
Curved smartphone screens are going to be the next hot thing if you believe the likes of Samsung and LG.
The two Korean electronics companies have recently rolled the first curved-screen smartphones out to market. These devices will likely serve as precursors to phones with truly flexible displays. (Imagine a smartphone you could twist onto your wrist talk about a smartwatch.)
LG was first out the gate with the G Flex, which builds on the company’s recent experience creating solid-yet-boring Android phones but adds a curved screen. It’s fast, sports a massive screen, and ticks off just about every check box for what you’d want in a powerful new Android phone.
But why does it have a curved screen? What exactly does it offer that our boring old flat phones don’t? That remains to be seen.