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Old 14th October, 2013, 05:54 PM
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Samsung Galaxy with curved screen

Some photos of a Galaxy phone with a curved screen here:
DailyTech - Samsung Announces 2.3GHz Quad-core, 5.7" Curved Screen "Galaxy Round" Smartphone

The Galaxy Round.
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finally!
I've been waiting years for a curved screen, but I'm not sure how it benefits phones since they are so small.
I've wanted a curved widescreen monitor where I can play games that utilize peripheral vision. So we can see enemies attacking from the side... that sort of immersion
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There's also the LG one which curves the other way:
Is This LG's New Curved Banana Phone? | Gizmodo Australia
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interesting, one benefit I can see is wider veiwing angle
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