Samsung to debut smartphone with curved display
7:01 AM, Oct 9, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung Electronics said it
will release a smartphone with a curved display - and a $1,000 price tag.
The Galaxy Round has a curved 5.7-inch (14.5 cm) screen
using advanced display technology called organic light-emitting diode, or OLED,
technology. The Korean company said such a curved screen smartphone is the
first in the world.
Samsung said the curve will make it easier to grip. The
high-end gizmo has some features that make use of the display's curve, such as
playing the next song in a music playlist by tilting the phone to the left or
to the right.
South Korea is the leader in developing curved digital
display technology. Samsung and rival LG, the world's two-largest makers of
display screens, have both produced curved TVs using OLED displays.
The curved display is an initial step before handset
makers develop smartphones with a flexible display that one day might be folded
like a map, experts say.
Samsung offered the public a peak at mobile devices with
flexible displays during a January gadget show in Las Vegas.
The Galaxy Round will be released only in South Korea for
now. SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile operator, will start selling the
handset Thursday for 1.1 million won ($1,003) without a service contract,
making it one of the priciest smartphoneson the market.
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