Samsung grabs title of "world's slimmest" LCD for cellphones

In September, LG.Philips announced their 1.3-mm LCD for cellphones, then Toshiba slimmed it down to 0.99-mm just a few weeks later. Now, just 2 months from where we began, Samsung has grabbed the title by unveiling this, their 0.82-mm slim TFT-LCD while making the whole thing more shock-resistant and easier to read outdoors in the process. The LCD screen is available in both 2.1 and 2.2-inch diagonal screen sizes and features a 240x320 (QVGA) resolution, 300nit brightness, and 500:1 contrast ratio. Best of all, according to Samsung this new, slimmer LCD module should allow manufacturers to shave 1.4 to 2.4-mm from future handset designs. So expect Sammy to rollout their world's slimmest, 4.5-mm (0.177-inches) cellphone sometime in the second half of 2007 when these panels are scheduled for release to manufacturers. Hell, with any luck, we'll get the chance to snap (literally) a prototype at January's CES.

[Via AVING]

[Paul @ Nov 21st 2006 9:14AM]

In Soviet Russia LCD Screens you!

[Rohit Kapur @ Nov 21st 2006 10:05AM]

I think you meant 'LCD sees you' or 'LCD Screens see you' or something to that effect. Either way, smart Smirnoff joke/Russian Reversal. :-)

[Christian Martin @ Nov 21st 2006 9:33AM]

Kudos for blacking out the card number this time 'round.

[Rohit Kapur @ Nov 21st 2006 10:04AM]

lol... My thoughts exactly!

[Andy @ Nov 21st 2006 11:22AM]

Yeah, do the realize that we can still see the indentations of the numbers on the front of the card though? :S

[Kevlar @ Nov 21st 2006 11:22AM]

No, I think "LCD screens you" is perfectly alright. Screen can be a verb, with a similar meaning to 'filtering'. It made me chuckle, anyways.

[Rohit Kapur @ Nov 21st 2006 12:40PM]

No but see, if that is indeed a Smirnoff/Reversal joke, then the original statement needs to make sense too. 'You screen LCD' doesn't quite make sense now, does it? :-)

[Mark @ Nov 21st 2006 12:03PM]

You'd think they'd black it out in Photoshop rather than a magic marker, this one still has potential.

[jumpymathguy @ Nov 21st 2006 12:45PM]

I think the first four digits are standard to a card (correct me if I'm wrong). Most probably its a VISA or MC but you can call the number on the card and see where and what bank it dials. I think you can see XXXX-0530-0197-603X. But you would still need the pin and expiration date.

[GJP303 @ Nov 21st 2006 5:33PM]

im glad to know how much commenters here are credit card thieves.

[jumpymathguy @ Nov 22nd 2006 2:45AM]

If a guy is an idiot enough to literally put up his cc on the internet, what does he expect... honestly? Plus, I really don't want to be dropping soap in prison. But I can't deny that in my early years, I did do some research on this topic. Its a lot of fun though.

There is logic behind cc nos. Just google it.

[Olaf @ Nov 21st 2006 6:02PM]

This was on show at KES in October, I have a pic here http://olafdunn.blogspot.com/2006/11/samsungs-thinest-lcd-screen-for.html

[bam @ Nov 21st 2006 8:26PM]

How much battery does it take up?

[Dane @ Nov 22nd 2006 1:32AM]

People! Don't you know your Simpsons? "In Soviet Russia, car drives you!"

I'm all for trimming down the phone. I hope, though, that it's like the Centrino phenomenon where it actually increases battery life. I already have a camera and MP3 player. All I want's the phone.