SAMSUNG 2012 Samsung to offer flexible displays in 2012, challenges Nokia to a twist contest

Flexible displays? Samsung's got 'em, too. A few days after Nokia showed off its Kinetic Device prototype under the blue lights of Nokia World, Samsung made mention of its own plans to unleash some bendy mobile devices on the world. A spokesperson for the company was scarce on details, but noted that the flexible displays are targeted for 2012. The technology, which was showcased at this year's CES, will initially be incorporated into handsets, with tablets following down the road. 

After making public the technology used for flexible displays at CES 2011, Samsung go forward and announces launch of new products with flexible display starting with 2012.

Mass production of flexible AMOLED display will begin in 2012, and is made in collaboration with Ube Kosan. Japanese company Ube Kosan aims to supply with plastic substrate material.

Samsung is planning a production line of 1000 m². And this is just the beginning.

I wonder why Samsung made ??this decision suddenly, to produce mobile devices with flexible display. The answer came sooner than I expected. After some market research has been established as 2015 market devices with flexible display is expected to reach 2.4 billion dollars.

In 2012 Samsung will introduce on the market the first mobile device with flexible display. There are rumors that the first product with such a display will be a smartphone. Chances are high considering that Samsung introduced a prototype smartphone at CES 2011with cylindrical AMOLED display.
Technology demonstration was made on a screen with a 4.5-inch WVGA, a screen that shows the highest resolution for a flexible display. Maybe you think about a resolution greater than 480×800 pixels, but now this resolution was possible. The weight of such display is very small, weight only 2.1 g. Besides a very small weight, thickness not exceeding 0.27mm.

Samsung at the Q3 2011 earnings call today spilled some important details regarding flexible displays. Samsung executive confirmed that they’re planning to roll out the first-generation flexible display in 2012, possibly in the first half.

More importantly, Samsung also divulged the device that will sport such display, which will be a mobile phone. Tablets and other mobile devices will be migrated later on.