>Curved edges Why is this even a thing? It serves no purpose

Are you jealous or something? Can't afford one? Sorry that you're poor mate

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>>58521440
I have an iPhone 7 buddy

This shit is just stupid

iPhone 5/5s is the pinnacle of phone design
you literally can't argue this

>>58521405
ive tried it, its pretty comfy

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>>58521528
Obviously you mean Nokia C7/701

It prevents use of full coverage tempered glass screen protectors and makes sure you have to pay for more expensive repairs.

>>58521573
ew

>>58521405
I've had an S2, S4, S5, and S6 and I couldn't agree with you more. I don't get it, I currently own an iPhone 6+ a phone is just a phone to me, and that shit is ugly.

>>58521539
How is it comfy?

>>58521405
it's a gimmick. gimmicks attract retards like shit attracts flies. no one knows why that happens. it just does.

there you go. that's why curved edges exist.

It's purpose is to increase accidental palm touches and thus decrease ease of use.
You are forced to use two hand fingertip grip, you drop the 800€ device, you buy a new one.
Pretty (((clever))) if you catch my implied meaning

>>58521580
>Battery lasts a week, is replaceable
>Can be used with one hand
>Lock slider
>Camera button
>Durable
>Fits inside your palm

If they added a modern screen, android and slightly upgraded hardware I wouldn't mind using that as my phone for the foreseeable future.

>>58521610
it's ugly

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this is what a phone should look like

>>58521618
Who cares if she excels at fellatio.

>>58521575
Oh, boy. We've got a winner.
/thread

>>58521405

can't sell phones based on performance specs anymore, so manufacturers are turning to gimmicks like this to sell them.

I think it also has the added benefit of making the phone easier to break. curved glass screen protectors are not a thing

Their idea of a passable excuse as to why they felt the need to phase out removable batteries. Edge features don't add any new functionality to the phone that it didn't already have.

Just my theory.

>>58521539
>comfy
Fuck off, retarded comfag.

>>58521643

user-replaceable batteries were phased out because of the constant pursuit of thinner phones, and now water/dust resistance being a huge selling point.

this again stems from the fact that performance advancements have stalled, so every new "advancement" has to be aesthetic or planned software obsolescence (see Google Daydream and Assistant, both of which are fully capable of working on older devices with a software update, but Google wants to move Pixels, so fuck users)

>>58521696
Samsung still makes phones with removable batteries, like the J line. They're targeted to different consumers, but the point still stands. I will agree that Edge contributed to a thinner phone body, which they have used as an excuse. It doesn't help that the S7E has a 3600 mAh battery. So battery size is not an issue, and neither should a removable partition.

Fuck manufacturers.

>>58521405

It's designed to distract you from the generic feel of Android OS.

>>58521628

I finally bailed and tried android, it's total shit.

>>58521528
It is good, but iPhone 7 LOOKS better. Except it's missing a fucking headphone jack

>>58521998
it's also to distract you from the fact that you're using an operating system manufactured by the world's biggest advertising agency.

Android was a mistake.

>>58521405
>and doesn't look good at all.
Well that's where you and I disagree. It is pretty worthless though.

>>58522016
Which phone manufacturer? If you tried Android on a Nexus or Motorola device it's god tier. All other manufacturers are shit and fiddle with the UI, Samsung being the worst offender.

>>58522016
no.

>>58521405

but it does look good, anon

>>58522048
LG something. It's running stock android 6.0. The phone is fine, it's the os that sucks, totally unrefined.

Have you ever watched porn on a S7E? It's very immersive

>>58522180
Sorry to hear that

I'm guessing you're an iToddler

I actually wouldn't mind having an iPhone but there are a few things I couldn't tolerate like the lack of fast scrolling, shit battery life, no SD card slot and no file management.

>>58521405

couldn't agree more, the ad that showed someone checking a message at the table on the edge so not to be rude seems to be the only possible use

>>58522262

Nope, former Windows Phone user. But I get why Iphone users love their shit. I really had no idea how boring android was until I switched.

>>58521405
The smartphone can't inovate anymore so they have to make stuff like that.

i have the oneplus 2, it's berry comfy :^)

>>58521405
It's pointless and probably annoying in use but it actually does look pretty cool and futuristic. Too bad the rest of the hardware looks like a cheap iPhone clone with a nasty branding.

>>58521528
Pretty much.

>>58522022
Camera bump.

>>58521405
Gimmick + no generic replacement screens = cashcow

>>58521462
Is this bait?

I exchanged my note 7 in for an iPhone 7 and this thing is a peice of shit. Feels like it and looks like it. If you've ever held a note 7 or s7 edge you'll understand why curved displays are a thing. Plus no side bezels.

>>58521618
No, your taste is just shit.

>>58521405
it does look good. s7e is objectively the best looking phone on the market.

also, with the always on display it shows notifications and news on the edge, but that's pretty useless.

