Samsung today announced that its Galaxy Note Edge smartphone will launch in the U.S. on November 14. Furthermore, the Korean company confirmed that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and U.S. Cellular will all carry the device, which will also be sold in Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy.
Samsung didn’t share specific pricing and availability for each carrier. We will update you below as they make their own announcements.
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Sprint didn’t reveal color options but did say the smartphone will be available for $0 down plus 24 monthly payments of $35 (plus tax). That comes out to $870.
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T-Mobile also didn’t share color options but did say the smartphone will be available for $0 down (and $36.25/month for 24 months) online and in participating stores nationwide. That comes out to $840, and a service plan is of course required.
First announced on September 3, the Galaxy Note Edge is already available in South Korea and Japan, and Samsung confirmed earlier that it will arrive in the U.S., China, Australia, Russia, and India by the end of this year. The device, which the company touts as “the first smartphone of its kind with a functional curved display,” is not expected to arrive in Canada this year.
To refresh your memory, here are the device’s specifications:
- 2.7 GHz quad-core processor
- 5.6 inch (141.9mm) Quad HD Super AMOLED (2560 x 1440 + 160) display
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Camera: 16MP autofocus rear-facing with Smart OIS and 3.7MP front-facing with f1.9
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v 4.1 (BLE, ANT+), IR LED (remote control), USB 2.0, MHL 3.0
- Sensors: gesture, accelerometer, geo-magnetic, gyroscope, RGB, IR-LED, proximity, barometer, Hall sensor, finger scanner, UV, heart rate monitoring, SpO2 (dependent on market)
- Memory: 32GB internal storage, microSD slot (up to 128GB), and 3GB RAM
- Dimensions: 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3mm, 174g
- Battery: Li-ion 3,000 mAh, fast charging (Adaptive Fast Charging & QC 2.0)
You can read our hands-on with the device here. Spoiler alert: We found it stylish but awkward.
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