Both, however, have stopped short of that goal, settling for curved smartphones like the G Flex, or
curved edge screens like the Galaxy S7 edge.
Not exact matches
Gently
curved glass
edges allow your finger to slide smoothly on and off the 320ppi
screen, while cutting
edge display technology means you feel
like you're touch - ing every pixel, protected by scratch resistant Corning?
From the front the BlackBerry Bold 9700 looks
like a slightly more mature
Curve 8900, with a flash of angle applied to the
edge of the
screen to make it more Audi than VW.
Both the expected devices, the P10 and P10 Plus, are said to come with dual cameras, while the Plus variant is slated to feature a
screen with
curved sides
like the Samsung Galaxy
Edge.
It's refreshing to see the Huawei
screen avoid gimmicks too: there's no
edge - squeeze control
like with HTC; there's no
curved edges that are all too easily pressed by accident in this form factor.
Rumors of a
curved display on the 10th anniversary iPhone began appearing last August, when an eWEEK story reported about an iPhone with a
curved -
edge 5.5 - inch or larger OLED screen, like the one used in Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge hand
edge 5.5 - inch or larger OLED
screen,
like the one used in Samsung's Galaxy S7
Edge hand
Edge handset.
Edge to edge curved display like Samsung (not a deal breaker and we need to have some sort of grip on the phone without touching the scree
Edge to
edge curved display like Samsung (not a deal breaker and we need to have some sort of grip on the phone without touching the scree
edge curved display
like Samsung (not a deal breaker and we need to have some sort of grip on the phone without touching the
screen).!
The Note
Edge combines an innovative design with actual real - life usage, which means it could be more of a hit than Samsung's other novelties and now that LG's announced the G Flex 2 it really looks
like curved screens could be here to stay.
The
curved edge part of the
screen could be used in other apps
like Gallery, a web browser, or even while using an on -
screen keyboard (for things
like moving a cursor, or for functions
like cut / copy / paste).
Almost all the design elements have been changed; rather than a regular display, you've got a dual -
curved screen like the one found on the Galaxy S7
Edge.
iPhone 8, iPhone Edition, iPhone X or whatever Apple ends up calling it, is widely expected to be completely redesigned, and feature an all - glass design
like the iPhone 4, with an
edge - to -
edge OLED
screen with
curved edges like the Samsung Galaxy S8.
The Porsche Edition Mate RS can be seen as a slightly upgraded P20 Pro with a
curved glass design and an
edge AMOLED
screen like the Samsung Galaxy S9.
Some reports also suggest that the
screen might have
curved edges,
like the Samsung Galaxy S7
Edge.
This feature sees the rounded
edges of the XA1 Plus to
curve into the display, though it's not quite as obvious a design feature as the dual -
edge screen on the
likes of the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8.
The standard Mate 9 offers 2.5 D glass, which makes the
screen curve nicely into the frame,
like the Apple iPhone 7 does, but the Porsche Design model has a
curved display, again
like the Galaxy S7
edge.
The most prominent one was, of course, the near bezel-less display
screen, which mostly resembles what you see on the rugged Galaxy S8 Active, which doesn't come with
curved edges like the S8, S8 + and Note 8.
That may explain the only serious rumors we've seen surrounding the Moto Z3 so far, which depict a Galaxy S8 -
like curved front glass panel that drapes the
screen over the left and right
edges, along with minimal bezels above and below.
A little
like the Samsung S6
Edge, the BlackBerry has a screen with a curved e
Edge, the BlackBerry has a
screen with a
curved edgeedge.
You best
like futuristic - looking
edge - to -
edge displays, because this
screen wraps around the left and right sides of the handset with space - age
curved glass.
It appears from the rendering in the ad that the device has a
curved,
edge - to -
edge screen much
like the one that debuted with the Galaxy S8.
The image also shows minimum or no side bezels on the device and reveals a
curved front glass panel, which ties in to assertions that Samsung would deploy a
curved screen like that of the Galaxy S7
edge for the Galaxy S8.
These are minor improvements, as are the even more rounded
edges, which make the XZ1 feel more secure in hand and easier to hold — although without the gently
curving edges like you get on the Samsung Galaxy S8 it's still stretch to reach a finger across the
screen.
Much
like high - end Nokia phones, the G2's
screen is slightly
curved at the
edges.
You'll probably be paying a premium for a
curved screen that spills over the sides
like Samsung's Galaxy S7
Edge.
