The main difference between Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge is the design. Galaxy Note 4 Edge uses a bendable OLED display. This bent side of the display takes care of the incoming notifications so that you have the main screen to yourself. This bent side of the display can work independently from the main screen. For example, if the main display is off, you can still check your notifications and news update by swiping the bent side of the display.

When you are using the video app, the bent strip becomes a sidebar containing all the controls so that the main screen if freed up. Furthermore, you can access weather info, clock, news update from the bent display. In addition, you can manage which apps are displayed in the bent display. To do this, swipe up on the bent strip using finger in order to reveal a setting icon and then click on this icon. However, please note that if you swipe down, you will access a toolbar button instead of the settings button.

Apart from the bent display, every other features appear essentially similar in Samsung Galaxy Edge and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 except for the battery power. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has 3,220 mAh while Samsung Galaxy Edge has 3,000mAh. In addition, Note Edge has a 5.6-inch display due to the bent part of the screen.

Samsung made it known that Galaxy Note Edge SDK will be available to developers. I expect that one should be able to put this bent display to more uses when developers have access to the SDK.
Furthermore, I will like to point out that it is easier for right handed people to use Galaxy Note Edge than the left handed people. If you are a left handed person you may have to flip your phone in such a way that the home button now appears at the top of the screen. This may not be convenient every time but it may not be a big deal.

The price of Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is likely to be higher than that of Galaxy note 4.

Should I Buy Galaxy Note Edge or Galaxy Note 4?

If you are very much concerned about design then you may go for Galaxy Note Edge. This is because Note Edge has a better design and look than Galaxy Note 4. I personally will prefer Galaxy Note Edge to Galaxy Note 4, but we still have to hope that the price difference between Note Edge and Note 4 will not be much. If the price difference is much then Galaxy Edge may not really worth it. We have to wait and see how their prices will look like.

Should I Upgrade My Note 3 to Note 4?

There is no straightforward answer to this question. If after reading this guide, you are sure that Note 4 has major improvements then you may consider upgrading to Note 4.

When is Samsung Galaxy Note 4 going to be available?

There are strong indications that Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will be available starting from October.

Which of the US Network carriers will sell Samsung Galaxy Note 4?

I was able to gather from a reliable source that AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and US Cellular will carry Samsung Galaxy Note 4 when it becomes available.

Samsung Galaxy Note will be sold at what price?

As usual, the price of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will vary across different regions of the world. However, I believe that the price of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 should be comparable to Galaxy Note 3 price when it was released last year. As at the time of writing this report, you can pre-order the unlocked version of Galaxy Note 4 for $899.00 on Amazon.

Definition of Terms Used in This Guide

1. AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode): is a display technology used in mobile devices.

2. Super AMOLED: This is a type of AMOLED display with an integrated capacitive touchscreen. Many AMOLED touchscreens usually have touch sensitive layer on top, thereby making it bulkier and more reflective in bright sunlight. However, in Super AMOLED touchscreen, both the AMOLED screen and touch sensitive layer are integrated in one place, and this result to the formation of a screen that is thinner, lighter, more touch sensitive, and less reflective in bright sunlight. In addition, Super AMOLED touchscreen consumes lesser power.

3. Panorama: This feature allows you to capture picture with elongated field of view.

4. Optical Image Stabilization: This is a technique used to cancel out or reduce blurring associated with motion of a camera during exposure.

5. Qualcomm Snapdragon: This is a mobile “system on a chip” made by Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm markets Snapdragon for use in smartphones, and tablets. Snapdragon805 is one of the latest “system on chip” to be released by Qualcomm Inc.

6. System on a chip: This is an integrated circuit (IC) that integrates all components of an electronic system into a single chip.

7. Exynos: This is a System-on-Chip (SoC) developed by Samsung Electronics. Exynos is an ARM-based SoC

Note: Samsung usually uses two different processors—its own Exynos chip and Qaulcomm’s Sapdraggon, in its flagship phones. Usually, some regions will get the Qualcomm version while others get the Samsung version.

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Karen Jackson has always been passionate about technology. All the way through high-school she immersed herself in computers and web-design. Her ambitious nature helped her become a pro in Adobe Photoshop only by watching online videos and working with the program herself. This is also the program that she mostly uses in the creation of websites at her work-place. Technological innovation and gadgets that push the boundaries of what we are comfortable with have always fascinated her, so expect to see some weird gadget reviews coming from her.