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this episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by harrys.com do you remember what this was this was an image of the once rumored Samsung Galaxy s5 of course the s5 ended up looking like a band-aid but look a little closer what is that a distinctive edged or curved display is it conceivable that Samsung had the curved technology in the bank 2 years ago and just saved it for the Galaxy s6 the things that make you say so exactly what is it about the galaxy s6 edge that has proven to be so popular just over a year ago Samsung released the Galaxy Note edge the first product to use the new form factor the product was said to be manufactured in limited numbers would be released in select markets only and came at a truly premium price point the general public's reaction was not exactly favorable and indeed when the sales numbers came in they weren't impressive less than 700,000 units has been sold since last February the Note edge which has exclusive features that make use of the unique form factor has largely been forgotten even if some thought it was superior to the standard note 4 on the other hand the s6 edge has so few legitimate features that some of us felt it wasn't worth purchasing yet seemingly everyone is the note is aimed at a fundamentally different crowd than the s-line it's obviously much larger both in terms of screen size and footprint and it comes with a stylus the s-pen and a productivity suite custom-made to take advantage of the accessory I think it is safe to say that the king of phablets the Galaxy Note or the Note edge is primarily geared to harder core geeks perhaps the issue here is simply one of timing or momentum while Samsung announced the Galaxy Note edge at the same time as the note for the former released much later than the latter almost two months in some countries and more in others it's conceivable that many of the customers who would have bought the Note edge simply didn't because they didn't want to wait and because the note 4 was largely the same exact phone - the curved display on the other hand the galaxy s6 edge was announced and released simultaneously with the standard s6 and thus customers had a clear choice from the very beginning perhaps had Samsung at least provide working samples of the note edge when the note 4 was released customers could have seen what was waiting down the line and made a conscious decision to wait while there are a fair number of people act by the unibody seal design employed by the Galaxy s6 edge it's arguably a minority assuming such as the case it would follow that the design of the Galaxy Note edge while nice with the metal frame was still just to Samsung it featured a cheap plastic removable back and generally wasn't viewed as a truly premium phone despite the semi metal make on the other hand the s6 edge is a totally redesigned phone in every sense of the word the glass and metal make has eliminated any trace of plastic the design is inspired by those that came before it and still looks fresh even TouchWiz itself has been refined and toned down to be a much lighter and brighter experience perhaps a great deal of mainstream consumers were truly impressed by the s6 edge and its craftsmanship could the success of the Galaxy s6 edge be an indication that mainstream customers are simply tired of traditional devices and are therefore seeking ways that they can straight from the pack the s6 edge also has a major wow factor going for it that competing flag ships like the iPhone 6 and HTC One m9 simply don't if phones are now an extension of the individual who owns them it seems perfectly logical that people want to seem as cutting edge stylish and even ahead of the curve so I will admit it I thought the whole curve edge thing was a bit of a gimmick when I first saw it but you guys seem to love it and there's so much natural buzz about the phone I mean people just want to talk about it we found the need to just do another show about the s6 edge because there was that much buzz and talk about it so let me know in the comments below what you guys think how many of you thought that it was going to be a gimmick - and how many of you made the connection that I did with this rumoured image of the s5 maybe that was a prototype or do you guys think let me know I'm a hairy dude I'm like this everywhere I can grow hair up here - I don't because my wife is into the whole doctor evil thing the point is this hairy beast knows a thing or two about shaving and that's why I'm grateful for our beloved sponsor harrys.com because they got some sweet rays yes it's super affordable and it ships right to my door for free but what I really like is the premium heft feel it feels like something my grandfather would use me likey if you go to harrys.com now Harry's will give you five dollars off if you type in our coupon code Android with your first purchase that's harrys.com and enter a coupon code Android at checkout for five dollars off your starter set and start shaving smarter today thanks for watching android army my name is Jace love to connect with you right here on Google+ or Twitter and I read all the comments below you don't wanna forget about my brothers in Android Josh Joe and the tech ninja Kevin lawn and Chris Gary Nash and tail all working super hard to be your source for all things