Curved is here....

matt100 · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:13

This has been winding me up, they may very well be uncomfortable and/or pointless but the concept of a curved handset (not display) has definitely existed very happily before so I'm sure LG and Samsung can get them sold.

I had this

And this

And they were both curved, the 8110 was even known as the banana phone by nickname.

in fact didn't the galaxy nexus have a curved body?

Cosimo · 28 Oct 2013 at 07:22

Here we go as LG officially releases the G Flex:

http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-officially-releases-g-flex-curved-oled-smartphone

mrk · 28 Oct 2013 at 08:33

Only 4.2.2, 720p resolution and 244dpi so nothing to be excited about as well as being a Korean release only. The only interesting thing is the self healing back.

Jonny ///M · 28 Oct 2013 at 22:28

Oh god how I wanted a 7110 back int day. Think it was 'only' £145-150 too.

matt100 · 28 Oct 2013 at 22:59

you dodged a bullet, they were bloody awful.

Cosimo · 30 Oct 2013 at 07:11

A quick look at the Galaxy Round:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/samsung-galaxy-round-hands-on/

DeathStorm · 30 Oct 2013 at 12:35

matt100 said:
you dodged a bullet, they were bloody awful.

No that was Neo and these were great phones!

sarge78 · 5 Nov 2013 at 14:50

Displaymate got some hands on time with the Galaxy round/flexible screen technology. It's a good read for OLED screen nerds

http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_Round_ShootOut_1.htm

without cover glass the OLED display appears to be right on the surface of the screen, which is quite visually striking!

...and it seems the LG G Flex has some flex in the design after all! http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/lg-g-flex-video/

Can't wait for 2014 flagships. A 1080p OLED screen without a hardened glass cover will look stunning! :cool:

Will Apple finally move to OLEDs next year too?

Cosimo · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:18

Another round review:

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/20/galaxy-round-review/

matt100 · 20 Nov 2013 at 14:37

DeathStorm said:
No that was Neo and these were great phones!

the 7110 wasn't in the matrix, that was the 8110, the 7110 had the spring loaded slider but the 8110 came a long time before it and they gave it a spring loaded effect for the film.

I swear every time I hear the 7110 being called the matrix phone it drives me mad, they were doing it on the vergecast the other day and I nearly punched my stereo.. it's been winding me up for over 10 years now lol.

See!!!!