The hyperboloid screen of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is 30% less curved than the screen on both sides of the previous generation S22 Ultra, making it visually appear slightly thicker than the S22 Ultra, which features a hyperboloid screen. However, the benefit is that the straight screen area of the S-Pen that can write and draw has increased by 3%, which is more smooth to use and makes it easier to stick the protective sticker.
In fact, as early as the S21 series, Samsung cut off the curved screens of the S21 and S21 Plus models, and only used curved screens on the flagship Ultra flagship model. It’s just that this year’s S23 generation, even the S23 Ultra’s curved screen has been greatly reduced. At first glance, it’s not far from a flat-screen phone. Are the times over?
The shocking advent of curved screens
As early as 2014, when Samsung announced the Galaxy Note, it also brought its derivative Galaxy Note Edge, which became Samsung’s first curved screen mobile phone. Unlike the current “hyperboloid” screen, the curved surface of Note Edge has only one side, and the curvature is much larger than that of current mobile phones.
Plus, unlike today’s curved-screen phones, the Note Edge’s curved sides serve a number of “practical” uses. Including showing time, notifications, weather, stocks on the side when the screen is completely black. You can even swipe to call out various gadgets, including timers, stopwatches, flashlights, and rulers.
Pros and cons of curved screens
The most criticized part of the curved screen is that it is prone to false touches, especially when watching videos or playing mobile games in a horizontal direction, which makes many gamers not buy the curved screen. In addition, the difficulty of attaching the film is also a pain point. Even if there is a special curved glass or soft protective film on the market, it is difficult to achieve the effect of a flat screen.
However, for mobile phone manufacturers, there are many advantages. Not only can the thickness of the body be increased, but also through the matching of the curved side surface and the frame, consumers can feel that the mobile phone is still light and thin. At the same time, the curved screen brings The high screen-to-body ratio vision also brings a full sense of technological trendiness to the appearance of the mobile phone.
Curved screens aren’t that cool anymore?
It has been more than eight years since Samsung’s first curved-screen mobile phone came out. Over the years, major mobile phone manufacturers have successively launched curved-screen mobile phones with different curvatures. Among them, the large-curvature screen “waterfall screen” proposed by Huawei has a curved surface angle of up to 88 degrees on the left and right sides. It also led many Chinese mobile phone manufacturers to follow suit and left a deep impression on consumers.
It’s just that today, Samsung, the pioneer of mobile phones with curved screens, seems to be less fond of curved screens, and consumers are beginning to feel various problems caused by curved screens. I believe that in the next few years, there will be more and more mobile phones. More and more mobile phones are returning to flat screens.
Do you like curved screens yourself? Still prefer a flat screen? What do you think are their advantages and disadvantages? May wish to share your views and discuss together.
