According to a new report, the Chief Engineer of S-LCD which is partially owned by Samsung and Sony, has confirmed that Samsung will launch smartphones that will have more than 90 per cent screen-to-body ratio.
‘Chief Engineer of S-LCD Park Wongsang has been reported by Korean media to have said that Samsung will launch phones that will have more than 90 per cent screen-to-body ratio and will increase it further to 99 per cent in the next to couple of years, covering the top, sides and chin,’ reported GizmoChina.
Mr. Wonsang however declined to comment if the Galaxy S8 will be one of such phones.
Samsung is not the only company that plans on switching to OLED flexible displays. Xiaomi has already announced their Mi Mix which features an incredible 91.3 per cent screen-to-body ratio. Apple too, seems to be determined to add an OLED flexible display to its next generation iPhone.
2017 sure does have a lot in store for us. Stay tuned for more updates.