Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy Note Edge, a phablet with a curved edge similar to the YOUM smartphone Samsung showed back at CES 2013. The idea behind the device is to use the curved section for multiple purposes to facilitate greater use of the main screen while being able to easily view and deal with notifications and toggles from the curved edge.
In terms of specification, the Edge is almost like the Note 4’s twin except with a 5.6 inch screen instead of the Note 4’s 5.7 inches and the slightly smaller battery. What really is intriguing about the Edge is how developers could potentially use this unique hardware feature to offer functionality and capabilities exclusive to the device. The Edge will reportedly be priced slightly higher than the Note 4 and also produced in limited quantities. It will launch in October in black and white colour options.
Galaxy Note 4 Galaxy Note Edge
| Display | 5.7 inch Super AMOLED, 2560×1440 (quad HD), 515 ppi | Display | 5.6 inch Super AMOLED, 2560×1440 (quad HD), 525 ppi |
| Processor | quad core 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 or octa core 1.9GHz (1.9+1.3) Samsung Exynos 5433 | Processor | quad core 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 |
| RAM | 3GB | RAM | 3GB |
| GPU | Adreno 420 or Mali T760 | GPU | Adreno 420 |
| Camera | Main: 16Megapixels with Smart OISSecondary: 3.7Megapixels with f1.9 lens | Camera | Main: 16Megapixels with Smart OISSecondary: 3.7Megapixels with f1.9 lens |
| OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat | OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Storage | 32GB (expandable via microSD up to 64GB) | Storage | 32GB, 64 GB (expandable via microSD up to 64GB) |
| Battery | 3220 mAh | Battery | 3000 mAh |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.1 , Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac , NFC | Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.1 , Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac , NFC |
| Sensors | Gesture / Accelerometer / Geo-magnetic / Gyroscope / RGB IR-LED / Proximity / Barometer / Hall Sensor / Finger Scanner / UV / Heart Rate Monitoring / SpO2 (Dependent on market) | Sensors | Gesture / Accelerometer / Geo-magnetic / Gyroscope / RGB IR-LED / Proximity / Barometer / Hall Sensor / Finger Scanner / UV / Heart Rate Monitoring / SpO2 (Dependent on market) |
| Dimensions | 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm / 176g | Dimensions | 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3mm / 174g |
