# Reactive Bendable Smartphone The 'ReFlex' Packs an OLED Display with Intuitive Features By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-02-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oled-display References: [damngeeky](http://www.damngeeky.com/2016/02/16/39583/reflex-is-the-worlds-first-flexible-display-smartphone.html) & [hml.queensu](http://www.hml.queensu.ca/blog/reflex) Technology is more often than not designed with a solid aesthetic, but the 'ReFlex' packs an OLED display that's actually meant to be bent. Developed by the [Queen's University Human Media Lab](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3D-printed-flow-batteries), the 'ReFlex' smartphone would enable users to bend and shift the device to navigate certain apps or features. The 'ReFlex' prototype is the first of its kind and is being praised for the level of interaction it provides with haptic feedback. The 'ReFlex' smartphone features a 720p OLED display that's able to be bent to offer users the ability to, for example, flip the pages of a digital book. With folding and [bendable technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stretchable-display) being of high interest to many tech companies around the world, the 'ReFlex' smartphone is a step in a more flexible direction. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Flexible OLED Displays:** The development of flexible OLED displays offers new possibilities to create more intuitive and interactive devices such as the 'ReFlex' smartphone. - **Bendable Technology:** The increasing interest in bendable technology is an opportunity to create innovative products that allow users to interact with their devices in new and unique ways. - **Haptic Feedback:** Haptic feedback can enhance the user experience of flexible and bendable devices by providing tactile sensations that simulate touch and feel. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Smartphone Manufacturing:** The development of flexible OLED displays and bendable technology presents an opportunity for smartphone manufacturers to create highly innovative and interactive devices. - **E-reader Manufacturing:** Bendable technology could revolutionize the e-reader industry, allowing readers to physically flip pages and interact with their digital books in a more tactile way. - **Gaming Industry:** Bendable technology, combined with haptic feedback, offers new opportunities for immersive gaming experiences that go beyond traditional touchscreens and buttons. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Malleable Wearable Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motorola-adaptive-display-concept.md) - [Dual-Direction Folding Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-ultra-flex.md) - [Script-Like Foldable Display Screens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rollable-flex.md) - [Productive Physically Flexible Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-z-fold4.md) - [Bendable OLED TV Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-oled-flex.md) - [Organic Flexible Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flexible-olcd.md) - [Fully-Flexibile Monitor Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flexible-display-campus.md) - [Innovative Foldable Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oppo-find-n.md) - [Productive Dual-Display Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oppo-find-n2-flip.md)