Salvador Rodriguez is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.
Curved-screen smartphones have arrived.
Join The Times’ Stacey Leasca and me as we take our first look at the G Flex, LG’s first smartphone to feature a display with a curve that runs from the top of the phone to the bottom, creating a bend that fits the phone nicely around users’ faces.
The LG G Flex is one of the first two smartphones to featured a curved screen. The other is the Samsung Round, which features a side-to-side curve.
But the G Flex is the device that’s been taking all the headlines. And the reason for that isn’t so much because of the phone’s unique screen, but rather its durability.
LIVE DISCUSSION: Join as we unbox the LG G Flex at 11 a.m.
Videos have been popping up around the Web of users flattening the G Flex’s display without causing damage. The LG phone is also equipped with a self-healing coat that protects its shell when it is scratched.
By simply giving the device time to heal, scratches seem to fade.
Besides the curved screen and the self-healing coat, the LG G Flex also comes with most of the specs you’d expect out in a modern device.
There’s no word on when the device will go on sale in the U.S., but it was released in South Korea a few weeks ago.
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