Trust Samsung to always be at the forefront of innovation. It has now come out with a curved phone. It is indeed a smartphone with a curved screen and it is called the Galaxy Round.
This January, the Electronics giant introduced the world to the first Curved OLED TV at the CES 2013. It was just a matter of time that it would enable the technology across its various devices, including the mobile phone.
The Samsung Galaxy Round, available as from October 10th in Korea, features a full HD Super AMOLED 5.7-inch flexible display. It pioneers the curved display smartphone experience. It runs on Samsung’s version of the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) operating system. According to Samsung, the Round “offers a comfortable hand grip feeling to user.” The sleek and thin Samsung is 7.9mm thick and weighs 154g offering a comfortable hand grip feeling to user.
Samsung Tomorrow’s blog says that, “As a result of its unique curved design, users can take advantage of round integration experiences like the Roll Effect that enables the user to check information such as the date, time, missed calls and battery easily when home screen is off, and the Gravity Effect for creating visual interaction with the screen by tilting the device.”
The large screen size of the GALAXY ROUND provides additional benefits to users. Useful One-Hand Operation features bring a user’s most desired controls closer to a preferred side of the screen. The device enables enhanced multitasking capabilities that allow users to fully utilize the larger screen through Multi Window, a feature that enables users to open more than one application on the screen, run simultaneous multiple instances of the same application or to easily share content between applications.
Samsung has not revealed the launch date or pricing for other markets,
It is expected that Samsung’s competitor, LG Electronics will soon come out with its version.