LG G Flex with curved display to be launched in India in Feb 2014 at Rs 60K-65K

LG has announced the launch of its curved smartphone, G Flex, in India. LG says the G Flex will go on sale in India in February 2014.

Amit Gujral, head marketing at LG India, said that the price of the LG G Flex in India would be in the range of Rs 60,000 to Rs 65,000, but LG would announce the exact price closer to the phone's India availability.

The LG G Flex is the company's first curved display smartphone. It features a 6-inch 720p display and is powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor. The 6-inch display found on the G Flex is claimed to be the world's largest Plastic OLED (POLED) display developed and mass produced specifically for smartphones.

It includes 2GB of RAM. The phone has a 13 megapixel camera and has rear-mounted control buttons like the ones on the LG G2. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Round that curves from left to right, LG's G Flex goes orthogonally from top to bottom.

According to LG, the curved battery in the G Flex is designed with a technology technology, which reduces the physical stress on the battery pack when in the curved form and provides better stability and performance. The LG G Flex battery has a capacity of 3,500mAh.

LG had unveiled the G Flex smartphone back in October.

Key specs: LG G Flex

- Chipset: 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974)
- Display: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720), Curved P-OLED (Real RGB)
- Memory: 2GB LP DDR3 RAM / 32GB eMMc
- Camera: Rear 13.0MP / Front 2.1MP
- Battery: 3,500mAh (embedded)
- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
- Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 - 8.7mm
- Weight: 177g
- Connectivity: BT 4.0 / USB 3.0 compatible / WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) / NFC
- Colour: Titan Silver

iPhone 6 Rumors: Could Next iPhone Have a Curved Screen?

The iPhone 6 rumors continue flying, and the latest one could be the most intriguing: a curved screen.

 A prototype leaked

A mock-up from the blog MyVoucherCodes shows what the curved screen would look like. It would increase screen size, always an important factor since the iPhone is much smaller than some of the smartphones on market now.

The potential curved screen is outlined in a patent awarded to Apple for a “curved touch sensor.

The patent outlines the device covered by several layers, including thin film and cover glass, forming the curved screen.

“A method of forming a curved touch surface is disclosed. The method can include depositing and patterning a conductive thin film on a flexible substrate to form at least one touch sensor pattern, while the flexible substrate is in a flat state,” reads the abstract. “According to certain embodiments, the method can include supporting the flexible substrate in the flat state on at least one curved forming substrate having a predetermined curvature; and performing an anneal process, or an anneal-like high-heat process, on the conductive thin film, wherein the anneal process can cause the flexible substrate to conform to the predetermined curvature of the at least one curved forming substrate. According to an embodiment, the curved forming substrate can include a first forming substrate having a first predetermined curvature and a second forming substrate having a second predetermined curvature complementing the first predetermined curvature.”

The patent was awarded on December 10, after being filed on November 5, 2010.

Other rumors for the iPhone 6 include facial recognition software.