Transparent phones have not yet entered the mobile market, but they are rightfully considered the gadgets of the future. Despite the popularity of the idea and support for its development by almost every modern large manufacturer of mobile phones, these devices are still not available in general sales due to the difficult technical implementation.
Polytron
The first transparent phone concept was released by Polytron, based in Taiwan. Before the presentation of this development, the company did not have much popularity, but the company was able to distinguish itself and enter the market of modern devices with its own idea.
The transparency of the phone is achieved through the implementation of a special technology Switchable Glass using OLED, built on the basis of nano-components responsible for transferring images to the display. The device is fully touch sensitive. While the phone is locked, the molecules rearrange and form a matte effect. Thanks to the implemented approach, the company manages to achieve the possibility of using a two-sided touch screen. The display components are invisible to the human eye. Nevertheless, the phone is not completely transparent - on the bottom of the gadget there is a board, a connector for a USB flash drive, and an earpiece. At the top are the camera and speaker for sound reproduction.
The price for a device from a Taiwanese company can reach $ 1000 per copy.
Development
One of the first developments based on transparent glass technology was the Lenovo Glass Phone. The device is not fully touch-sensitive and the bottom part of it is still covered with a plastic case and a keyboard. Nevertheless, according to the plan of the developers, the device will have a touch screen, two active SIM cards and have a built-in viewfinder with a matrix of 1, 3 megapixels.
Most modern transparent phones remain concepts, despite the attempts of global manufacturers.
Unlike most other phones, the LG GD900 Glass Phone was released after all. However, it cannot be called completely transparent, since only the keyboard is the glass part of the mobile phone. The device was released in a slider form factor and has a 3-inch touchscreen, as well as a proprietary S-Class interface for Android.
Samsung, which has already announced the active development of a fully transparent device several times, has not yet launched an all-glass gadget into mass production. The corporation only managed to patent the technology of a transparent two-sided touch screen. Finnish manufacturer Nokia announced the development of two models of a transparent phone, one of which should receive not only a transparent screen, but also the ability to change the bend of the case. But to date, none of the ideas of the Finnish company has yet been implemented.
