‘Modern Fluidic’ design of the Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung is back with another post on its official blog, this time about what inspired the design of the Galaxy Note Edge, the curved variant of the Galaxy Note 4. The company is calling the design theme for the Note Edge “Modern Fluidic”; according to Samsung, the design of the device is inspired from the “curve of the nature”, while still imbibing a feel of the futuristic, which isn’t very far-fetched considering the Note Edge certainly looks like something from the future. Samsung has gone over things like what inspired the idea for the Edge screen, and how the content on the curved display matches whatever application is running on the main screen.

As always, it’s an interesting read over how Samsung has gone about designing one of its most ambitious smartphones, so go ahead and hit the source link for all the details on the Modern Fluidic design of the Galaxy Note Edge. Also, don’t forget to read our hands-on experience with the device.

  

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Samsung Galaxy A5

The information about Samsung’s upcoming mid-range offering, the Galaxy A5, has been outed by a Kazakhi retailer. The retailer has jumped the gun and prematurely published the full specifications, images, dimensions and the price of the Galaxy A5 in its catalogue. According to the listing, it will feature a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a metal frame, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a microSD card slot for storage expansion, and a 13-megapixel camera. Its dimensions are listed as 139.3 x 69.7 x 7 mm and its weight might be 123 grams. The Galaxy A5 might go on sale in Kazakhstan for 99,990 Kazakhstani Tenge (local currency), which translates to around $552, or €435.

As per previous leaks, the Galaxy was expected to feature a Snapdragon 400 processor, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 16GB of internal storage space, and a 2,330 mAh battery. The Galaxy A5 is a part of Samsung’s new smartphone line-up which features premium material builds, such as the one used in the Galaxy Alpha, and the Galaxy Note 4. Other devices in the line-up include the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A7.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge in South Korea

The Galaxy Note Edge, which was launched in Japan on October 23, has now been launched in Samsung’s home country, South Korea. The device will be available in Charcoal Black and Frost White colors for 1,067,000 South Korean Won (~ $1015) through SK Telecom and KT. The Galaxy Note Edge is a variant of the Note 4 which was launched last month. It features a curved Edge 5.6-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, an octa-core Exynos 5433 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32/64GB of internal storage space. Similar to that of the Note 4, it uses a 16-megapixel primary camera with OIS and 4K video recording, and a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera. The curved part of the screen shows various shortcuts and other contextual information to the user.

Samsung had mentioned that the Galaxy Note Edge is a “limited-edition concept device” due to its “technology-intensive” design and it will not be shipped in large numbers. So we think that its availability throughout the world will be very limited. Samsung intends to ship around 1 million units of the Galaxy Note Edge worldwide, right in the line with a prediction made by an analyst following its official announcement.

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2015 Edition leaks

We’ve seen this happen before. One of Samsung’s apps gets an update, and the update’s description gives away the existence of an upcoming Samsung device. Well, it is happening again, and this time, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2015 Edition has been spotted on Samsung’s website and in the description for the company’s Watch ON app. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition was launched alongside the Galaxy Note 3 in late 2013, and we’ve seen many folks clamoring for a sequel. It looks like Samsung will be obliging with the 2015 Edition of the device, though at this point we’re completely in the dark as far as hardware, pricing, and release info is concerned.

For those who’ve forgotten, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition featured a 10.1-inch 2560×1600 Super Clear LCD display, an octa-core Exynos 5420 processor, 3GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 8,220 mAh battery. It’s possible Samsung will upgrade the display on the Note 10.1 2015 Edition to a Super AMOLED unit, like the one used on the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and we’d be the last ones to complain given how amazing Samsung’s in-house display technology has become.

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why 5G is so important?

Samsung devices have always been in the forefront when it comes to utilising latest connectivity features. Samsung recently broke records by demonstrating ultra-fast 4.6Gbps data transfer through 60GHz Wi-Fi 802.11ad technology and now, Samsung has released a video explaining the importance of 5G networks. Apart from achieving data transfer speeds of up to 7.5Gbps, 5G networks can also handle many more devices and offer much wider bandwidth than what is currently possible with 4G networks. With the advent of wearable devices and Internet of Things (IoT), millions of new devices will be added to mobile networks each day.

In this video, engineers from Samsung explain how they created a testbed system for 5G data transfer technology in 2012. They were able to successfully transfer data at a rate of 1Gbps to a car moving with a speed of 100 km/h. Apparently, they verified the possibility to use mmWave frequency bands for building 5G mobile communication networks. They are planning to flaunt the technology by 2018, just in time for the Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics. Samsung says that people using devices with 5G connectivity will be able to see 3D images of sports through holograms, provided that such displays be available at that time. Currently, Samsung is the only player who is researching and developing this technology but it needs other players for it to make a worldwide standard.

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