New Delhi: Samsung Electronics has launched Galaxy Note Edge, a smartphone which comes with a curved screen on the side. The handset has been priced at Rs 64,900 for the 32GB variant. It will be available for sale from January first week through select retailers in "charcoal black," and "frost white" colour variants.
Samsung calls the curved display located on the right hand side edge as the Edge Screen – a portion that gives users quick access to frequently-used apps, alerts and device functionality – even when the cover is closed or the screen is locked. The side display can also be used to view as stock market ticker or a Twitter timeline.
The Note Edge takes its style cues from the Note 4. The sides have a band of aluminium while the back is a thin plate of leather-effect plastic. While the design has been impressive, the Note Edge is an extremely wide phone. At 82.4mm wide it's almost a half-centimetre wider than the already-massive Note 4.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge comes with a 5.6-inch Quad-HD+ (1600x2560 pixel) Super AMOLED display. It is powered by a 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor. It comes with a 16MP rear camera and a 3.7MP front camera. It has 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD card.
The phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat. Samsung has made the software to fit the Edge's brand-new shape, and the company calls its interface the Revolving UI. The phone comes with S Pen stylus that lets you handwrite your text messages and emails rather than tapping away on the keyboard. An Air Command menu pops up when the pen is unlocked, giving you shortcuts to make notes on the screen, scribble down memos or use the pen to screen grab parts of what's being displayed. The Note Edge takes multi-tasking to the next level by letting you open loads of apps as floating widget windows, by dragging down from the top-left of the screen.
The device supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2X2 MIMO). NFC, Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE),ANT+, USB2.0, MHL 3.0 and IR LED connectivity options. It has a 3000mAh beattery with support for quick charging.
Other than India, Galaxy Note Edge is expected to be launched in Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Singapore and Italy.
