Samsung launches curved Galaxy Note
PUBLISHED: 09 Oct 2013 12:51:05 | UPDATED: 10 Oct 2013 04:58:56PRINT EDITION: 09 Oct 2013![Samsung launches curved Galaxy Note](/web/20131013045914im_/http://www.afr.com/rf/image/2009-2014/AFR/2013/10/09/Photos/545799a2-3085-11e3-9d74-7ece94f82b7a_South_Korea_Earns_Samsung_E--646x363.jpg)
Curved displays open up possibilities for bendable designs that could eventually transform the high-end smartphone market by allowing mobile and wearable gadgets to take new forms. Photo: AP
Samsung has launched a variant of the popular Galaxy Note smartphone with a curved display, moving a step closer to introducing wearable devices with flexible screens.
The Galaxy Round's 5.7-inch (14.4-centimetre) display has a slight horizontal curve and weighs less than the Galaxy Note 3, allowing a more comfortable grip than other flat-screen models on the market, mobile carrier SK Telecom said in a statement.
Curved displays open up possibilities for bendable designs that could eventually transform the high-end smartphone market by allowing mobile and wearable gadgets to take new forms.
LG Electronics plans to introduce a smartphone with a vertically curved display in November, a source familiar with the matter said this week.
Samsung's new phone, available through South Korea's biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom, costs 1.089 million won ($US1,000).
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