Thursday, April 25, 2013

LG promises smartphone with flexible OLED display this year

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In a call discussing the company's recent financial results, LG announced it will introduce a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen in the fourth quarter of this year. The company's vice president of mobile Yoon Bu-hyun said his division was working closely with LG Display to bring a phone to consumers. It's unlikely that we'll see a flexible smartphone — the battery and circuitry should prevent that — but we could see a device with a wraparound display, something like Samsung's prototype from CES.


Manufacturing difficulties often lead to delays in next-generation displays coming to market. LG and Samsung have struggled to release OLED TVs; both have missed several release dates, although thankfully availability is improving. Both...


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