14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier today, Samsung has announced the world’s first smartphone packed with a flexible display, the Galaxy Round. However, the South Korean company has no unveiled details on the phone’s specs sheet, except that it sports the said flexible screen.
We now have more info regarding the Galaxy Round’s hardware and software configuration, including a decent gallery of press photos.
Before going into technical details, keep in mind that Galaxy Round will only be launched in South Korea via SK Telecom carrier beginning with October 10.
The smartphone has been priced at 1.08 million won outright, which is about $1,000 or €740, and customers will only be able to get it in Luxury Brown.
A recap for those who did not get the chance to read Samsung’s previous announcement is in order, so here it goes. The Galaxy Round comes packed with a 5.7-inch full HD (1080p) Super AMOLED flexible display. The phone’s display curvature is 400mm.
On the inside, the phone is equipped with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. Keep in mind that the handset features microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 64GB) as well.
Furthermore, Samsung Galaxy Round supports LTE cat 4, which allows for download speeds of up to 150Mbps. It measures 151.1 x 79.6 x 7.9mm and weighs 154g (battery included).
On the back, the smartphone sports a 13-megapixel camera that features autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording. There’s also a secondary 2-megapixel camera in the front.
The main camera offers lots of functions and modes, including Drama Shot, Animated Photo, Eraser, Best Photo, Best Face, Panorama and more.
Connectivity-wise, the Galaxy Round offers LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, GPS with GLONASS and NFC (Near Field Communication). It is powered by a 2800 mAh Li-Ion battery that has yet to be rated by the manufacturer.
Last but not least, Samsung Galaxy Round ships with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box, along with lots of other apps and services, such as Samsung KNOX, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring, S Voice, S Health and many more.
