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10-23-2013, 10:30 AM
What different advantages can a curved screen bring to a smartphone? Well, not a whole lot. But Samsung's newest smartphone, the Galaxy Round, comes off as a posh device that may be the company's best looking handset yet.
Earlier this month, the electronics giant unveiled the Android phone (http://www.techhive.com/article/2053272/nice-curves-samsung-introduces-the-galaxy-round-a-phone-with-a-curved-screen.html), calling it the world's first to feature a curved touchscreen display. It has top-of-the-line specs, and includes a few software features that leverage the phone's curved design.
Most of the world won't see the phone anytime soon. Samsung, for now, only plans on releasing the handset to its home market of South Korea for the whopping price of about US$1,000. On Wednesday, the company made the Galaxy Round available for hands-on use at one of its offices in Seoul.
In a way, you could describe the Round as a curved version of Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, as the two handsets share nearly identical features and the same design style. Both have a full HD 5.7-inch screen, a fast processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and even the same leather-like synthetic fiber covering the back.
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Earlier this month, the electronics giant unveiled the Android phone (http://www.techhive.com/article/2053272/nice-curves-samsung-introduces-the-galaxy-round-a-phone-with-a-curved-screen.html), calling it the world's first to feature a curved touchscreen display. It has top-of-the-line specs, and includes a few software features that leverage the phone's curved design.
Most of the world won't see the phone anytime soon. Samsung, for now, only plans on releasing the handset to its home market of South Korea for the whopping price of about US$1,000. On Wednesday, the company made the Galaxy Round available for hands-on use at one of its offices in Seoul.
In a way, you could describe the Round as a curved version of Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, as the two handsets share nearly identical features and the same design style. Both have a full HD 5.7-inch screen, a fast processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and even the same leather-like synthetic fiber covering the back.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/2057180/handson-with-the-samsung-galaxy-round-few-new-features-but-posh-design.html#jump)
More... (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2057180/handson-with-the-samsung-galaxy-round-few-new-features-but-posh-design.html#tk.rss_all)