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Samsung Galaxy Round now official, with curved display

Name: Samsung Galaxy Round now official, with curved display
Brand: Samsung
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Bob Freking October 9, 2013 · 2 min read

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Remember those flexible OLED displays that Samsung loved showcasing? Well it’s here now in the form of the Galaxy Round!

GALAXY ROUND

Basically, the company took all of their best internals and packed it with their OLED technology. It features a 5.7-inch flexible 1080p display, a Snapdragon 800 CPU, 3GB RAM & a 13MP camera in a thin and curved 7.9mm chassis.

SAMSUNG GALAXY ROUND PHILIPPINES

The phone is basically all things Galaxy Note 3, but instead it gives up the stylus functionality for the curvaceous feature set of the device (seen below, “roll effect”). It even has that fake stitched leather back.

Samsung Galaxy Round specs:
5.7-inch full HD flexible Super AMOLED display @ 1920×1080 pixels, 386ppi
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 2.3GHz quad-core
Adreno 330 Graphics
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
LTE
WiFi
Bluetooth
NFC
IR Blaster
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
13MP rear camera, BSI sensor
1080p @ 60fps, 2160p @ 30fps
1.9MP front-facing camera
1080p video @ 30fps
2,800mAh Li-Ion battery
7.9mm thin
154 grams
Android 4.3 Jellybean

The phone will be available in South Korea for a price of around Php44k converted. We still have no details regarding an international launch.

Update: The phone will only be available in South Korea. Samsung has no plans to market it yet internationally.

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118 Comments

don · 12 years ago

anung use ng curve po?

tyrone · 12 years ago

:like: pero try the new one, the G Flex.

joy · 13 years ago

bkit curve? ahaha. kakatuwa aman, anu kya idea behind yhis innovation?

name · 13 years ago

i will be loyal with LG,, i think their G Flex is much better and interesting to use. :)

curve? · 13 years ago

whut? napaka mahal eh wala naman masayadong binago curve lang! :|

watsittuya · 13 years ago

whats the use of the curve phone?

pjmigs · 13 years ago

interesting phone, but when it comes to camera mas better parin yung LG G2 phone 13mp camera with OIS super resolution zoom.

timtam · 13 years ago

expensive phone..im not sure about the quality perang hindi siya worth bilhin.unlike the LG G2 phone not expensive and good quality pa.

fanatic · 13 years ago

i agree with you, and LG G2 is much more affordable.!

kamehameha · 13 years ago

yaaaawn! ang boring! la bago, buti pa LG ganda nung bagong labas nila na smartphone kumpara dito..

kent · 13 years ago

i’d still prefer LG G2 it has a much better design than a curve phone :| G2 have an OIS cam and a rear key button feature its much more convenient

luizmaniebo · 13 years ago

hi. this is good. but somehow I still look for something extra ordinary. I heard from a friend that LG lauched G2 withe rare key thing, do you also have that? just asking. tnx :)

pot.pot · 13 years ago

for me, much better ang flexible kesa round ahaha.

dimple! · 13 years ago

ahaha! your right.

wew · 13 years ago

yeah….kaso mahirap pa iimplement yan lol daming research ang kailangang gawin

kkk · 13 years ago

Tsk tsk plastic based display mga tol.. yan ang main advantage nyan tsaka bagong tech lang naman. Hayaan nu n sila pagdating ng panahon maiinggit din kayo sa flexible displays

wew · 13 years ago

pano kaya to pag nagundergo ng droptest?ano kaya itsura hahaha

Epstein · 13 years ago

Samsung can gamble because they have the resources to do so. Kung hindi sya mabenta, ok lang.

Genuis · 13 years ago

Eh bakit ang Apple hindi naggagamble sa mga stupid innovation na yan kahit they have 30X more cash than America and is way richer than Samsung. Stupido!

F12+ESC · 13 years ago

How come no one’s complaining about the Nexus S’s curved screen (which was actually Samsung’s first smartphone with curved screen)?

Why, oh why?!

