Samsung gains a clear edge on its competitors

Samsung worked hard over the last few years to catch up with design kingpins, Apple. The release of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge shows all their hard work has paid off, says Noel Campion.

To be fair, Samsung have been creating great smartphones but Apple continues to be seen as the innovators, until now. Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is without doubt, the most innovative, stylish and premium smartphone that I’ve ever reviewed. It’s not without its faults and some might consider the edge screen to be a bit of a gimmick but nonetheless, the Edge is a design leap for Samsung.

The S6 Edge is incredible distinctive thanks to its curvy edges that wrap around the vertical edges of the screen so basically the edges are rounded. The magic is that the image or actual screen beneath the glass actually follows this curve. The edges do have additional features like the ability to store shortcuts for up to five of your favourite contacts, and as a way to check out notifications when the phone is on its front. Each of the five contacts has a colour associated with them and if the phone is face down on say a table and one of them call you, you’ll see their colour reflected on the surface of the table top.