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Handheld gadget with flexible display poses for the camera, carries a Samsung logo

Handheld gadget with flexible display poses for the camera, carries a Samsung logo

Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 07:44, by Nick T.

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Flexible AMOLED displays made by Samsung are something that we have already heard about. We have even been presented with awesome looking concepts showing off how the technology could make our lives better one day. But how many times have we seen an actual working device with a bendable display?

Well, the gizmo that you see in the images could very well be the first one on the list. From the looks of it, however, the Samsung-made device in the photos is more likely to be a media player of some kind and not a smartphone, but its curved display sure looks intriguing.

Last year, Samsung made a promise that it will bring consumer products with flexible displays to market by the end of 2012. And with today's leak, we can already imagine getting our itchy hands on one of them. That is, of course, unless the images we have here are fake, but since the screen displays a different image in every shot, we can assume that the gadget is indeed a working unit and not a mere dummy. Or could it just be something that some bloke photoshopped in their spare time? Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

source: XDA.cn (translated) via Sammy Hub

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1. Arpad posted on 02 Feb 2012, 08:59 3 0

I doubt the entire phone is bendable. Probably only some "bending zones" do bend.

Where the cpu, memory is wont bend.
I also doubt it can bend over 90 degrees.

15. cheetah2k posted on 02 Feb 2012, 15:36 1 0

They would have non bend zones that are generally flat, and interconnect all components with the flexible ribbon wiring. It's been demonstrated possible before by Samsung.

21. Synack posted on 03 Feb 2012, 09:34 3 0

Galaxy Flexus?

23. LoneShaolin posted on 03 Feb 2012, 13:20 0 0

Nice.....

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2. arcq12 posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:00 16 2

what is the point of bending the phone though? I'm not getting it..

8. kainy posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:28 0 0

Nokia did have a demo of bending display and navigation trough menus and zooming on pics and stuff you should check it ;)

13. warrenellis posted on 02 Feb 2012, 12:54 1 0

more bendable screens = less broken screens

14. BioTek posted on 02 Feb 2012, 14:46 1 0

Some enjoyable entertainment for a couple of minutes.

17. wright posted on 02 Feb 2012, 16:04 0 0

yeah seems cool and all but im not getting it either

3. simplyj posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:02 3 3

looks stupid

4. StreetNerd posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:09 5 0

bend it around ur wrist? like a watch maybe....

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5. pooked posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:15 1 8

:::thumbs up from the chuck:::

6. buggerrer posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:22 1 0

its not a phone, more like a media player

7. solidsnakeduds013 posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:22 0 1

who wants that?

9. bikerbill12 posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:41 0 4

its real we make material that they use to make the display.They sputter the metal we.make onto a flexible laminate and use surface mount to make the display totally flexible
And they are making 60" screens that fold up into your pocket for TVs . Those should be showing up by the end of the year . Samsung has kept us busy for the last year and his year too

10. IgorEfremenko posted on 02 Feb 2012, 09:42 7 2

Usually, it's soft and bendable. All you need to make a call is just to stroke it a little to get it hard...
Sorry guys, I couldn't resist :)