Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to have bendable screen?

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to have bendable screen?

The tech grapevine is abuzz that Samsung may debut bendable display with Galaxy Note 4. The speculation has been fuelled by Samsung's senior vice president for product strategy Yoon Han-kil's recent comment that the company's Galaxy Note 4 phablet will sport "new form factor."

In an analyst conference last year, the South Korean manufacturer said that it will launch the first smartphone with bendable display this year. Since Galaxy S5 has already been launched and does not feature this display panel, Galaxy Note 4 becomes the next likeliest contender for the bendable screen.

Yoon also said, "Our ultimate goal is to make products that consumers really aspire to have. This is how we are trying to find a breakthrough in the stagnant premium market."

Yoon told Reuters that the device will be launched in the second half of the year, which is expected by the tech community since all Note handsets have hit the market in the same period for the last three years.

Growth in the premium smartphone market has slowed down over the past year. Also, Apple is expected to launch a big-screen iPhone in September.

Samsung needs to launch a device that can counter the huge demand for the big-screen iPhone with a product that offers a truly innovative feature. A bendable smartphone may be able to stem the flow of demand for the Apple smartphone.

In November, Bloomberg reported that Samsung is working on a phone with screen on three sides. Its sources had said that Note series may get this display panel.

The South Korean manufacturer launched its first smartphone with curved screen, named Galaxy Round, in October. Reports said that early sales of the device were unimpressive. In November, Samsung said that it has sold 10,000 units of the handset.