Samsung Launch Curved Screen Smartphone

[Rawns]

BBC News - Samsung launches smartphone with curved display screen

 

Will only available in South Korea only but I doubt it will be long until curved screen smartphones area available here.

 

Not sure if I'm missing something, but why a curved screen? What;s the benefits to a standard flat display?

[sonofsanta]

Likewise, and as with the Galaxy Gear, I am wondering: why?

 

It feels like Samsung is just throwing everything at the market and seeing what sticks at the moment.

[edutech4schools]

LG are bringing out a curved screen where the screen curves round the edges of the phone. This kind of gives you a bigger screen size on a small phone but not sure how the touch thing will work seeing as you need to hold the phone which means you would be touching the touch screen.

[Arthur]

What's the benefit to a standard flat display?

This...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIEExKSjWi4&hd=1

 

I suppose it would also fit your hand better?

 

http://i.imgur.com/xdjpVrC.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/B7PUg3v.jpg

[mac_shinobi]

Wouldn't matter so much if you sat on it ?

[Arthur]

LG have made a curved phone now...

 

http://i.imgur.com/V0R2nLr.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/nBAVkER.jpg

[Arthur]

First smartphones, now tablets!

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab Round could be a well-rounded tablet (literally)

 

[plexer]

It's so when you put it in your back pocket it fits your bum so doesn't break when you sit down.

 

Ben

[Arthur]

It's so when you put it in your back pocket it fits your bum so doesn't break when you sit down.

The Galaxy Round has a curve of just 2.54 mm (0.10"). I can't see that making much of a difference if you sit on it, although I suppose it depends on how big your bum is?

[Arthur]

Not that many people want a curved phone either...

 

Samsung's curved Galaxy Round smartphone fails to sell « The Inquirer

 

Sales of the Samsung Galaxy Round have been lower than anyone expected, with Korean news site Daum.net reporting sales of under 10,000.