Samsung's first smartphone with a curved display screen has entered the South Korean market, as the electronics giant seeks to maintain its lead in the increasingly saturated market.
Galaxy Round -- a 5.7-inch handset with a display that is slightly rounded on both sides -- will hit stores in South Korea, said SK Telecom, the country's top wireless operator that carries the device.
Curved screens -- said to be lighter and thinner than current display panels -- are at a nascent stage in display technology, which is shifting towards flexible panels that are bendable or can even be rolled or folded.
The new phone is priced at about 1.08 million won ($1,000), said Samsung.
It did not say when the new phone -- powered by Google's Android system and which offers a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor -- would be available globally.
The latest device arrived as global smartphone makers vie for growth in the increasingly saturated market.
The displays are supposed to offer a more immersive viewing experience but are significantly more expensive than standard screens.
