Galaxy Note Edge review: The curved-edge experiment that previewed the Edge era.
The Edge era begins.
Galaxy Note Edge was Samsung's curved-display proof of concept — a single curved right edge hosting shortcuts and tickers alongside an S Pen. The experiment directly led to the S6 Edge and the dual-curve language that defined Samsung flagships for years.
01Display
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 15 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 21 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 37 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
66/100At 66/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 14 points above the cohort average.
05Build
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 13 points above the cohort average.
- First curved-edge display — previewed the whole Edge line
- S Pen productivity
- Removable battery + microSD
- Edge software gimmicky at launch
- Awkward single-edge ergonomics
- Mono speaker
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .