Samsung and Apple, the leaders in the market, too have reportedly opted for
curved display panels in their upcoming devices.
Sources have indicated that Samsung has already begun production of
curved display panels in 5.1 - inch and 5.5 - inch sizes from its display manufacturing unit, Samsung Display.
Not exact matches
Its central control
panel «Remote Wheel» offers intuitive touch and gesture interaction and responds to a simple wave of the hand that,
in combination with a
curved display that delivers information
in rich detail, minimises driver distraction.
Aside from the
curved display, the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is also expected to use a Quad HD AMOLED
panel, and come with a screen size that sits at 5.7 - inches which would seem about right for a device with the word «Note»
in its name.
It's still a slightly
curved 5.8 - inch AMOLED quad - HD +
panel, and even though little has changed aside from a slight bump
in brightness, it's one of the best
displays I've seen.
The front of this phone features a stunning 5.5 - inch AMOLED
display covered
in a slightly
curved panel of Gorilla Glass 5.
LG
Display — a separate company
in which LG Electronics is the largest stakeholder — is also reported to be producing
curved OLED
panels for at least one of the 2017 Pixels, with Google being prepared to offer an investment of at least $ 880 million to sweeten the deal.
There is no
curved display like we have seen on the Note 8 but has used an OLED
panel instead of the LED
panel used
in the past.
Unlike the
curved full - screen
displays found
in the flagship Galaxy smartphones, Samsung
Display will supply flat OLED
panels like we've seen on the new A8 handsets for mid-range devices.
OLED
panels, which are commonly used
in curved televisions, allows the device's
display to also be slightly
curved.
According to a recent USPTO trademark application, Samsung has settled on the «Infinity
Display» moniker, which we first heard about back
in February, to describe the nearly full - screen
curved panels that'll ship on board the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.
The IPS
display panel of the device boasts a diagonal of five inches and supports a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels,
in addition to being protected by 2.5 D
curved glass.
This phablet will be joining the likes of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
in sporting
curved dual - edge
display panels, a trend that should start escalating
in the coming months.
Rumors also indicate the phone might have
curved edges, a fingerprint sensor embedded
in the
display, a stainless steel chassis sandwiched between glass
panels, and a 3D facial recognition scanner.
In addition to the usual Porsche Design embellishments, the Huawei Mate RS comes with a splendid OLED
panel curved around the edges, as well as two fingerprint sensors, including one directly built into the aforementioned, no - notch
display.
One of the two screens is of the
curved variety, whereas the other one is completely flat, with LG presumably opting for such a configuration
in order to mask the phone's hinge when it's folded out, i.e. have the
curved display moving into the opening between the
panels so as to provide a more seamless image transition than the Axon M.
The
display is a 5.5 - inch 1,920 - by - 1,080 AMOLED
panel covered
in a protective layer of Gorilla Glass 5 that
curves to meet the edges.
The source's statement is contradicting several reports saying Apple has opted to use OLED
panels in order for it to adopt a
curved edge
display much like what Samsung's current flagships are offering.
In fact, today's report only adds more weight to previous rumors, which had also claimed that Cupertino will ditch LCD panels in favor of curved OLED panels, probably from Samsung Display or LG Displa
In fact, today's report only adds more weight to previous rumors, which had also claimed that Cupertino will ditch LCD
panels in favor of curved OLED panels, probably from Samsung Display or LG Displa
in favor of
curved OLED
panels, probably from Samsung
Display or LG
Display.
Apple has sourced Samsung for parts many times before, and though you may think that a
display won't clue us into many details about the iPhone's aesthetic — a
display is just a glass
panel, after all — it indicates that at least one iPhone 8 variant (of which there may be three
in total) could feature a
curved screen.
The listing reveals that the Gear Fit 2 Pro will ship with a 1.5 - inch
curved Super AMOLED
panel with a resolution of 216 by 432 pixels capable of
displaying 16 million colors and will be available
in two sizes — S and L.
Set to begin rolling off production lines
in September, the capacitive
panels support multitouch just like many infotainment
displays already
in use
in various cars, but can also be shaped into
curves and waves rather than just flat slabs.
While there have been smartphones
in the past with
curved glass, we've yet to see any where the underlying
display panel is itself
curved.
With Samsung lowering the prices of AMOLED
panels this year, Huawei and other Chinese manufacturers turning to Samsung's
curved displays for upcoming smartphones, and Apple having ordered 100 million AMOLED
panels while planning to implement OLED
displays into the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
in 2017, the good news bears testimony to Samsung's decision to stand out from the crowd of manufacturers.
The smartphone industry is innovating
in the sectors like fingerprint sensors, self - healing back
panels, and
curved displays; we are seeing a lot of activities
in this area.
A report
in Nikkei claims that
in 2017, Apple will ship a «Pro» model with a 5.5 - inch
curved display that will use an OLED
panel.
With these satisfying results, the Korean tech giant finally decided to ditch the flatscreen version
in favor of dual - edge
curved display panels on both variants of the Galaxy S8.
Apparently, the Huawei P10 will follow the Mate 9
in adopting a new
curved design for the
display panel, moving away from the flat screen design used on the P9.
In an interview conducted by Phone Arena, the company's executives shared some valid reasons as to why they prefer the flat
display against the
curved panels.
Where once the message was all about
curved OLED, now it's only this C6 that offers a
curved display in the LG range, which also houses a full line - up of flat OLED
panels, too,
in the G, E and B ranges.
The Nokia 9 may also have a
curved display panel similar to the one found on the Nokia 8 Sirocco which is in turn reminiscent of Samsung's Edge Display
display panel similar to the one found on the Nokia 8 Sirocco which is
in turn reminiscent of Samsung's Edge
Display Display panels.
Overall these
Panels, Feeds & Notifications should not be actually considered when buying this Phone, rather,
in my opinion, you should be buying this phone for the larger
display and the
curved edge
display that look great while consuming multimedia or using the phone.