Samsung added a unique new phablet family named as the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. The name – Galaxy Note Edge – is not random, but the right side of the screen folds to cover the side of the device. This enables the user for unique interactions. So this might not be the three-sided screen but two-sided is unique enough.
Here are the specifications of the phone listed:
Specifications
Announced 2014, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, Q4
Dimensions 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm (5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz)
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1600 x 2560 pixels, 5.6 inches (~524 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 – curved Edge screen
3.5mm jack Yes
Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (Exnos), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (Snapdragon) DL
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
Primary 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
Features Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Secondary 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps
OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 805/Exynos 5433
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (Snapdragon)/Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (Exynos)
GPU Adreno 420 (Snapdragon)/Mali-T760 (Exynos)
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, UV, heart rate, SpO2
The Galaxy Note Edge is quite juiced up and well set to defeat any competitor coming in its way.
Design
The Galaxy Note Edge is based on the Galaxy Note 4 internally. It’s the screen that makes all the difference in the world. The edged screen adds an extra 160 pixels so the resolution grows to 1,600 x 2,560. However, this may be of disadvantage. This makes the Galaxy Note Edge a bit wider than its straight screen sibling.
Samsung has added enough smarts to the curved display that accidental touches are not a problem.
Other than that, when the phone is locked, it can show the time and notifications. When the screen is awakened, the side displays notifications for various features, including timer and flashlight shortcuts and even a ruler.
With the Galaxy Note Edge unlocked, the number of options grow threefold. You can keep shortcuts on the side for easy access or use the curved edge for at-a-glance info. Or you can use it to enhance multitasking by switching several screens.
Individual apps can put the side to use too. This can and is done to keep the main screen free from clutter.
The Galaxy Note Edge is a unique but also a very powerful handset.