This year, Samsung announced that they would come out with a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen, and showed off several prototypes at CES 2013. Then, in early November, the company announced the Galaxy Round, the world’s first smartphone with a curved screen, which is now in stores in limited quantity. We took the chance to have it shipped to us from South Korea for a review, so read on to find out if Samsung’s curved screen actually adds value to the experience.
Yet the Round is not just about style. The smartphone's high-end specs pretty much mirror the Galaxy Note 3's credentials, minus the stylus, making it one of Samsung's most nimble and capable products.Samsung and other manufacturers have sold plenty smartphones with unusual shapes and attributes, but with the Round, it has achieved a true rarity: a novel silhouette that's beneficial in everyday use.
That's lucky for Samsung, since the rivalry of LG's actually flexible G Flex shows that experiments in concave phone designs are here to stay.
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As you are able to deduce from the appearance and specs, the Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy Round looks and feels just like a Galaxy Note 3 that you accidentally sat on. Even the plastic back cover channels the same stitched leather look, and underneath it you get the usual microSD slot plus a removable battery, albeit with a slightly smaller capacity -- 10.64Wh instead of 12.16Wh. Other notable differences include the lack of stylus and grip grooves on the faux metallic frame.
With a 5.7in, Full HD flexible display, curving horizontally inwards, the Galaxy Round is designed to sit flush with your hand. According to early reports, it is more comfortable to hold than similarly-sized smartphones and phablets, although we will withhold judgement until we get to hold one ourselves.
Never one to miss out an opportunity to add a new software tweak, Samsung has introduced a roll effect which reveals the time, date, weather and notifications simply by rolling the smarphone towards you when it's resting on a desk. It appears to be running the latest 4.3 version of Andoid, underneath Samsung's own TouchWiz UI.
Inside, the Galaxy Round essentially uses the same hardware as the Galaxy Note 3, with a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 13 megapixel rear camera. It also shares the same faux leather backing plate.
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Yet the Round is not just about style. The smartphone's high-end specs pretty much mirror the Galaxy Note 3's credentials, minus the stylus, making it one of Samsung's most nimble and capable products.Samsung and other manufacturers have sold plenty smartphones with unusual shapes and attributes, but with the Round, it has achieved a true rarity: a novel silhouette that's beneficial in everyday use.
That's lucky for Samsung, since the rivalry of LG's actually flexible G Flex shows that experiments in concave phone designs are here to stay.
If you need more information about Samsung Galaxy Round Review -The Best smartphones 2014 please watch this video:
As you are able to deduce from the appearance and specs, the Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy Round looks and feels just like a Galaxy Note 3 that you accidentally sat on. Even the plastic back cover channels the same stitched leather look, and underneath it you get the usual microSD slot plus a removable battery, albeit with a slightly smaller capacity -- 10.64Wh instead of 12.16Wh. Other notable differences include the lack of stylus and grip grooves on the faux metallic frame.
With a 5.7in, Full HD flexible display, curving horizontally inwards, the Galaxy Round is designed to sit flush with your hand. According to early reports, it is more comfortable to hold than similarly-sized smartphones and phablets, although we will withhold judgement until we get to hold one ourselves.
Never one to miss out an opportunity to add a new software tweak, Samsung has introduced a roll effect which reveals the time, date, weather and notifications simply by rolling the smarphone towards you when it's resting on a desk. It appears to be running the latest 4.3 version of Andoid, underneath Samsung's own TouchWiz UI.
Inside, the Galaxy Round essentially uses the same hardware as the Galaxy Note 3, with a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 13 megapixel rear camera. It also shares the same faux leather backing plate.
Samsung Galaxy Round Review -The Best smartphones 2014
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