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Underwriters Laboratories Certifies "Unbreakable" and Flexible Samsung OLED Display

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:28PM   
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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• Re:Next question(Score: 3, Touché) by archfeld on Thursday July 26 2018, @11:01PM

  by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Thursday July 26 2018, @11:01PM (#713419) Journal

  Agreed. Just like the use of the term Unlimited in reference to mobile minutes or internet data download.

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