The £12,500 Sero goes on sale next month in South Korea. A Samsung spokesman said it's unlikely that the vertical television will be released in the UK.
Samsung's new television has 4.1-channel, 60W speakers and can be controlled by Samsung's virtual assistant Bixby.
The company said that the vertical televisions could also be used for shopping channels to broadcast vertically with information about products displayed beneath the broadcast, for example.
Social media users reacted to the announcement of the vertical television, with many people questioning the usefulness of its vertical alignment. "I never liked vertical videos... This sounds like a nightmare," wrote one person. Another said "nobody wants this."
One social media came up with an alternative use for the television, though: "Handy if laying on the sofa," they said.
This isn't the first time the firm has unveiled an unusual design. In January, Samsung announced a new television which is comprised of tiles that can be locked together to expand or reduce the size of the screen.
"The Wall" can be made into a 75-inch screen using the tiles, or the tiles can be combined to form different shapes of screen.
Television manufacturers have also been looking to create devices which can be rolled up to save space when not in use.
LG is expected to release a new television this year which can be vertically unrolled when needed. The 65-inch television could collapse into its base, or could be partially collapsed in order to change the shape of the screen.
Last year, Samsung applied to patent a similar television, although its patent application showed a television which could be rolled up horizontally, not vertically.
- Telegraph