Adrian · 13 years ago

sa mga mangmang na bashers nakita nyo ba to sa ilalim ng article?

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hanjo · 13 years ago

ang dami talaga mga tao dito na criticize agad.

nway, i would appreciate that slight design change. it would solve my problem when swiping tapos di na makakaabot yong thumb ko sa kabilang side ng screen.

try nyo mga pips: without using any phone, move your thumb sidewards as if swiping. straight line ba o curve ang “na-tatravel(sori wala ako maisip na term)” ng dulo ng thumb ninyo?

yon nga lang ang mahal. pero i would really welcome it kasi nahihirapan ako sa paggammit sa mga large-screen phones or phablets.
isa pa, hindi naman sya sobrang curved. slight lng naman.

wew · 13 years ago

kung ung user cguro eh requirement na malaki ang screen pero maliit ang kamay at gustong gamitin ang phone single-handed…cguro masasabe natin na advantage un.pero napakababaw ng dahilan un para gumastos ka ng 44k para lang masatisfy ung need mo eh pede ka naman mag5inch or smaller…un lang

jhommyboy · 13 years ago

ang dami nyong arte,, bakit pag binigay ba yan sainyo aayawan nyo dahil panget or dahil korting sabon? mga tao nga naman.. tsk! tsk! tsk!

wew · 13 years ago

@jhommyboy tanga mo rin nuh syempre tatanggapin… LIBRE EH sabihin man natin na overpriced kung di naman tayo gumastos xempre ok lang…pero kung ako syempre tatanggapin ko pero ibebenta ko kahit around 30k brandnew tas bili ng z1 o g2

duterte · 13 years ago

mga INDIO!! yung ubuntu EDGE ang true innovation kung na meet lang nila yung funds na kelangan.. mag serve na din yun as your desktop.. anu magagawa ng curve display na yan sa phone anugn shit yan samsung pakiexplain! CLAVIO!

drilon · 13 years ago

Pwede ngang gawing desktop ang Ubuntu Edge…ang kaso, dahil sa limited processing power ng mga mobile processors, limited pa rin ang desktop functionality kasi some apps out there require true desktop processing power. for short, useless pa rin since na limited nga ang processing power, limited lang din ang mga desktop apps na pwede mong i-run.

nice try, ubuntu pero you failed miserably.

wew · 13 years ago

TAMA sayang talaga un best phone ever sana kahit ubuntu OS pede naman sya sa android apps perfect na un

funds · 13 years ago

uhmm.. di nila pwede sabihing mas ergonomic magtype kapag ganto ehh.. mas mahirap nga magtype pagganto ehh..ssiguro kung paconvex okay pa..

luizmaniebo · 13 years ago

hi. I am just concerned about your comment. I heard from a friend na kung ergonomic lng pag uusapan. LG launched its new LG G2, astig may rear key un na for all purpose of the phone. one button lng sia sa back and is very helpful since sakto ung index finger mo sa button :) hope it helped you :)

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

Once again, just like the GALAXY GEAR, Samsung attempting to release a half-baked, ill-conceived tech product to the masses for the sake of having done it ”first”.

Granted it is flexible (and unbreakable), but that doesn’t mean you have to over-emphasize it by twisting the dimensions and deviate from the norm….just so people know you own one.

Cons outweigh the benefits, Why would you want to see distorted images popping out of your smartphone?

Jejefrek · 13 years ago

+1 to this!! Wala eh, samsung yan eh, what do we expect :))) ewan ko ba dami pa din sumasamba hahaha!

