Curved-screen LG phone could arrive in November

LG Display confirms mass-production of 6-inch curved smartphone display

Adding weight earlier rumors of a curvy LG phone being in the works, LG Display has announced that it's begun mass-production of curved six-inch phone displays, reports Reuters. The outlet also says sources have informed it that LG's first curved-display smartphone will arrive in November, corroborating earlier reports.

LG's screen will be curved from top to bottom, according to LG Display, while Reuters sources claim that Samsung's upcoming curved handset, due to arrive this month, will be curved from side to side.

LG this morning explaind the process in a press release:

LG Displays flexible OLED panel is built on plastic substrates instead of glass. By applying film-type encapsulation technology and attaching the protection film to the back of the panel, LG Display made the panel bendable and unbreakable. The new display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, opening up a world of design innovations in the smartphone market. And only 0.44mm thin, LG Displays flexible OLED panel is the worlds slimmest among existing mobile device panels. Whats more, it is also the worlds lightest, weighing a mere 7.2g even with a 6-inch screen, the largest among current smartphone OLED displays.

The six-inch figure ties in with earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal, which reported that the "LG G Flex" would sport a curved screen of this size and go on sale in November. A sketch of the handset obtained by the WSJ also showed a top-top-bottom curve.

Any takers for a curved-screen LG or Samsung smartphone? Shout out in the comments!

Source: Reuters

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