World's first curved smartphone hits South Korean stores
<p><span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="saturated">saturated</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="Galaxy">Galaxy</span> <span word="Round">Round</span> - <span word="a">a</span> 5.7-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="concave">concave</span> <span word="handset">handset</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="user">user</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>.</p><p><span word="Curved">Curved</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> - <span word="billed">billed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nascent">nascent</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bendable">bendable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="folded">folded</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> - <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Android">Android</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2.3 <span word="GHz">GHz</span> <span word="quad">quad</span>-<span word="core">core</span> <span word="processor">processor</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1.08 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span> ($1,000), <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="display">display</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="Galaxy">Galaxy</span> <span word="Round">Round</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ergonomically">ergonomically</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>," <span word="SK">SK</span> <span word="Telecom">Telecom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>, <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="locked">locked</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="users">users</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="playlist">playlist</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tilt">tilt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="detects">detects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handset">handset</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span>.</p>
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