Getting a grip
With part of each side taken up by a curved screen,
the metallic rim on each side is considerably thinner than on the Galaxy S6.
However, the phone doesn't feel any less solid — the screen is still Gorilla Glass 4, after all, so it's quite rigid.
The oblong volume and power buttons are in the same places on the sides, although they're a tad thinner.
You might think the Galaxy S6 Edge is harder to hold than the S6, but actually the opposite is true.
Because the metal strip is thinner, your skin on your fingers actually folds over in more places,
putting a little more surface area on the phone itself. The result is a noticeably stronger grip,
which is appreciated since the glass back tends to make the phone more slippery than other Galaxy models.
The display on the Galaxy S6 Edge is incredible.
When I saw the curved display for the first time, my biggest fear was that it might distort imagery —
that videos and photos in particular would look warped along the top and bottom
if you moved or looked at them off-angle in any way.
That fear turned out to be misplaced; Samsung did a good job,
through a combination of ever-so-subtle letterboxing and designing the curve just right,
to ensure media doesn't look weird. Once I got a YouTube video playing,
I was immersed, just like I would be on a regular phone.
One unavoidable thing the curve creates, however, is glare. In bright-light situations,
that videos and photos in particular would look warped along the top and bottom
if you moved or looked at them off-angle in any way.
That fear turned out to be misplaced; Samsung did a good job,
through a combination of ever-so-subtle letterboxing and designing the curve just right,
to ensure media doesn't look weird. Once I got a YouTube video playing,
I was immersed, just like I would be on a regular phone.
One unavoidable thing the curve creates, however, is glare. In bright-light situations,
the curves will reflect light along the hump. That's kinda something you'll have to live with on this phone;
it's not a deal-breaker, but it does make you question "why?"
it's not a deal-breaker, but it does make you question "why?"
The curved sides are an eye-catching design ornament,
but they also produce unavoidable glare along the hump in many situations.
There's something else the curves do: If you need to shift your position while immersed in a movie,
document or some other piece of content, the way you hold the S6 Edge quickly reminds
you that you're holding a very unusual phone.
It's not huge, and it's probably something you would get used to after owning it for a while,
but it does take you out of the moment a bit more.
Generally, though, the display on the Galaxy S6 Edge is incredible. Like the S6, it has a 5.1-inch Quad HD screen,
which stuffs an ungodly number of pixels inside a very small space. Photos and videos look incredibly sharp,
and in the dark you wouldn't even know you're looking at a curved screen.
document or some other piece of content, the way you hold the S6 Edge quickly reminds
you that you're holding a very unusual phone.
It's not huge, and it's probably something you would get used to after owning it for a while,
but it does take you out of the moment a bit more.
Generally, though, the display on the Galaxy S6 Edge is incredible. Like the S6, it has a 5.1-inch Quad HD screen,
which stuffs an ungodly number of pixels inside a very small space. Photos and videos look incredibly sharp,
and in the dark you wouldn't even know you're looking at a curved screen.
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