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Underwriters Laboratories Certifies "Unbreakable" and Flexible Samsung OLED Display

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the challenge-accepted dept.

takyon writes:

Samsung's 'unbreakable' display survives UL scrutiny

Phone makers have promised unbreakable phone screens for years, but they tend to involve awkward compromises like soft, scratchable surfaces. Samsung Display might just fulfill that promise, though. Underwriters Laboratories certified an "unbreakable" Samsung panel (not yet pictured) as capable of surviving military-grade durability tests without damage. This included dropping it 26 times from a height of four feet [1.2 meters] and subjecting it to extreme temperatures. It even survived a drop test at 6 feet [1.8 meters] without any battle scars.

Update: Samsung Display posted a video of its new screen [1m55s video], showing how its lightweight plastic cover compares to traditional glass. In the video it survives several strikes from a hammer with no damage to show for it.

Also at The Verge.

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday July 27 2018, @02:30AM (2 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Friday July 27 2018, @02:30AM (#713524) Homepage Journal

    Consider that modern submarines withstand profoundly high pressures, they only have small hatches for the crew and for torpedoes yet from time to time they need to swap out the entire reactor core.

    What limits the life of submarines is how many times their hulls have been cut open then welded shut again.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @01:49PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @01:49PM (#713665)

    MDC, you are a fountain of knowledge. Now excuse me while I lick on this funny colored blotter.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @02:03PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @02:03PM (#713670)

      Did you bring enough for the rest of the class?