The glass front is entirely flat, and sits flush with the polycarbonate casing -- unlike the slightly protruding, curved screen edges of the 8X.

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In addition, the OLEDs can be fabricated onto a flexible plastic substrate rather than a rigid glass layer, making it easier to manufacture them into a curved screen.

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In many ways, his design is unlikely, based more on the design paradigm of the iMac than the iPhone, but the elongated and curved screen is very sleek and unisex.

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Viewing visual contents on Samsung's Curved OLED TV is a comfortable experience for the human eye, as the curved panel allows the distance between the user and TV screen to be the same from almost any angle.

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And because its edges are softly curved, your fingers will wrap comfortably around and rest on the screen which, itself, melds gently into the polycarbonate body.

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