It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like, a screen that wraps around the phone, allowing for more visibility. Here's a diagram that might help you understand:
What's interesting is that this might not be limited to just phones, but other types of displays as well. The front of the phone will likely be all display. In fact, this allows for tons of new possibilities in terms of development.
Interestingly, the concept of a complete display on phones has already been done on Android and Nexus phones. Physical buttons on the front of the phone aren't on those Android phones anymore, unlike the typical iPhone button on the bottom center. In fact Android has many interesting ways they adapt to a full display front like getting menu's and locking screen widgets are merely from swiping at the edges of the screen.
Still, this wraparound screen is a cool idea. However I'm not sure how effective it will be. If the phone's edge is slim as many phones are today, what's the point of having a screen on it? I can see a few potential uses, but I guess there's the beauty of innovation, we'll have to see to find out.
Interested? Think it's bad? Let me know belowwwwwww.
Pretty cool Idea- only concern I have is durability. Not sure if phone cases would be compatible with the wrap screen. However, if the glass eventually gets strong enough to take falls, it wouldn't be problematic.
ReplyDeleteI'm not exactly sure what I think of this. Like you discussed, the phones nowadays have very slim edges, so I don't really see why this would be necessary. However, it might have a lot more positives than negatives. I look forward to hearing more about this!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge fan, as cases would be a must for me. If they continue to work on and market Gorilla Glass though, it could work.
ReplyDeletelooks interesting. i hope the strength of the glass is sufficient.
ReplyDeletei'm also curious how they are going to handle unintentional contact with the screen that will be incurred during holding.
exciting either way!