Samsung makes some games available for the Edge display. I could pause or skip to the next track without lighting up the whole screen. I found myself using the media control panel fairly often when listening to Spotify. I clicked on an article to read it and it still showed up first in the feed, and the ticker scrolled too slowly. Yahoo's tickers are entertaining but not smart enough. The S Health ticker, for example, shows you how many steps you've taken, distance traveled and calories burned for the day at a glance. Other info tickers include Twitter Trends, Yahoo Finance and News, S Health and Weather. Cleverly, the Edge display can also be used as a mini alarm clock.Īt the time of this review, there were 11 panels available on the Note Edge out of the box, with six more options available for download. You can swipe between multiple panels that provide all sorts of info at a glance, from app shortcuts and quick tools (like a flashlight) to news tickers and mini apps. With 160 lines of resolution, the Note Edge's curved display is a narrow strip, but it packs a surprising amount of capabilities. However, the iPhone 6 Plus hit an even higher 537 nits. The display registered a very high 503 nits on our tests, which is well above the category average (366 nits) and nearly double the Nexus 6 (273 nits). The Note registered 4.2.Īlthough the Note Edge's screen kicked back some glare outdoors, it's more than bright enough to use in direct sunlight. On the Delta-E color accuracy test, the Edge scored 4.6 (0 is best), compared with 1.9 for the iPhone 6 Plus and 6.5 for the Nexus 6. That higher number isn't necessarily a good thing, though, as the Edge's screen has a slight blue cast. In fact, it can produce 157.9 percent of the color gamut, compared with 165 percent for the Nexus 6's 6-inch AMOLED panel and 95 percent for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.

Typical of AMOLED displays, the Note Edge can display a wide range of colors.

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