Using a finger to scroll
along the curved display felt far more natural than the flat displays of other smartwatches I've used, and it was certainly the right move for Samsung.
Not exact matches
In 2013 we witnessed the introduction of Quantum Dots and
Curved Displays — two of the most innovative
display technology developments in a decade
along with OLEDs.
This allows the
display itself to bend, but it is then placed underneath a hard Gorilla Glass 4 cover for protection and to maintain its desired shape, which for the Galaxy S6 edge + is
curved along the entire right and left side edges.
Samsung has been experimenting with
curved displays for quite some time, although all of its efforts have culminated in just one product so far, the Galaxy Round, which is bent longitudinally
along the central spine.
If you want something with a better
display, better camera and just overall better hardware then the BlackBerry
Curve 3G is not for you, move
along.
Priced at Rs 8,999, the Yureka Black comes with a 5 - inch full HD
display with 2.5 D
curved glass
along with Gorilla Glass 3 on top.
He traces a gentle arc with his dad's keys
along the
curved glass of the animal's
display, and the sea lion eagerly chases after their glittery trail, like a puppy playing catch.
Its latest — the Gear S — brings about a large, 2 - inch
curved AMOLED
display, 2G and 3G connectivity for standalone use
along with Wifi and Bluetooth.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will, most probably, sport a 5.7 - inch QHD (2560 x 1440)
curved AMOLED
display,
along with 6 GB of RAM and will probably be available in several internal storage variants.
To recall some of the specs, the Galaxy S6 Edge sports a 5.1 inch
curved S - AMOLED
display and is powered by the Exynos 7420 64 - bit octa - core processor built by Samsung themselves,
along with 3 GB of RAM.
The device is the company's latest high - end offering and comes with a 5.2 - inch FHD
display that carries a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080
along with 2.5 D
curved glass architecture.
That illusion is only helped by the
curved glass and
display along either side and the black front.
Viewing angles are good, as is outdoor visibility, but you'll notice a slight blue shift
along the
curved edges of the
display.
The Honor 9i features a 5.9 - inch FHD
display along with a 2.5 D
curved glass and an aspect ratio of 18:9.
This,
along with super-thin side bezels and
curving displays, make the S9 and S9 + incredibly easy to hold (as is the case with the S8 and S8 +).
Design wise, the phones will look almost identical to their predecessors with 5.8 - inch
curved displays and absent bezels
along the sides.
The
curved display also introduces distortion
along the edges and reflections that can sometimes be annoying, two issues that you simply don't encounter on the regular Galaxy S6.
One thing you will notice with the
display is that it is
curved along the edges, but it isn't as drastic as what is seen with a device like the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and doesn't offer any additional functionality either, with the majority of the
curved glass covering the bezel.
With the edges of the S6 Edge's
display curving away
along either side, this introduces distortion into apps and images that typically fill the entire
display area.
Lenovo Phab2 Plus on the other hand comes with a FHD 6.4 - inch
display along with 2.5 D
Curved Glass.
There is a new animation when scrolling up and down the list, with the apps moving
along the
curve of the
display, which looks fantastic on a round
display smartwatch.
The
curves along the side of the
display are nowhere near as dramatic as the Galaxy S8, but it's certainly going to be noticeable in day - to - day use.
The Galaxy S6 Active obviously doesn't have the
curved sides of the
display, that ultimately helps with handling, helped
along with the extra girth that the device features.
The Oppo F3 Plus comes fitted with a 6 - inch FHD JDI 2.5 D
curved display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection.
The leaked photos also include a big one showing its large
curved screen
display,
along with its front - facing camera (which reportedly is 8MP) and its iris scanner.
This one only has four legs, but should connect allow the two housings to bend
along with that
curved display.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge retains the metal and glass design from the Galaxy S6 Edge series
along with its dual
curved display.
Dubbed the Mi Note 2, the phone will feature a dual
curved display similar to that of the Galaxy S7 edge,
along with high - end internals in the form of a Snapdragon 821 SoC.
Huawei is also said to be mulling a P10 Plus that will feature a 5.5 - inch dual -
curved QHD
display along with a fingerprint sensor at the back.
When it comes to secondary
displays there's the Galaxy S6 Edge and Edge Plus, with a secondary
curved display along both the sides.
Think about it: the Edge
Display shows off Samsung's prowess in manufacturing curved displays, the YotaPhone's E-Ink display brings benefits in readability, significant battery savings, and Ambient Display technology utilizes AMOLED technology along with sensors to help users view notifications more easily (with the exception of the new Motorola devices, which ar
Display shows off Samsung's prowess in manufacturing
curved displays, the YotaPhone's E-Ink
display brings benefits in readability, significant battery savings, and Ambient Display technology utilizes AMOLED technology along with sensors to help users view notifications more easily (with the exception of the new Motorola devices, which ar
display brings benefits in readability, significant battery savings, and Ambient
Display technology utilizes AMOLED technology along with sensors to help users view notifications more easily (with the exception of the new Motorola devices, which ar
Display technology utilizes AMOLED technology
along with sensors to help users view notifications more easily (with the exception of the new Motorola devices, which are LCD).
These sides meet flatly with the
display on top and feel more like a disjointed unibody design rather than the seamless fused metal and glass bodies of the Samsung Galaxy phones, while they taper into the back with a slight
curve along the metal frame.
According to reports, Apple's high - end iPhone 8 model will feature an edgeless design
along with a
curved OLED
display.
The Galaxy S7 Edge also features a metal and glass unibody construction, but unlike the Moto Z, you get
curves everywhere, including the tapers
along the sides of the back, the rounded corners, and of course, the
curved edge
display up front.
Along with this, the Wall Street Journal also mentions about the
curved OLED
display, without a home button.
According to the publication, the G4 will have a
display with a curvature radius of 3000 mm
along the Y - axis, which makes it a rather subtle
curve compared to the 700 mm
curve radius of the G Flex 2.
With its
display sharply
curved along the long edges of the phone, there's no mistaking a Galaxy S6 edge for its flatter sibling.
But people looking for a really sexy smartphone should get the Galaxy S7 Edge, which offers all of the advantages of the S7,
along with a
curved display, for $ 50 more than the HTC 10.
It has a flat
display with
curved glass
along the edges, and similar to HTC's latest flagship, the sides of the device can be squeezed to access various software tricks.
The Ulefone Be Touch 2 features a 5.5 - inch 1080p (1920 x 1080, 401ppi)
display (2.5 D
curved glass is located on top of it)
along with 3 GB of DDR3 RAM and 16 GB of internal storage (expandable up to 64 GB).
Aspects like the flush,
curved, and cornered secondary
display glass
along with the carefully chamfered edges help the phone feel like a single piece of hardware.
The name that this
curved display device would carry, is the Samsung Galaxy Round, which would have the flexible panels at the edges where there's a
display stretching till the edges
along the
curved panel.
Along the sides of the
display, the bezels are nearly non-existent, but that may just be an optical illusion from the
curved display.
The Gionee S9 will sport a 5.5 - inch fullHD (1920 x 1080) 2.5 D
curved glass
display,
along with 4 GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 64 GB of expandable internal storage.
The company has since incorporated the technology into devices like the Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge + and the recently - launched Galaxy S7 Edge, all of which come with OLED
displays that are manufactured on a flexible plastic substrate, allowing for the
curved edges
along both sides.