Samsung Galaxy Note Edge preview

Samsung galaxy Note Edge

Note Edge packs a 5.6 inch (1600×2560 pixels ~524 ppi) Super AMOLED display with a curved right edge which makes it on of its kind smartphone.

Various panels for the curved edge screen

The curved edge displays a host of information which lets you interact with your smartphone in a whole new manner. There are a number of panels in ‘Edge’ settings and you can apply 9 of them that can be navigated by simple swipes

The 16 MP camera packs Sony's IMX240 sensor and is a decent shooter. The flash and heart rate sensor sits below the camera.

The 16 MP camera packs Sony's IMX240 and takes amazing shots in day-light. The pictures are crisp, have fine detailing and colors are also very vivid. Pictures in low light also comes out to be good. Under the camera is a flash and the heart rate monitor.

The time, date and temperature on the curved edge.

The curved edge also serves as the bed side watch and displays time, date and temperature.

The width of the phone makes it difficult to handle it with one hand.

Edge is little wider than the Note 4 and it makes it tough to handle with one hand.

The other specifications includes a  2.7 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset with 3GB RAM. It comes in two storage options;  32 and 64 GB inbuilt that can be further expanded up-to 128 GB.

The 3000 mAh battery did not last for a day

The phablet is powered by a 3000 mAh battery unit.