Samsung launches Galaxy Note 3 to the curved screen: not yet ... - Le Nouvel Observateur

Samsung Youm The prototype presented at CES in January 2013.

I’m pretty cautious about the announcement of this new smartphone. We had already seen prototypes at various Samsung conference, and it seems the Korean production has passed.

With this announcement, we feel a show of force by the producers of the new Galaxy Note 3. But in the context of the emergence of connected devices such as Galaxy Gear or Google Glass, the curved screen poses a real issue in terms of ergonomics and design applications.

opportunity for all connected objects

The originality of this model is that the curvature allows the display of valuable information like the content of text messages or missed calls, etc.. All without the phone is unlocked necessarily -. Which is also reminiscent of our old phones to check with a “screen on top”

I’m not sure this is the killer-feature that everyone expected. Still, this technology opens a gap for other products online. Let the Galaxy Gear, which at the moment is very square. One can easily imagine that through the bend, this watch is gaining ergonomics and lightness matching the shape of our wrists, lightweight practical as well as visually.

Straight to the flexible screen

Do not forget that with the bend, it is a production that will have to adapt. This new smartphone will certainly impose a new form factor new design standards and forms for electronic components

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In truth, I feel it especially prepares the ground for a new and real revolution: the view screen soft foldable, which has already seen a few demos too.

criterion for success: standardization

The problem that will arise on a larger scale, is the fragmentation and standardization of screens. If not everyone gets to do in the curved screen, developers will have to reinvent their applications, taking into account the second dimension brought by these new displays. Now imagine if every brand “his” curved screen, with a different shape to distinguish it from its competitors, how to make to make universally compatible application that takes advantage of this innovation?

It is for this reason also that Apple refuses to increase the size of their screens: it is out of the question for them to ask for iOS developers to take the lead on different sizes and screen resolutions . This stifles innovation … and both clarifies the offer.

future builders curved phones, the challenge of the market will be to create a standard -. argument is the development to master

Interview by Henri Rouiller.