LG has brought curved screens to market in the TV space and now Samsung is getting into the act in South Korea with the release of the Galaxy Round smartphone.
Released Thursday, the Galaxy Round has a slight arch in its design and is built with a 5.7" full HD screen.
To take advantage of the phone’s curved display, Samsung has included special software features for the way content is shown on the device. For instance, when tilted on its side on a table, the phone’s ‘roll effect’ will automatically show information like the date and time, without the need to press the power button.
Users can also move through music tracks played on the phone, or access pictures and video content by simply touching or tilting either the phone’s right or left side. In addition, Samsung claimed in a blog post the phone’s curved frame fits comfortably in the hand.
It uses a Qualcomm quad-core 2.3GHz processor, has 3Gb of RAM and 13- and 2MP rear and front cameras. For storage, the phone has 32Gb in memory, and an additional microSD slot. It will be priced at 1 million Korean won (€750).
The 4G-enabled phone runs Android 4.3 and has a 2800mAh battery. It weighs 154 grams.
The company has yet to decide whether to sell the phone in other markets.
Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone vendor, has been working on flexible screen technology, which could become a new trend in consumer electronics. Earlier this year, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company showed off device prototypes with bendable and curved screens.
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