Samsung’s First Curved Smartphone Moves Toward Bendable Display
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Samsung Electronics Co. will sell what it called the world’s first smartphone with a curved display as the largest handset maker moves toward devices with bendable screens in its competition with Apple Inc.
The Galaxy Round, with a 5.7-inch (14-centimeter) display, will go on sale in South Korea today for 1,089,000 won ($1,011), Samsung said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. The 7.9-millimeter thick device will only be available in the Suwon, South Korea-based company’s home market and in one color: brown.