The technology was first shown off by Samsung at the 2013 CES, and should not be confused with the bendable and foldable OLEDs shown off at this year's show. February 12, 2014 5:03 AM PST The curved Samsung Galaxy Round, not the upcoming bent smartphone. (Credit: Samsung) Samsung will finally make good on its promise at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013. At that event, Samsung showed off a smartphone featured a "bent" display. And now, more than a year after unveiling the device, the Korea Herald is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company's plans, that Samsung has a Galaxy-branded bent smartphone slated for launch in 2014. The bent display is not to be confused with completely bendable or foldable technologies shown off at this year's CES. Related stories iPhone 6 speculation goes bezel-less Samsung hints at Galaxy S5 features Samsung hints at new TouchWiz design for Galaxy S5 What I really want out of the Samsung Galaxy S5 A dual Windows-Android machine: PC industry savior or non-starter? The idea of a bent display might not make sense at first blush, but when Samsung showed it off last year, the company detailed out the face of its screen could act like a normal display, but the bent version could show more information. That small strip could show calling information, contacts, or text messages. According to the Korea Herald, the company's Samsung Display unit is developing the bent screen. Samsung is using the bent smartphone to test out the market and see if there's a demand for different screen designs. If so, it could push forward with a completely bendable display in 2015, Korea Herald reports. It's not clear when the bent smartphone might hit store shelves, but Korea Herald's sources say it'll happen sometime this year. CNET has contacted Samsung for comment on the report. We will update this story when we have more information.
The technology was first shown off by Samsung at the 2013 CES, and should not be confused with the bendable and foldable OLEDs shown off at this year's show.
The curved Samsung Galaxy Round, not the upcoming bent smartphone.
(Credit: Samsung)
Samsung will finally make good on its promise at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013.
At that event, Samsung showed off a smartphone featured a "bent" display. And now, more than a year after unveiling the device, the Korea Herald is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company's plans, that Samsung has a Galaxy-branded bent smartphone slated for launch in 2014. The bent display is not to be confused with completely bendable or foldable technologies shown off at this year's CES.
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The idea of a bent display might not make sense at first blush, but when Samsung showed it off last year, the company detailed out the face of its screen could act like a normal display, but the bent version could show more information. That small strip could show calling information, contacts, or text messages.
According to the Korea Herald, the company's Samsung Display unit is developing the bent screen. Samsung is using the bent smartphone to test out the market and see if there's a demand for different screen designs. If so, it could push forward with a completely bendable display in 2015, Korea Herald reports.
It's not clear when the bent smartphone might hit store shelves, but Korea Herald's sources say it'll happen sometime this year.
CNET has contacted Samsung for comment on the report. We will update this story when we have more information.
