Galaxy Edge - gimmick or useful?

[Ollie]

It's turned out to be far better than I expected. Having notifications, recent apps, favorite apps, etc on the sidebar makes one handed use that much more practical on a big screen.

Devs are moving over to this phone right now and I can't wait to see the tweaks they come up with.

Even if there weren't any tweaks released Samsung nailed the sidebar.

 

[bkdodger]

Congrats Ollie... Keep us posted on your findings and all

Tap'd by Big 6

 

[solar]

+1 on finding the curved edge really quite useful. The phone is comfortable to hold for a large phone. Add me to the "like it" column.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Seeing as how LG announced a phone with "Edge" screens on both sides and the s6 is rumored to come in a similar variant, I'm subscribing here to keep up on the status of the edge phenomena.

I'm in the camp that's torn over whether it's a gimmick or not, but my decision will hinge mostly on support, so it's good to see that some app devs are already embracing the feature.

 

[Ollie]

So far the only thing that I have found less than enjoyable is the speed at which my incoming text messages scroll by. It is super fast with no way of slowing it down.

 

[n1nj4Lo]

I'll be the one to point out the obvious and say it then, the Galaxy S6 Edge is way more of a gimmicky device than the Note Edge, both have edge's both are gimmicks but only 1 is more functional of a gimmick that ya actually find yourself using.

 

[Ollie]

I'll be the one to point out the obvious and say it then, the Galaxy S6 Edge is way more of a gimmicky device than the Note Edge, both have edge's both are gimmicks but only 1 is more functional of a gimmick that ya actually find yourself using.

I understand where Samsung is trying to go with this. It's about being different. Whether or not it is a gimmick depends on which side of the fence you stand on.

If you enjoy a lot of home screens, widgets, etc then this may not be for you. You can still have all of that, but I found that it killed the need for all of it so now I have one blank home screen.

The S6 Edge went another direction. The screen real estate wouldn't be enough to justify the Note Edge's functionality. I'm just hoping the Note 5 Edge retains the current Note Edge's functionality.