Samsung launches Galaxy Round with curved screen - Computer Total

It is known that Samsung is working on a smartphone with a curved screen for some time, but not before we got the device actually see. With the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Round trumps competitor LG, one of which is known to also work on the new screen technology.

Galaxy Round is bent on the short side, which the manufacturer has to ensure that the phone better in the hand. In addition, the device also introduces Round Interaction. This function allows the user to see through the phone records on the screen – when lying on his back – to one side to roll. This causes include the date and battery status on the screen. What further advantages of the curved screen was Wednesday during the presentation is not yet clear.

In appearance keeps Samsung stuck to the path with the Galaxy Note 3. So here too the back covered with modified plastics, which is to create the illusion of leather. Furthermore, the Galaxy Round just runs as the Note 3 on a quad-core processor (2.3 GHz) and has 3 GB of RAM available.

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Round The Galaxy comes with Android 4.3, which obviously Samsung’s own TouchWiz interface has laid over it. The camera has a 13 megapixel sensor and a battery capacity of 2800 mAh. Samsung starts Thursday with the sale of the Round homeland in South Korea, converted for 750 euros. When the curved smartphone comes to Europe is unclear.

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