Samsung Electronics brings on board Galaxy round.

Samsung again!! Well, the phone tech company introduced another of their product to the market. This is obviously an innovation to the their Galaxy series that made phone freaks go crazy. Well, read below texts to know its features..

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Samsung Electronics, the world's
best-selling smartphone maker, has launched a handset with a curved display screen. Called the Galaxy Round, the smartphone will feature a 5.7in (14.5cm) display.

The launch comes just days after
rival LG said it would begin
production of curved-screen phones next year, reports the BBC.

Digital display technology has been progressing towards curved
screens. Both Samsung and LG
already offer curved organic light-
emitting diode (OLED) television
sets. Samsung said the curved screen display would help consumers use some of the features on the phone, including those that enable users to check information such as date, time
and missed calls when home screen is off, with more ease.
At the same time, users can also
change music tracks on their phone, even while its display is off.

The Galaxy Round will initially be
launched only in South Korea. The
firm gave no indication of its plans
for a global launch.
The global smartphone market has
been growing rapidly.
According to research firm CCS
Insight, worldwide smartphone
sales will hit nearly one billion in
2013 - accounting for more than half the total of 1.7 billion mobile
phones sold.

As result, smartphone manufacturers have been keen to
offer new products to win consumers.
With display technology moving
towards flexible and bendy screens, it is one area that companies have been looking at.
Some analysts said that while the
initial offering of curved-screen
phones may not see huge sales, the segment of flexible displays was one to keep an eye on.

Samsung curved screen TV Samsung has already launched TVs with curved screen displays
"These phones may not be a game-changer today, but they are
definitely an indication of things to
come," Manoj Menon, managing
director of consulting firm Frost &
Sullivan, told the BBC.

"Flexible displays have a huge role
to play as the market place for
'internet of things' grows."
This refers to the idea that many
things in homes or offices - not just typical computers - will soon be connected to the internet.
The sector is tipped by many to be a major industry in the near future.

Menon said that as flexible screens became more advanced and cost-effective to make, it was likely to speed up growth in the sector.

Culled from BBC