>>58521462
Lol holy crap look at that bump

>>58521405
iPhone is the best console, and nobody could ever fucking speak against it. When I first got an iPhone, I was so excited that I wouldn't be trashy anymore. I got so many friends with the iPhone 5C's stunning colors and sexyness, and that isn't even half of it. It has over 30 GB worth of data. I was able to store, if I recall, 10,000 photos and it would only take up 4 gigabytes. It would play games that would seem laggy to a console and turn it into a lagless portable experience. I am a true fucking gamer, I play Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Flappy Bird, and Clash of Clans daily, I can message friends and stay up to date, I can talk to people with my face and always remember how my friends looked like, I can take endless photos with no worry about using data, and I could browse infinite pages of the internet, which a shitty console can't do. The PC, Wii, PS4, and Xbox 1 can't do any of this shit. Compete with that, consoletards. Also, nice trolling fucko, with you're not including you're fucking iPhone, get your facts strate Android fuckers.

>>58521462
>not the plus
>manlett hands
>supreme cuck

>>58521462
>I have an iPhone 7 buddy
so he was right then.

Iphone 6s or Galaxy S7?

I have a choice to get either for free.

>>58523007
yeah asked this before weeks ago, you fucking faggot. your shitty parents still haven't you bought one or the other?

>>58522052
>dae le fuck xher opinionsss xD

>>58522262
Well, if you have a social life you can facetime anyone with an iPhone, and imessage has allowed users to send text messages via Wi-Fi for a while. I have an iPhone and the battery lasts a while there's no complaints here. Also when I switched from an S6 the operating system is smooth, the messaging application would sometimes lag if I had too many undeleted messages, I set mine to like 2000. The lack of being able to download files from the internet is disappointing, would be nice to be able to torrent mp3 files, or simply torrent anything in general.There's a lot of freedom associated with Android versus iOS, but iOS seems a bit more refined.

>>58522606
>nokia c7
>taste

oh anon

>>58522262
>I'm guessing you're an iToddler
>can't read for shit
>calls others iToddler
wew

>>58523116
Different anon,

I currently have a 6s, my brother is getting a S7 and my dad asked if I wanted one as well, if I put my 6s trade in value towards it.

>>58523007
S7 you prick. I traded my note 7 in for an iPhone 7 over the s7 and will forever regret it.

>>58522606
It's pretty ugly

Nokia are pretty good designers, something Lumia from the mid windows phone era like the 800 or even the n9 looks way better

>>58523186

>and imessage has allowed users to send text messages via Wi-Fi for a while.
Android: replace stock SMS app with Signal, and text messages are sent encrypted to other Signal users, over wifi if enabled.

>>58521462
Too poor for jet black.

What a poor nigger.

>>58521575
>not knowing about the curved tempered glass screen covers
>even using a screen cover since gorilla glass 3 with a decent bumper case

>>58523209
tell your dad not to be a jew and spend the extra few dollars for s7e.

>>58521528
Even as an ardent Apple-hater I'd have to agree, although no good looks are worth having to use the locked-down pos that is ios

>>58523186
If you have a social life you hangout with people not omegle video chat on a tiny screen. No reason to talk to people far away if you can just meet new people to actually hangout with.

>>58523186
>Well, if you have a social life you can facetime anyone with an iPhone

You can do that with Android just as easily. That being said, the video call gimmick is only really used by parents to speak to their young children. The vast majority of adults don't care to speak to their friends via video call

>>58521440
>Makes it easier to break
>Makes content look weird due to the curves

No advantage for having it

>>58523007
s7 without a doubt

>>58523007
S7 bro

>>58521405
So clumsy people drop their phones easier and have to buy replacements sooner

It really doesn't have a practical use, it's just a needless feature to justify a new phone to sell.

I just want a flip phone with a decent camera 13mp'ish that can also record vidya and has an mSD slot to store it all. Symbian or whatever basic bitch for contacts all that is all I need. I can live without texting as long as I can read them (notifications). My car reads them off to me anyways.

>>58521598
Not the same, but it has some side swipe features like speed dial. It's surprisingly easy to hold, and I can see some status notifications when the phone is face down.
I've got an s7 edge, no regrets.

>>58521628
I would totally try out a Windows phone if it actually had apps.

I keep hoping for the day MS announces the Surface phone along with a list of developers on board to create apps for it.

A phone should be shaped like a pocket manual with one chamfered side and one cornered side.

I have s7e. I kinda like the edges. Its a gimmick, for sure, but I like the way it looks - and if I'm going to use the device every day for a few years, it better please my eye

>>58521405
I have an edge and it feels amazing to hold in the standard position, however holding on the side always either feels like you're touching the screen to much or you feel like you're losing your grip on it.

>>58521405
To make it even harder for the end user to replace the parts

>>58521440
>WHAT'S WRONG, POORFAG?
>CAN'T AFFORD A BAG OF SHIT?

