The
South Korean company is understood to be The
South Korean company is understood to be launching the curved Android phone,
called G Flex, next month.
Pictures
of the six-inch smartphone were released to Android Authority, although the specs and
pricing have not yet been revealed.
It
comes after Samsung, the world's bestselling smartphone maker, unveiled the
world’s first curved screen smartphone last week.
LG’s
version will rival the 5.7-inch high definition Galaxy Round, and has a
different design as it curves from top to bottom rather than from side to side.
The
curve is designed to ergonomically fit around the user's face as they use the
smartphone.
Pictures
show the LG G Flex will use similar button placement to the LG G2, which has
rear buttons to provide more space for the battery and increase battery life.
Both
LG and Samsung have already released televisions featuring the curved organic
light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, which can bend because they are made of
plastic rather than glass.
Research
firm IHS Display predicts the global flexible display industry will see
dramatic growth in the coming years, becoming a $1.5 billion (£900 million)
market by 2016 and exceeding $10 billion by 2019.
Source: Telegraph
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