When you get past the idea that your phone’s screen is flexible, you’re probably asking yourself the same thing we did: besides the novelty, what’s the point? So we found out more about these awesome-looking displays, watched a lot of mind-bending videos, and came to the conclusion that these screens could be the best thing for Samsung (and/or Nokia), given the current market situation for two reasons.
First, the obvious advantage: no matter how much you love your touch screen phone, every phone’s screen can crack, given enough force or odd falling angles. Made of a kind of plastic, these screens provide the ultimate in shatterproof viewing. These screens even trump Gorilla Glass, the erstwhile leader in strong screens. The indestructible screens will no doubt attract those potential customers who’ve ignored touch screen phones because of their screens’ vulnerability.
Second, the flexible screens offer Samsung the chance to make phones that have unique shapes, going away from the traditional candy bar format. Apple won a landmark case against HTC recently, after the US International Trade Commission ruled against the Taiwanese manufacturer. Apple has been fighting similar patent infringement cases against Samsung and other manufacturers around the globe. Other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would be able to differentiate their phones from Apple’s patented devices, by offering physical modifications, and not just different operating platforms.
Hell, we’d just be excited to have phones we wouldn’t be scared of dropping. But a phone we could wrap around our wrist? Hello, Future. Here we come
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