than a decade ago — it launched its first handset based on this OS back in 2009. But there’s a possibility that we might not see an LG-branded phone in the future. After failing to sell its smartphone business, the company is considering shutting the unit down. According to a report from The Korea Times, LG will announce this move on April 5, during its board meeting. In January, multiple rumors of LG selling its smartphone division came to the surface after the company’s leaked internal…

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