From a technical point of view,
flexible screens introduce new technical challenges which remain completely unaddressed.
Not exact matches
Goodix this month
introduced its first optical in - display fingerprint reader for smartphones featuring rigid or
flexible AMOLED
screens.
Concept image via ConceptsiPhone -LRB-» / / www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKdWkc0w0-I') Previous rumors have indicated Apple is planning to
introduce -LRB-» / / www.macrumors.com/2016/03/02/apple-planning-to-debut-oled-iphone-in-2017/') a
flexible OLED display in the 2017 iPhone, and an OLED display panel would allow for an edge - to - edge
screen design.
It first flaunted its invention of a 4.5 - inch
flexible screen at CES 2011, then it
introduced another prototype in 2013.
But taking a step further and opting for
flexible screens, which will
introduce brand new interaction models and UX elements, is bound to turn some heads.
LG has taken a step ahead of rival Samsung in the race to
introduce a smartphone with a curved
screen, after announcing that it will begin mass - producing what it claims is the world's first
flexible OLED.