I want this. Bad. To know that this phone could be released as early as 2012 is very exciting and could be a game changer as far as mobile technology is concerned. In fact, this could be the biggest competitor for Apple Inc. yet.
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Demonstrations of ‘bendable’ screens have been a staple of technology shows ever since there were screens small enough for us to carry.
This week, Samsung has given the strongest sign yet that the hi-tech devices might become reality.
The company demonstrated ‘bendable’ AMOLED screens 4.5 inches across and just 0.3mm thick in January this year.
Reports this week hint that phones using the technology – which can be ‘rolled up’ and survive hammer blows – will appear in the second quarter of next year.
The technology relies on atom-thick layers of ‘graphene’ – sheets of carbon atoms – sandwiched together, protecting a layer of liquid crystal ‘screen’.
Earlier this year, reports leaked that Samsung had the capacity to manufacture large amounts of the screen by ‘early 2012′ – but no one knew what they might be for.
Samsung later released pictures of a concept phone using the technology – the Galaxy Skin.
The phone would be no mere novelty.
Phones using Graphene screens would be practically unbreakable, and offer an instant advantage over every other smartphone on the market.
Now, according to reports in the International Business Times, the handsets could be on sale early next year.
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