In YouTube personality / video producer Marques Brownlee reportedly tested the device to check for its &lsquo;self-healing&rsquo; coating with a number of tests, including scratching the smartphone with a knife. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/lg-curved-g-flex.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 337px;" /> LG Electronics launched its new smartphone &quot;G-Flex&quot; which uses flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen technology to feature a curved 6-inch display. Pic: AFP According to The Verge, in the first test, Brownlee uses a set of keys to mark scratches on the G Flex, which are essentially &lsquo;healed&rsquo; with the marks almost invisible to the naked eye. However, when he carves out a deeper scratch using a knife, the device &lsquo;half heals&rsquo; them, making the scratches appear far less visible than it would on a regular phone. Brownlee explained that LG&rsquo;s own promotional clip for the &lsquo;self-healing&rsquo; coating wasn&rsquo;t a sound theory for why the results weren&rsquo;t perfect, as it was filmed in a controlled temperature environment with a thermostat set to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. He further said that the &lsquo;self-healing&rsquo; coating isn&rsquo;t as effective in cooler climates and may not work exactly as advertised, yet it appears as a positive step towards the everyday durability of smartphones, the report added.

LG's latest G Flex curved smartphone was touted to be coated with a 'self-healing' material when it was unveiled, but only recently someone has actually tried to test the said claims

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