Expect Dual-Edge Edition on Galaxy Note 5 Release Date as Samsung Buoyed by Galaxy S6 Edge

This early and even before its release date, the Galaxy S6 Edge is gaining praises and fans that likely will translate to high sales numbers. Samsung is picking up on the positive feedback and is planning to extend the distinctive S6 Edge design to its next phablet flagship – the Galaxy Note 5.

While the overlapping screen of the Galaxy Note Edge, which was released with the Galaxy Note 4 late last year, was not the hit that Samsung had envisioned it to be the dual wraparound rendition proved the better build. Reviewers dubbed the S6 Edge as gorgeous and stunning. Samsung plans to capitalise on the good reception, according to The Korean Herald.

Samsung next-gen phablet re-engineered

With the initial success garnered by the Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung will certainly highlight the Edge design language for the next Galaxy Note iteration. The company has expressed confidence that the S6 Edge will outperform the Note Edge and the immediate effect would be a 2015 version that takes a direct page from the S6 Edge.

That means the Note Edge will have a dual curved screen that slopes slightly on the left and right edges. The revision would also call for the abandonment of plastic material so the Note 5 Edge will have a casing that blends metal and glass.

Like the conventional Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge, the upcoming Note phablet will boast of front and back panels made of durable glass and the four sides rimmed with true metal, a departure from its predecessors that made use of plastic but painted for metallic effect. But it is unclear if the plan is to issue the Note 5 in two variants – the regular like the S6 and a Note 5 Edge. Or Samsung would want a single model that represents a rewrite of the Galaxy Note phablet template.

High chance to recover

At any rate, curved OLED screen becoming part of the Galaxy supply chain is a good thing for Samsung as its inclusion could arrest the declining mobile profit seen by the company in the past few quarters. “The company may use the flexible OLED display as a means to restore its reputation as a powerhouse of both design and hardware,” an analyst was quoted by The Korean Herald as saying.

The premium look and build of Samsung flagships with the Edge flavour could provide the road to recovery by Samsung due mostly to their pricing, the report said, adding that the S6 Edge is likely pricier than the iPhone 6. The same, it is safe to assume, applies to the Galaxy Note 5 Edge.

Mobile device users are also expected to readily adopt into the Edge factor of the 2015 Galaxy flagships as Samsung plans to open up the technology’s API and SDK to app developers. This should pave the way for more fresh functions and applications for the Galaxy S6 Edge and its phablet sibling – the Note 5 Edge.

The Galaxy Note 5 release date traditionally happens one month after its introduction. This 2015, the unveiling would be via the IFA gadget trade show in September.

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