Samsung finally unveiled and released the Galaxy Note Edge on Nov.14, adding another impressive flagship phone to its roster of key products.
But how does the Galaxy Note Edge differ from the Galaxy Note 4, which was earlier launched in September?
Here is a side-by-side comparison:
Display and Dimension
Both the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy Note 4 have Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, but the 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm Note Edge has a slightly clearer resolution to its 5.6-inch screen, at 1600 x 2560 pixels with 524 ppi pixel density. The 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm Note 4, in comparison, has a 5.7-inch display with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and 515 ppi pixel density. They also have a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection, yet the Note Edge has a curved edge screen to set it apart from the other flagship phone.
Under the hood
The internal features of these flagship phones are almost similar, with Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 processor, and Adreno 420 GPU. The Note 4 has an internal memory of 32 GB, while the Note Edge has a 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory options. Both can be expanded up to 128 GB with a microSD card, and both smartphones have 3 GB RAM. The Galaxy Edge is equipped with Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, while the Note 4 has a larger 3220 Li-Ion mAh battery.
The flagship phones run using the Android 4.4.4 KitKat operating system, but there are talks that they will be updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop soon.
Camera
There are no significant differences between the featured cameras of the two Samsung smartphones, since they both have 16 megapixel primary rear-end cameras with optical image stabilization, LED flash and autofocus functions, 2160 pixel videos at 30 frames per second, as well as 3.7-megapixel secondary front-facing cameras.
Pricing
The more recent smartphone release from the South Korean consumer brand can be purchased for $399 with a two-year subscription contract from U.S. network carriers, while the Note 4 has a more affordable price of $299 with a two-year contract.
