Samsung Debuts The World’s First Curved Display Smartphone

There are phones (the ordinary ones used for calling, texting), then there are gadgets! humongous smart phones that perform like super computers. The new invention by Samsung is worthy of the ‘gadget’ title. The new Samsung Galaxy Round is a device on its on league and to make it even better, they have made it with a curved display.

Samsung becomes the first phone manufacturer to launch a curved smartphone. According to Cnet, the company announced late Tuesday that the new Galaxy Round incorporates the latest in screen technology, along with other unique features. The device resembles the Galaxy S3 and S4, but it has slight dip in the middle that causes the phone to curve along a vertical axis. The phone’s body itself is rigid, so it doesn’t actually flex or bend — but rather has a stationary curve that is said to fit the contours of a person’s face. The company said the curvature lets people controls their apps, music, and photos in a new way.
Samsung in a statement said “As a result of its unique curved design, users can take advantage of round integration experiences like the Roll Effect that enables user to check information such as date, time, missed call and battery easily when home screen is off, and the Gravity Effect for creating visual interaction with the screen by tilting the device,”
Apparently, When the Galaxy Round’s display is off while the music player is running, a short press to the left of the device will play the previous track while a short press to the right will play the next track. Further more, for pictures and videos, the Side Mirror feature enables users to gain access to list of the album content with a left and right tilt. How cool is that!
The Galaxy Round has a 5.7-inch, 1080p screen with an HD Super AMOLED display. The device is 7.9mm thick, weighs 154g, and has a 2800mAh battery. It runs Android 4.3, has 3GB of RAM, and a 2.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone also has a 13-megapixel camera.
Wow!! I must say this sounds too cool to be true, so I’ll wait until its introduced to the Kenyan market to believe it fully. Either way, good work Samsung.