It gets even better as the renders clearly show that the next Note will have a
curved dual
edge screen, just like what the Galaxy S7 Edge carr
edge screen, just
like what the Galaxy S7
Edge carr
Edge carries.
The 2016 Note 7 has a
curved dual -
edge screen like what you see on the Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge + and the newer Galaxy S7 E
edge screen like what you see on the Galaxy S6
Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge + and the newer Galaxy S7 E
Edge, Galaxy S6
Edge + and the newer Galaxy S7 E
Edge + and the newer Galaxy S7
EdgeEdge.
Which has a 5.5 - inch
screen,
curved edges and, despite its huge $ 1,395 price tag, looks and feels a lot better than the Mate 9 (and a whole lot
like the Samsung Galaxy S7
edge, too).
Much
like the Galaxy Note 7, the
curves on the left and right
edges of the
screen are much less pronounced than we saw with previous
Edge branded devices, and in general they make the phone easier to use and hold.
For starters, earlier reports had shown that the phone will be coming in with a
curved dual -
edge display screen like the one we see on Samsung Galaxy S7 E
edge display
screen like the one we see on Samsung Galaxy S7
EdgeEdge.
And we still haven't seen either OLED
screens or a S8 clone with the
curved edge to
edge display which far more inexperienced companies
like Elephone have turned out at cheaper prices.
I have to confess though, while I easily prefer the looks of the
Edge, the
curved screen does make it feel
like it would be easier to drop.
As you all know with OLED
screens, the iPhone 8 will reportedly come in with a
curved design, possibly matching what we have already seen on the
likes of Samsung Galaxy S7
Edge, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Mi MIX, among others.
The launch of such a phone by Xiaomi was not expected, but many expected the
likes of Samsung and Apple to lead the way into this bezel-less
screen technology starting 2017, especially since the former already has one foot into the business with its
curved dual -
edge models.
The back of the phone features a glossy back finish while the phone's front sports a
curved,
edge - to -
edge screen like the one that has been rumored for months to be included on the Galaxy S8.Credit: SlashLeaks
Like Samsung and Xiaomi, Huawei P10 and P10 Plus will reportedly come with a
curved dual -
edge display
screen.
Looking at the CAD, the
screen curve is more dramatic
like on the S7
edge.
Like the Galaxy S7
Edge, the incoming HTC 11 is expected to come with a curved dual - edge screen whose edge touch is known as Edge Se
Edge, the incoming HTC 11 is expected to come with a
curved dual -
edge screen whose edge touch is known as Edge Se
edge screen whose
edge touch is known as Edge Se
edge touch is known as
Edge Se
Edge Sense.
And on the same lines, according to a new report, it looks
like the company will be ditching the flat
screens completely in favor of the dual
curved -
edge displays, which will be available in 2 variants.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is rumored to come with a 6 - inch QHD display
screen that dominates the entire front panel akin to the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, however, the
screen will be flat and not
curved edge like the latter.
While we're now well into the era of
curved screen smartphones, thanks to hits
like Samsung's Galaxy
Edge devices, Taiwanese manufacturer AUO has raised the bar with its new flexible phone concept.
While we
like the V30's
screen, the
curved edges can be frustrating.
That's why it's unlikely to feature an entire
screen curve like the LG or Samsung efforts of the past did, which didn't do so well - unlike the more recent S6 and S7
edge phones which are very popular.
According to a number of more recent reports, the iPhone 8 won't have a
curved screen like the Galaxy S8's dual
edge Infinity Display, as was initially rumored.
With OLED, it's believed Apple will deliver a
curved screen similar to what's offered in devices
like the Samsung Galaxy S7
Edge.
But just
like the latest revelation by Blass, it can not be confirmed that indeed the phone that will be released will feature a
curved screen similar to the Galaxy S7
Edge.
Consider other display innovations
like curved screens, which first debuted on the 2013 Samsung Galaxy Round and then went through a ton of iterations
like we saw on the Galaxy Note
Edge and Galaxy S6
Edge in 2014 and 2015.
The glass on the Spira E3X's
screen curves nicely towards the
edges — just
like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and iPhone 7 — and when it's laid down on a table face - up, this handset is quite a looker.
Samsung Galaxy S6
Edge Credit: Cherlynn LowOne of the features I
like most about the S6
Edge is that the
curved screen doubles as a clock when the rest of the display is off.
Phones with
curved displays
like Samsung's own Galaxy S7
Edge are forerunners of devices with more flexible
screens.
The S8 and S8 + also both have
curved displays,
like the S7
edge and Note 7, rather than a flat
screen like the S7.