>>58521405
My sister bought an S6 Edge. She dropped it and broke the screen in under a month. Same thing happened to her previous phone.
Women shouldn't be allowed to have advanced electronics.

>>58525469
Yeah, desu I like the look. I may not spend money on something for that reason, but it does look good and if the phone met my needs at a good price then I'd be totally on it.

>>58526298
I got mine for 450€ second hand while it currently sells for something like 700€. It was right on my limit what to pay for a phone and I knew that nougat update is coming soon so I upgraded from oneplus one.

I was gonna get the note7 but they blew up, so I went with s7e and bought a note 10.1 2014 for stylus use.

No regrets yet.

It looks pretty sexy, feels nice and makes the device thinner horizontally.

t. Posting from an S7 Edge

>>58521528
>screen is only 3 inches across

lol no

>>58526499
I have a s7 edge, just got it, didn't have a case for it straight away and man that thing is made to drop, so slippery.

>>58521405
glad i got the flat s7

>>58526489
it's not even worth 450€ new, you stupid nigger. congrats on being a consumer whore

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>>58521628
>not using the pinnacle of phone design

>>58523007
s7

>>58527290
>not picking an xperia with the led bar thing
It's the most convenient thing i've ever seen.
Red pulse?
Battery low.
White pulse?
Unread SMS.
Orange pulse?
Missed call.
Blue pulse?
Skype.

You can customize them, of course.

>>58527413
z5c has that

>>58527474
I see.
Carry on, then.

>>58522037
Not sure if Donald Trump or autistic.

>>58521628
>horrible tiny screen with xbox hueg bezels.
No wonder Nokia died and is now owned by chinks.

>>58521405
>It serves no purpose whatsoever

Not true. Your worrying whether your finger still has a screen at the edge is awesome OP.

>>58521405
The s3 had the best curved display, ie, not a curved display, just curved glass that wrapped to the edges.

>>58527290
>plastic and glass
Maybe as burner phone.

>>58521405
they're running out of gimmicks to sell every yeary

>>58526499
How much does it cost to replace this screen?

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First of all, it does look good. Secondly, curved screens are the future. The next Galaxy and iPhone will be fully curved. If you don't like it, go buy a flip phone.

>>58521598
its just comfy in the hand, seems like theres less pressure on ur fingers when ur talking on it because muh roundedness

>>58527785
The word you're looking for is chamfered edge.

>>58529252
Hey KFCHD. How goes the dope tech review lifestyle, you massive shill?

>>58527413
All android phones have a notification led....????

>>58521462
Sorry but I like my headphone jack

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>>58521405

i guess people are interested in things that are just different and nothing else. also there is some "bragging rights" that come with it. I know it's "hey, you can't afford eating premium shit?" tier bragging but there's that.

I am happy with my xperia and also happy that sony isn't pushing curved shit but rather tries new things like making a 4k smartphone. It's of course a topic for a debate if having 4k on a fucking small screen makes any goddamn sense but i would rather have manufacturers go for higher resolutions then trying to bend the edges for no reason.

>>58527413
1. Thats not the only phone to have it. It's pretty common for Android
2. I've found the Moto Display shit to be a better version of the same concept.

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>>58526153

>>58523007
s7 this isnt even a question

>>58523007
s7 international variant. the snapdragon has a locked bootloader and somewhat worse battery life.

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Why do these memes still exist?
>phone edge made out of plastic that is painted like metal, chips off instantly
>phone back made out of leather or REALLY ugly plastic (Galaxy S4/5 and LG G4)
>back button not on left side
>physical home button
>pentile shit
>phone can handle dual sim but only without using an SD card
>back made out of glass
>no removable battery
>"only our special tools can open this phone"
>phone has a shitty screen
>NO SD SLOT
>NO HEADPHONE JACK

>>58527413
I have an Xperia U with the transparent LED stripe. It's pretty good for a notification LED replacement (which is only possible with a custom ROM, the original firmware only did stupid things with the LED bar)

>>58521528
4 and 4S were the pinnacle of phone design, everything went downhill from there
>inb4 glass back can crack
I said design from an aesthetics perspective only

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>>58521405
iv'e had a s7 edge since around june, and i can say that the curved edges are useless. Its a neat looking gimmick that has no practical functionality. Sure you have the little widget menu you can access by sliding along the right edge, but i never use it since theres no point. The curved edges really fuck up getting cases for the phone, since the edges slightly come above most cases for it which makes dropping it the scariest shit. You get used to them after using it for a bit, but overall its just a stupid gimmick, it will probably die out.

The only thing that I hate about Edge is that the screen is worth almost 1/2 of the phone's price, which is a fucking pain when you accidentaly broke it.

>>58523007
If you can get it for cheap, the 6S.

iPhones are more resilient for some reason.

But I might be biased here since Samsung soured me over their flimsy phones. They are quite easy to break.