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smartphonewithacurveddisplay,avariant oftheGalaxyNotewhichmovestheAsian giantastepclosertoachievingwearable deviceswithflexibleevenunbreakable screens. Curveddisplaysareonthefrontlinesof Samsung'sinnovationwarwithrivalssuch

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TheGalaxyRoundisSamsung'sattemptto gaugeconsumerappetiteforcurvedphonesalthoughitslackofothereyecatching featuresmeansitisunlikelytobeahit,hesaid. "Idon'tthinkit'llbemassivelycompellingenoughforgadgetbuyersas...thecurved displaydoesn'tcomewithmanyuniquefeatures,"hesaid. TheGalaxyRound's5.7inch(14.4centimetre)displayhasaslighthorizontalcurveand weighslessthantheGalaxyNote3,allowingamorecomfortablegripthanotherflat screenmodelsonthemarket,Samsungsaidinastatement. Itskeyfeaturesincludeatiltfunctionwhichallowsuserstocheckinformationsuchas missedcallsandbatterylife,evenwhenthehomescreenisoff.Userscanalsoscroll throughmediafilesbypressingthescreen'srightorleft,thecompanysaid. ThephoneinitiallywouldbeavailableonlyinSouthKoreaandnodecisionhadbeen madeaboutreleasingitinothermarkets.

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DesignChallenges Curveddisplaysopenuppossibilitiesforbendabledesignsthatcouldeventually transformthehighendsmartphonemarket,wheregrowthhasslowedamidcompetition fromlowendproducers. Samsung'sGalaxyGearsmartwatchreleasedlastmonthhasaflatscreen,butthe companyishopingtohavethetechnologytomakemoreattractiveandwearabledevices inwhatisshapingasakeybattlegroundforconsumerelectronicscompanies. Technologyfirmshaveyettofigureouthowtocheaplymassproducethepartsandcome

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upwithdisplaypanelsthatcanbethinandheatresistant.Batteriesalsohavetotakenew formstosupportflexiblescreensthatcanberolledout,attachedtounevensurfacesor evenstretched.ThebatteryintheGalaxyRoundisnotcurved,Samsungsaid. CompetitionisheatingupwithSamsung'scrosstownrivalLGElectronicsplanningto introduceasmartphonewithaverticallycurveddisplayinthefirstweekofNovember,a sourcefamiliarwiththemattersaidthisweek. Itscomponentsaffiliate,LGChemLtd,saidonTuesdayithadstartedcommercial

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ThepaceatwhichSamsungreleasesitssmartphonestalksabouthowwellareits productsbeingreceivedbycustomersinthesmartphonesegment.TillnowI'veseen manyvariantsinitsstack.

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Samsung,BringtheDualSIMversionsofNote3andS4inindianmarketbeforeDiwali. ForusDualsimismoreusefulandcurveismoreofafancy(althoughalittlebituseful also)

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Bynowwewereexpectingflexiblescreenatleastpartofit.Daysarenotfarwhenwe wouldwearmobileinourhandbybendingitinroundshape.Mostbeneficialwillbegirls asitwillbeastylestatementforgirlsandnopocketisrequiredthan

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