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I guess people will just have to not take notes over the edge?
Would work exactly as the Note Edge previous would work in that regard. Very easy with software to assign an area which accepts pen input.
As for 'sense' - I don't think sense is playing a part. An edge device with a pen doesn't really make too much sense practicality wise and a Note device with edges but without a Pen equally makes little sense, so again what we call 'sense' doesn't really seem to be playing a part in any of these rumours really.
I think a lot of what will happen with the Note 6/7 will be because 'they can' and not necessarily because it should or needs to. Including the edges or the rumoured 6gb ram.
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Exactly. Have you ever tried writing or drawing on an curve ? From a practicality pov that really wouldn't work, so the only way would be to limit the surface area.
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I don't know if they'd limit the surface area. Why bother, you know? People will just learn that writing off the edge isn't practical and will just stop doing it, me thinks. No real need for Samsung to bother writing software to limit the surface area because who knows, some might enjoy using the S-pen and want to slide out the Edge panel features with their S-pen. It'd be silly if you had your S-pen in hand, and wanted to slide out an Edge panel, but had to switch to your finger to accomplish it. No?
Where Samsung should work on is false palm touches. Now that's a worthy endeavor to make better. Personally, I have very little issue with it on my S7E, but I can fully understand it being an issue for others and in general.
So a bigger S7Edge then based on those pics with a pen?
Not that I am hating as the S7E is the best hardware design I have ever seen and used in a phone but I guess I don't get it and when will they merge the Note series and just give a pen option to all S series or is that crazy talk on my end?
Not that I am hating as the S7E is the best hardware design I have ever seen and used in a phone but I guess I don't get it and when will they merge the Note series and just give a pen option to all S series or is that crazy talk on my end?
I'm holding my S7E up to this render, and I gotta say it looks very similar. The edges don't look smaller or bigger. Looks the same.
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Here are some similar angles of the S7 Edge:
Even in the official rendering, you can tell the Edges aren't that dramatic. Very similar to the Note renders if you're asking me:
The edge is really not that deep or far honestly. Maybe people's perceptions of the edge are that they are bigger.
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I wouldn't hold your breath for all metal back! I think Samsung will stick to glass for the foreseeable future. Definitely for this year's flagships at least.
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Here are some similar angles of the S7 Edge:
Even in the official rendering, you can tell the Edges aren't that dramatic. Very similar to the Note renders if you're asking me:
The edge is really not that deep or far honestly. Maybe people's perceptions of the edge are that they are bigger.
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I wouldn't hold your breath for all metal back! I think Samsung will stick to glass for the foreseeable future. Definitely for this year's flagships at least.
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4000mAh battery, if not larger.
Won't see the new Samsung 256gb memory module in the Note. At least not for the public released version. Maybe a limited edition version or one specific to Korea.
Cost factors are already pretty severe. As it is, I can see the 128gb version right at the $1000 mark and that is a price that few are willing to pay.
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Metal back won't happen. Any metal, no matter how thin, blocks wireless charging. Why do you think Apple is going to an all glass design for the iPhone 8?
Yeah, and do you see how thick that phone was in order to incorporate the huge coils that were required to penetrate the metal? Additionally, Apple isn't going to use a proprietary charging system/CPU.
We shall see if this comes to fruition, but if it is a requirement to use huge coils just to use a metal back, it will never happen.
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Just another of the many reasons why an edge device with a stylus doesn't make actual logical 'sense'.
I am increasingly resigned however at this stage that it'll likely happen regardless 'just because' rather than it should.
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I feel like Samsung is trying to build there design around the edge screens, they want that to become their signature and defining feature. Especially with the rumours of an upcoming dual edge iPhone, they need the dual edge to be known and associated with Samsung devices.
I find it interesting that Microsoft moved away from Wacom technology to N-Trig to combat the inconsistencies of accuracy at the very edges of the digitizer. I wonder if Samsung will do the same switch to allow better response on the edges of the screen by using N-Trig. Of course, that's assuming you can implement N-Trig/Wacom on the curves themselves.
I would love to hear the design and engineering meetings where they decided curved edges would be a good idea with a stylus. I think it would be a good laugh.
The Note Edge previous treated the Edge as a completely separate screen meaning that pen input areas were restricted to the isolated normal flat surface area of the screen.
Shame they've gone down the curved screen route with the main Note.
Part of the reason I got a Note 5 was to avoid the curved screen of the Edge+.
Part of the reason I got a Note 5 was to avoid the curved screen of the Edge+.
Yeah that makes no sense. I think the rumour mills are just throwing everything out at the moment in the hope that something has to stick.
If there's 2 versions, flat and edge, I'll definitely get the edge. I just can't give up the edge look. My S7 Edge just looks so sleek naked. I no longer use a case. No matter what other phone is next to it, the edge design makes everything else look boring. I'll most likely go naked with the new Note straight away. Dang, hope they make it work.
I've used most Wacom equipped windows tablets and they definitely had issues with edge accuracy. But I don't see this issue on any of the Note series phones or tablets, accuracy is perfect right up to the edge.
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Bleh, no metal for me. I've grown accustomed to the glass back and have come to appreciate it's many strengths over metal. The scratch durability on my Note 5 is just amazing, I can run a key with a good amount of pressure down the back and I won't even see a swirl. Try that on a metal backed phone. Metal phones seem more and more like dinosaurs, remnants from the past like that Harley Davidson rider trying to pass you on your Ducati. Don't get me wrong, I like how it feels and I miss the feel of the iPhone sometimes. But glass has it's own appeal, including durability, and not having to have antenna lines or goofy humps like the 6p.
All black front...PLEAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEE!!! I've been begging for this for years. My Note 5 is completely blacked out front and back, but it took a lot of work and technically dings the warranty. They did release an all black front S7 but only in Japan, we can only hope. I'm also not looking forward to curved edges, I think it's going to hamper the notability and functionality.
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