Samsung launches new mobile phone next year: Using three-side display

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time November 15 morning, according to a Bloomberg report, people familiar with the matter, Samsung Electronics plans to launch next year with a three-face display of smartphones, thus wrapping the edge of the phone, allowing users to read text messages from a point of view. People familiar with the matter said the phone would use an upgraded version of Youm technology, which is currently being applied to the Galaxy Round Couting mobile phone. This screen may be used on the Galaxy S or Galaxy Note high-end mobile phone, it is possible to launch a new product line. Samsung plans to make each side of the screen run independently. The world's biggest handset maker is competing with Apple to launch a new device to cope with a slowdown in the high-end smartphone market, which accounts for One-third of Samsung's sales in this area. The company is also developing a new iphone, possibly using a larger surface screen and using more sensitive sensors to detect touch pressure, according to people familiar with the matter November 10. "We will certainly see Couting coming to market, and the key question is whether it will be widely accepted by consumers," said Van Baker, research director at Gartner, the US marketing research firm Fan Beck. People close to the situation said Samsung did not specify the timing of the new device, but it could be launched in the second half of next year. Youm technology has been displayed at the Las Vegas International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) This January, and a Samsung spokeswoman declined to comment. To expand the product range, the company has expanded the use of flexible screens, launched the Galaxy Gear Smart watch, and applied for smart glasses patents. Samsung filed a Youm trademark application with the US last year, saying it could be used on televisions, mobile phones, computers, cars and Christmas tree lights. "Samsung is a leading company that can provide a competitive advantage when it competes with Apple to produce a mobile phone with a flex screen." "said Lee do Hoon, an investment banker CIMB analyst. But Gartner's Baker believes Samsung could test the consumer's willingness to buy before it launches the finished product. Samsung's share price is likely to fall for the first time in five years as it becomes increasingly reliant on smartphones, which is likely to slow in growth. The company now holds 39 billion of dollars in cash and plans to start more acquisitions as the core market faces saturation. Samsung has also launched a global mobile-patent war with Apple, which has spent hundreds of millions of of dollars on legal fees for the two companies. Despite the slower growth in Galaxy S4 sales, Samsung released record results in the last quarter, thanks to the expansion of the smartphone market's lead and the rise in chip price gains. With demand from emerging markets such as China and India, the mobile business, which contributes more than 60% per cent of Samsung's profits, achieved its operating profit of 6.7 trillion won in the third quarter. According to Strategy Analytics, a market research firm, the company sold about 120 million handsets in the third quarter., with a market share of 28.7%. (PEI)