Ps. Kasing pangit at dork ni frek etong round na to :)))

XPKE · 13 years ago

extra feature siguro nia eh huhubugin nya ang pwet mo pag nilagay mo sa bulsa mo sa may pwet haha.

wew · 13 years ago

LOL HAHAHA

Ryan · 13 years ago

dpat 2 buy one take one toh. pra pantay ang hubog ng pwet mo. haha

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

Hampanget, sobra

asahi · 13 years ago

ay! curved nga!! haha!

ang panget!!

sabagay, Samsung eh. hahaha! yan lang siguro kaya nila!

masabi lang na sila ang nauna? hahahaha!

at di pa nakontento, pagkamahal mahal pa!!

pa di nagclick yang concave phone na yan, baka convex naman ilalabas nila!

waaaahhhhhh!

luizmaniebo · 13 years ago

parang may point ka po. medyo hassle nga tong unit n nilaunched ni Samsung. I’m starting to believe you. Maybe I’ll stick to my original plan of buying LG G2 lng. ang comfy kasi nun gamitin. FULL HD p plus OIS camera. tnx. now I know :)

benchmark · 13 years ago

as what my officemate said, soon magkakaroon din ng phone na korteng safeguard hehehehe

I think the tech is not good sa phone…maybe sa big screen billboard pede yan…or say sa mga round columns that blocks a concert view, baka pedeng gamitin yan para maging mag mukhang see thru ang structural column.

gets? Nah, masyadong techincal.

Jejefrek · 13 years ago

Waw bida si officemate! Wala po kami pakialam sa sinabi ng kaofficemate mo wahahahaha! Mema lang sus! :))

nameless · 13 years ago

Malamang ganitong technology ang gagamitin nila para sa Invisible Building nila.

Regarding safeguard na cellphone, meron na nito dati di ba? Parang ganito.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfo0s5uPE1qzgrfr.jpg

orange fan · 13 years ago

Oh I see lots of samsung haters since all of them are envious apple fans furious with samsung for churning out better ideas and gadgets than their lowly ass-god hahaha!

Kat · 13 years ago

Nag-iba ka na naman ng username @bajigjig. Eh sa grammar mo pa lang halata na. Nahihiya ka? Bakit dahil ikaw lang ang Sansung fanboy dito? Hahaha! I can say that with that curved design kahit Samsung fanboys nahihiya kaya di makatira o makadefend dito! Hahaha!

wahaha · 13 years ago

do you know how to read and analyze?! di naman pinag uusapan ang fan based brand dito. do use your brain once in awhile before it gets too rusty.

Kat · 13 years ago

All I can say to you @bajigjig is WAHAHA! :)))

Genuis · 13 years ago

44K? Seriously? Yan ang tinatawag na OVERPRICED. Way too ugly and not impressive!

allen · 13 years ago

yeah its very expensive i’d prefer LG G2 at 29k and its considered the worlds best smartphone of 2013

voltes5 · 13 years ago

Cellphone manufacturers running out of ideas. They are now coming up with useless gimmicks. Curved displays = innovation..using it for cellphone = stupid..sadly, madami padin bibili nyan..pang status symbol lang..

kent · 13 years ago

kung status symbol lg e dun ka na sa mas maganda, LG G2 sila lg may rear key feature napaka convenient ng feature na un for working people

samsung tomorrow · 13 years ago

stolen images! tsk3 poor info

Lourraine · 13 years ago

Stupid innovation. Who would want a curved phone? Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Nokia can do better designs than this! Another non-sense gadget from Samsung.

GeN_GiM · 13 years ago

I have to agree. Even if it is an innovation it is more of a novelty. This is basically a Note 3 (minus the S-Pen) with a curved screen. I guess Samsung is just trying to cash in on trivial innovations (like that Android phone with projector they released before).

But look at the bright side. This might be their ‘sneak peek’ for that concept phone they once showed in an expo (the foldable screen smartphone and that pull-out screen phone they once featured).

Lemeul · 13 years ago

This was built so mice can play with it or perhaps it will be more relaxing for a mouse to use it as a rocking device. Now we can say, duyan-duyan din pag may time.hahaha! Stupid nga.

Abezelzel · 13 years ago

I think it’s not really a Stupid innovation, Marami pang pwedeng uses ang Flexible display, not only for smart phones. And I think this is just a start. after few year mag iimprove tong technology na to for sure you won’t be calling this a “Stupid innovation” anymore :)