You can’t say Samsung isn’t willing to try just about anything.
If there’s one recurring theme with the company, it’s that it tests products in public and sees what sticks. Phablets. Six different smartwatch models in the last 13 months. A virtual reality headset. Sometimes those things take off and influence the entire industry, like phablets did. But a lot of times those attempts don’t work.
Samsung’s latest undertaking is a new phone called the Galaxy Note Edge. The Edge is almost the exact same phone as the Galaxy Note 4 that launched earlier this fall but with one big difference: The screen curves over the right edge of the phone and displays additional content like notifications, stock tickers, and launchers for your favorite apps.
But that curved screen doesn’t come cheap. The Edge starts at $946 off contract, or almost $200 more than the Galaxy Note 4. Carriers will offer on-contract discounts and other payment plans, but they’ll vary.
I’ve been using the Edge for a few days. It has all the elements that make the Note 4 a wonderful phone, but I don’t think the curved portion of the screen adds enough to justify spending so much more.
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