The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge was announced along with the Galaxy Note 4 on September 3 through the Unpacked event. It is a well-known fact that Galaxy Note Edge which sports a breakthrough curved display is not a mainstream smartphone that is readily available. In September, Samsung had announced that the Galaxy Note Edge will be limited edition concept smartphone. In other words, the Note Edge is a niche device.
Samsung had revealed that it will manufacture only 1 million Note Edge units for this year and it will aimed towards selected countries of the world. One of the major reasons behind it is more complicated for the manufacturer to build a curved display smartphone. Moreover, the apps will have to redesign to suit the display screen of the handset.
According to the release patterns so far, the Galaxy Note Edge seems to be marketed towards countries like the US, South Korea, UK, Germany, Japan and China. Also compared to the Galaxy Note 4, the Note Edge comes with an expensive price tag.
UK Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Release Date
In the UK, the preorders for Samsung Galaxy Note Edge had begun even when the stock of the handset was not available with the UK retailer- Clove Technology. The retailer listed the Note Edge around the last week of September with a price tag of £650 along with VAT whereas the Note 4 was listed with them with a price tag of £575 along with VAT.
After Clove Technology, even other UK retailers joined the suit and started with Galaxy Note Edge preorders. However, UK retailers have recently declared to its audience that the arrival of the device may delay. Hence, we are not sure by when the handset will be available in the UK.
Japan Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Release Date
In Japan, Samsung had organized a special event called the Galaxy Note Edge World Tour to showcase the handset and its features. Through the event, Samsung declared that the Galaxy Note Edge would be come to popular Japanese carriers – KDDI and NTT DoCoMo. The Galaxy Note Edge release date is slated for the last week of October in Japan.
According to NTT DoCoMo, they will be launching the Galaxy Note Edge on October 23 with only black color edition of the handset. The date has passed but the handset is not available for purchase in Japan. The white one is expected to hit the Japanese markets through DoCoMo in November. Even though Galaxy Note Edge preorders started in the UK first, Japan is the first country to receive the world first smartphone that features a curved display on its right edge.
US Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Release Date
In the US, the Galaxy Note Edge is expected to arrive through all the four leading carriers of the country, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. In the third week of this month, Sprint confirmed the arrival of Galaxy Note Edge on its network as it cleared the FCC certification. It is only after a handset is certified by FCC, it can release in the US. The announcement of the FCC certification for Sprint’s Galaxy Note Edge came after the handset was FCC certified for AT&T and T-Mobile.
As of now, Verizon Wireless which is also going to offer the Note Edge has not revealed anything on the device in the recent past. Also, we are not sure when the handset will be made available through US Cellular. Rumors have it the US Galaxy Note Edge release date is November 4. This piece of information has not been verified by the Samsung. The pricing of the device has not been revealed but speculations indicate that the Galaxy Note Edge pricing through US carriers will be $399 on contract.
Russia and India Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Release Date
Until now, the Galaxy Note Edge release date for various speculated markets like the UK, South Korea, Japan and other are still unknown. Another country that has been recently added on to the list of countries that are to receive the Note Edge is India. As expected, Samsung did not announce Galaxy Note Edge release date for India but the handset is expected to hit the Indian markets by the end of this year.
Russia too is a new addition to the list of countries that are poised to receive the niche smartphone. For the Russian audience, the pricing of the device has been revealed. It is priced at RUB 49,990 which equates to $1225 and is expected to release with the last two months of the year. The information of Russian release was revealed by Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru which is well-known for releasing accurate information.
China, Canada and Australia Galaxy Note Edge Release Edge
The Galaxy Note Edge is also expected to come to the world’s largest smartphone market of China. It is priced at CNY 7,000 which equates to $1139. As far as Canadians are concerned, they will have to wait longer as the device is expected to come to Canada by next year.
For Australia, the Galaxy Note Edge release date is set to November 12. However, there seems to be a delay in Australia too because few days it was rumored that the Note Edge would release in the Australia by November 5.
The Galaxy Note Edge is the only handset in the world to feature a curved display on its edge. The edge display can be used to see notifications, news, access frequently used apps and many more. The size of the Super AMOLED display of Note Edge is 5.6-inch and it supports a quad HD resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
The Galaxy Note Edge’s performance is driven by Snapdragon 805 chipset that works at a speed of 2.7 GHz along with 3 GB RAM. The handset comes preloaded with Android v4.4.4 KitKat overlaid with TouchWiz UI. Since the Android Lollipop has arrived, the Note Edge will be one of the handsets that will receive the new Android build very soon.
The handset also features a 16 MP main camera with OIS and the front features a 3.7 MP camera. It also features a very intuitive S-
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