Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note Edge, which has a curved display, next month in India. According toa report the phablet will be priced at Rs.68,500 butwill sell in the market at Rs.64,900.
The Note Edge has hardware specification similar to that of the Galaxy Note, which was launched at MRP of Rs.58,500 in October. It uses the same Snapdragon 805 processor, has 3GB RAM, sensors for heart rate monitoring, inbuilt physical activity trackers, 32GB storage, 16-megapixel rear camera and 3.7-megapixel front camera.
But the big difference between the Note and the Note Edge is in their screen. While the Note has a 5.7-inch screen with 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Edge has a 5.6-inch screen with the same resolution. Both also use AMOLED screen panels, which show punchier and more contrasty colours compared to the IPS screens, but the Edge has a screen that curves and wraps over the right side of the phone.
The curved portion of the Edge screen can be used as a notification panel, even when the phone screen is in the locked state or it can be used as a quick launcher.
The Galaxy Note Edge is the first mass-market phone that uses a curved screen. For now it doesn’t add much in terms of functionality, but it is expected that in 2015 Samsung will build on the concept. The company is likely to introduce curved screen in more of its phones, particularly in the Galaxy S6, which is likely to be announced in the coming months.
