Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Date, Specs News: Trademark Hints at an 'Infinity Display'
Several reports recently uncovered that Samsung filed an application to trademark the name "Infinity Display" and it is mostly likely for the upcoming Galaxy S8.
The application was filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 24, and as of Feb. 28, the filing status indicates, "The trademark application has been accepted by the Office (has met the minimum filing requirements) and has not yet been assigned to an examiner."
The standard time for a trademark application to be assigned to an examiner is three months within the filing date. But it is important to note that Samsung will reportedly unveil the Galaxy S8 on March 29.
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Since Samsung is looking forward to trademark the "Infinity Display" brand, it is not impossible to see more of this even after the Galaxy S8.
Several photo leaks of the Galaxy S8 have recently surfaced. They all show that the upcoming device will sport a much bigger screen ratio, pushing the top and bottom bezels as far as they can go, which also required the removal of the physical home button.
Though the actual design of the Galaxy S8 has yet to be revealed, a very short teaser clip dedicated for the upcoming device was presented during the Mobile World Congress last week and it somehow gave a nod to those leaked images.
It is safe to say that the "Infinity Display" feature of the Galaxy S8 will come as a contender to the recently launched LG G6 that introduced its own brand of a larger screen called "FullVision."
Obviously, Samsung and LG have both aimed to bring bigger screens to the table without the need to stretch out the device's measurement. Also, in the LG G6's presentation at the MWC 2017, the company practically took a stride over the signature curved-edge display of that Galaxy S series.
At the said event, LG invited Dr. Andris Freivalds (via Forbes), a professor and expert on ergonomics from Penn State University who basically told the crowd that edge displays are not necessarily ergonomically friendly.
The expert was quoted as saying, "We also found that with curved displays, aka edge screens, users felt more tired holding the phone and had more erroneous touches."
