Samsung was in the news when they bent their display for the first time on a smartphone and called it the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. However, the bent display is an excellent feature when it comes to display real estate. The display bent around one edge gave room for additional icons, touch buttons and notifications, leaving you the entire other part of the display for practical view.
Taking this strategy ahead with the new, tad-extra display screen, Samsung has happily placed two edges on the new flagship smartphone for 2015, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. The S6 Edge now comes with dual edges, one on each side of the display screen, giving you even more room for additional icons, control and even notifications.
Since they seems to be one of first to extend the display around the edges, developers seem need to yet make apps that can take advantage of the edge (extra) display area.
However, a tech website from Korea (Asia Today) reported that Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have a display issue in the extreme edges of the display area. A video showing the issue has also been recorded, clearly gives away the (possible) flaw.
Apparently, both the flagship Galaxy smartphones seem to have a problem with the display near the extreme edges, which touches the bezel. The issue is with the touch sensor and not with the display itself. The touch sensor is not able to recognize touch inputs. The video shows the person scribbling and writing on the affected display area and the sensor limits it by a few pixels. Given that the bent display (edge) is the main area where the user is supposed to swipe for gestures, the issue could cause a problem with certain apps.
What is worse is that Samsung cannot resolve the issue with a software update because it seems that the display has a limitation to the physical touch sensors in the given affected area.
Samsung could take this issue into consideration and make sure that the next batch of smartphones that are manufactured are free of the problem. Also they could call back the handsets already in the market and have them replaced. If Samsung ignores the issue stating that it is a minor area and cannot be treated as a big flaw, they could be in for some serious trouble. However, it is left best in Samsung’s interest to deal with the matter.
If you are out to buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 or the S6 Edge, we urge you to do a similar test using a drawing / doodling app and check if your display has the same issue. This could very well state that the problem has been rectified from Samsung’s end in future batches.
