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Samsung Considering Launch of Bendable Smartphones

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday June 07 2016, @06:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the bend-em-til-we-break-em dept.

takyon writes:

Bloomberg reports that Samsung could launch new smartphone models with significantly more bendability than its previous "Edge" models:

Samsung Electronics Co. is considering introducing two new smartphone models that will feature bendable screens, including a version that folds in half like a cosmetic compact, people familiar with the matter said. The devices using organic light-emitting diodes could be unveiled as soon as early 2017, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. That would likely give it a head start on new Apple Inc. iPhones. The second Samsung model will have a 5-inch screen when used as a handset, that unfurls into a display that's as large as 8 inches, similar to a tablet, the people said.

Samsung, the biggest supplier of OLED panels for mobile products, has pioneered the development of new screen formats with its multi-sided Edge smartphones. Using advanced display technology may help the company recapture customers from Apple and boost earnings that have slumped for the past two years.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Tuesday June 07 2016, @07:42PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Tuesday June 07 2016, @07:42PM (#356561)

    We don't need bendable phones.

    What we need is phones with good software. Get rid of the bloatware, crapware, adware, all of which can't even be un-installed, and improve the OS, or just let us easily install Cyanogenmod without having to hack the thing. Stop using the shitty MTP protocol and make the phone mount like a regular USB drive so I can easily copy off my photos off of it. We don't need any new innovations until this is fixed.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Dunbal on Tuesday June 07 2016, @07:49PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Tuesday June 07 2016, @07:49PM (#356567)

    The market will take what it is given and if it doesn't like it then it will be brainwashed until it does.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 07 2016, @09:12PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 07 2016, @09:12PM (#356609)

      FTFY + movie quote mashup:

      Industry: The market will take what it is given and it will get the hose again.
      Regulators: Er, don't you mean or?
      Industry: [angrily] The market will take what it is given OR it will get the hose again.
      Customers: Well, which is it? That sounds like a pretty crucial conjunction.

  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday June 07 2016, @10:12PM

    by Arik (4543) on Tuesday June 07 2016, @10:12PM (#356632) Journal
    I agree but Cyanogenmod is barely better than stock crap. Android sucks. Apple crap sucks worse. It's all defective by design, and trained monkeys could have invented better UIs.
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    If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anne Nonymous on Tuesday June 07 2016, @10:35PM

      by Anne Nonymous (712) on Tuesday June 07 2016, @10:35PM (#356641)

      > trained monkeys could have invented better UIs.

      The UI is actually excellent monkey-training software.