If you are anything like me, you drop your smartphone at least twice a week — maybe more — experiencing heart-stopping panic and cursing the day you decided to throw away your indestructible nineties Nokia, which is probably still functioning in a landfill as we speak, every time that phone careens toward the floor. But now, it seems as though the smartphone gods have heard our pleas: LG is planning to release the G Flex, the very first smartphone that is supposed to heal before your eyes, almost instantaneously. And while the Flex still can’t save a cracked screen, it can make sure the back of the phone remains pretty and pristine.
Featuring a curved display, another one of the most current smartphone trends, the Flex phone still can heal its back case from scratches and small technological bumps and bruises. As seen in the video above, you can even scratch the phone’s casing with a knife, and the Flex will slowly heal within moments. Heat and friction will speed up the healing process, so users can rub their hands over the phone’s casing in order to heal its bumps that much quicker.
LG G Flex phone heals itself
One of the smartphone monoliths of our day, LG’s new phone will surely provide tough competition for other phone companies, not to mention its major rival, Samsung. While Samsung has already launched a phone featuring a curved display, LG’s Flex lives up to its name by allowing users to flatten out the sides of its display without damage to the phone, which will resume its natural bended position with no harm done. This is a feature that Samsung’s smartphone is definitely lacking.
While no launch date for the G Flex has been announced, technology enthusiasts are looking forward to the phone’s release, no doubt excited to further test its healing capabilities. While it is definitely disheartening that the Flex cannot heal a cracked screen, the phone does demonstrate the first step forward for technology that could eventually make that possible.
Source: Mashable
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