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Flexible Phone
A Flexible Phone is a cellular phone that can bend into various shapes and ways without breaking.

Bendable phone displays from Samsung soon
Samsung (South Korean manufacturer) is prepared to initiate mass production of smartphones with bendable screens; this will make the devices thinner, lighter and unbreakable.

This was publicized in a report by Wall Street Journal, which said that the company is presently in the final stages of developing these plastic display panels (instead of glass). Samsung will still use its OLED (organic light emitting diode) display technology in these flexible display panels, but using plastic instead of glass will make the panels lighter and more robust.

Furthermore, these panels will be displayed in the first half of 2013. Lee Chang-Hoon, the vice president of Samsung's display division, said that the South Korean manufacturer is presently testing the new displays with a small group of consumers. However, it has not been determined when Samsung will launch the first devices with this bendable, flexible display.

These bendable display panels are not new, but their mass production is a key advancement. LG and Sony have formerly displayed their own flexible display panels, but were not able to bring them into conventional manufacture for bulk sales. Apple's just released that the iPhone 5 has in-cell screen touch sensors embedded in the LCD panel itself.

Samsung is reportedly working on a phone with flexible screen that bends and folds
Thin computers that bend and fold may sound high-tech, but they could be arriving in a few months, if a new report turns out to be true.

Samsung is apparently working on an innovative smartphone with a flexible, bendable screen to be launched in January, according to Sam Mobile, a blog covering Samsung news that has a solid track record with respect to reporting on impromptu products.

Nokia patent application points to flexible phone displays
Nokia has been pondering with the concept of flexible displays. Nokia published patent application (first filed back in 2008) involving a "user interface, device and technique for a physically flexible device” The application specifics (in addition to other items) how a flexible display might be used on a phone to do other things than portability.  Of great interest, that contains bending the phone into a specific shape to achieve a specific task. For example, rolling it into a can shape to look for a bar or pub, or bending it into a bowl to search for a restaurant. Not the most creative examples, although Nokia will have adequate time to come up with more interesting applications before flexible phones hit the market.

At Nokia World, CNET spotted a flexible Nokia phone. It can bend, twist and gooey. It appears alien but the 'Nokia kinetic device' is real.

As of 2011, it is a concept and there are no plans to put it into manufacturing but the flexible OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display is more than just for show. When the phone is twisted, it can scroll through music and pictures. CNET also says that "bowing it inward or outward zoomed photos in and out or paused and played music". Swiping the screen seems a great deal easier, but flexible controls vary and they are bound to be different (there are more choices than just what is on the screen).

Portal
A novel wearable smartphone that has a flexible 6-inch display and it can be worn around the lower arm has been invented.

The Portal is an Android based smartphone, smart watch and fitness tracker in one. The water resistant and shatterproof device has 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage space.

The prototype hardware is free of buttons, water-resistant, has four cameras and a proprietary flexible 3200mAh battery and wireless charging.