It was going to be the most radical part of the major iPhone 8 redesign, but following a report earlier in the week a double leak today suggests is scrapping its plans for a heavily curved OLED display…First out the gate is Nikkei. “The curve will be gentler than screens in Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge handsets. This is partly due to the challenges of making curved glass covers to match screens, according to the source,” said Nikkei staff writer Debby Wu. Image credit: MacRumorsA heavily curved device looks brilliant, but it compromises structural integrity, warps the user interface over the sides and leads to innumerable accidental touches - especially when holding a phone in one hand. In fact the latest Galaxy S8 image leaks suggest Samsung will also reduce the curve from the Galaxy S7 for similar reasons.

Source: Forbes March 17, 2017 00:33 UTC