At Mobile World Congress 2015, Samsung made not one, but two flagship Smartphone announcements. The first was the Galaxy S6, which serves as the successor to the Galaxy S5. That's a really tough task at hand for the Galaxy S6, to make a comeback from the subpar sales figures achieved by the Galaxy S6.
But right now, the focus is on Samsung's other flagship, the Galaxy S6 Edge. The Galaxy S6 Edge is not a successor to the Galaxy S5. Rather, it is an experimental device that takes the concept of the Galaxy Note Edge one step further. Instead of a bent display on one edge, the Galaxy S6 Edge has its display bent over both the sides.
NPU had the good fortune of spending some time with a Galaxy Note Edge, and if my experience is anything to go by, the Galaxy S6 Edge is indeed the more interesting of the two flagships announced by Samsung at MWC 2015.
A few weeks back, we reported that Samsung is not going to release the Android Oreo upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy S6. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge seemed to be the oldest models to get the new software.
i think manufacturers should support flagships much longer than they do currently.
however, if they dont, the upside to having a flagship phone and community development.
if the manufacturer doesnt want to update the android, a custom rom will do it just fine.
Bendable smartphones could be a reality in five years, Lenovo's head of mobile told CNBC.
Very easy to steal too from the looks of it.
More pointless, overpriced attachments to compensate for designer shortsightedness could be a reality in 5 years.
Some people mocked the original iPhone when it launched, and the Samsung Galaxy Note provoked much mirth for being too big, but both defied their critics with strong sales and spawned sequels that are still going strong. The phones we’re looking at here had a different fate. They may have pointed the way for the future of smartphones, but they failed to capitalize on it.
Lumia 1020 was definitely the biggest shocker of all. I still remember how I thought it would do great in the markets when it was first announced.
The curve edges make a useful emulator control scheme, allowing both triggers *AND* bumpers to be assigned to the landscape layout.
Give this a chance. If the G-Flex could work out so wonderfully, why can't this? (This is towards the Samsung Haters)
The curved edge is neat. I can't wait to see how cases will work with that thing, though.