MasHD Blog

On September 24, Samsung let loose news that it would be unveiling a smartphone with a curved display some time this month, though precious few details were provided at the time. Yesterday it was tipped that the phone would be called the Samsung GALAXY Round, and that it would be surfacing this week. Fast-forward a day, and the Korean company has officially taken the wraps off the handset, publishing a video of its round effect and a slew of images. The GALAXY Round features a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, and measures in at 7.9mm thick with a total weight of 154 grams. With the curved design comes what Samsung says is a “hand grip” feel when being held, as well as some features that are unique to the roundness of the handset. Called “Roll Effect”, this feature allows users to pull up certain information by teetering the smartphone to its side, which you can see in action in the video below. The Roll Effect allows for pulling up basic information one might seek by traditio...