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It looks as ifSamsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung plans to make good on a promise it made at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013, according to one report.
At last year's event,Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung showed off a screen display that wraps around the edge of a smartphone. Now the Korea Herald is reporting thatSamsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung has a Galaxy-branded "bent" smartphone slated for launch in 2014, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company's plans.
It's a distinctly different look from that of the Galaxy Round, whichSamsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung launched in 2013. The Round is slightly concave along the length of the phone, and as is standard in smartphone design, the display stops before it gets to the edges.
Skeptical about a bent display? WhenSamsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung showed off the design last year, it said that the bent screen creates more surface area to display information. The wrapped-edge display could even be used like a sidebar, showing information different than what is on the main screen.
According to the Korea Herald, the company'sSamsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung Display unit is developing the bent screen.Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank">Samsung" target="_blank"> Samsung is using the bent smartphone to test the market to see if there's a demand for different screen designs. If so, it could push forward with a foldable display in 2015, according to the Herald.
