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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Lewis Empson

The Samsung Galaxy S24 marks the end for curved screens on phones (and TVs) – but there's one place they work

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in hand.

Cast your mind back to a bygone age, when TVs and smartphones reached unprecedented designs that we believed were merely makings of sci-fi dreams. Yes, 2015 really was a defining year for displays, as curved TVs were in their prime, and phones were about to follow suit. 

I vividly remember using the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge for the first time and being blown away by how the screen melted over the frame of the display. In a similar fashion, I was amazed by the curved 4K Samsung TV in my family's living room, as it felt truly futuristic. Both of these curved displays were revolutionary at the time, with various benefits cited by Samsung. 

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