Do you want your phone to curve? If you do, should it curve to fit your hand or curve to fit your face? LG has introduced the face-hugging G Flex, believing that's how consumers want their curves. An additional innovation is the self-healing elastic material used on the G Flex's back case -- it supposedly can repair any nicks or cracks caused by wear and tear.
LG Electronics has swung into the curved smartphone market with the launch of its LG G Flex.
Surfacing on the heels of Samsung's Galaxy Round, which curves horizontally, the LG G Flex curves vertically, and the shape is optimized for the average face, according to the company. The design apparently boosts voice and sound quality while improving grip.
The vertical curve
of the LG Flex brings the microphone closer to the user's mouth, though that's
essentially "the reason we have flip phones," Carl Howe, a research
vice president at the Yankee Group, told
TechNewsWorld.
The G Flex is the first smartphone with a self-healing coating on the back, LG claimed. The elastic coating supposedly can repair scratches.
