Samsung Galaxy Note Edge: reviews of the curve-screened phone

The Note Edge's unique curvey screen has got tongues wagging but can it beat the likes of the iPhone 6?

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Samsung surprised guests at the Berlin IFA technology show yesterday with its new Galaxy Note Edge phone. For the most part, it is similar to Samsung's new Note 4 – also unveiled at yesterday's show – but it is the Note Edge's unique screen that has caught the tech world's attention. It's flat at the front but bends around the right-hand side of the handset and can display notifications like a ticker. Critics have been eagerly testing the phone, also known as a phablet (phone-tablet hybrid) due to the size of its display. Here are their conclusions...

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