Ukusukela ukuba i-Samsung inike ukubuyela kumxholo esasinawo njenge-smartphone xa yayisungula i-Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, abavelisi abaninzi bandise isikhokelo se-smartphone sabo ukuba siphele. UXiaomi noHuawei kwiimodeli zabo zamva nje yimizekelo emibini ecacileyo yale meko intsha. USony ukwabonakala ngathi ufuna ukujoyina le meko, kungekudala okanye kamva bonke abavelisi baya kunyanzeliswa ukuba bafikelele ukuba bafuna ukuhlala benokhetho kubasebenzisi. Namhlanje kwaye xa ithiyori kukho ngaphezulu nje kweenyanga ezimbini ngaphambi kokuba i-Galaxy S8 ibhengezwe ngokusesikweni, uninzi lwamahemuhemu lubonisa ukuba esi siginali sitsha siya kuba nomlinganiso wescreen omkhulu kune-90% ngaphambili.
NgokweKorea Herald, iSamsung ingayilahla imodeli yeplanethi, Ukuqalisa kuphela imodeli ye-Edge, Imodeli eneebezels ezijikeleziweyo kwaye akukho zakhelo kumacala omabini, kulandela imeko yenqaku elingalunganga le-7, ethi sonke siyayazi, irhoxisiwe kwintengiso kwiinyanga ezimbini emva kokumiliselwa kwayo ngenxa yokuqhuma kwesi sixhobo.
Ngokususa imodeli ethe tyaba, inkampani yaseKorea yayiza kumilisela iimodeli ezimbini zokubonisa: enye i-intshi ye-5,7 kunye no-6,2-intshi enye, Zombini zinempawu ezifanayo kwaye apho ekuphela kwento eya kutshintsha iya kuba bubungakanani besikrini. Ngokususa izakhelo zesiphelo sendlela, ubungakanani besiphelo abunakukonyuswa kakhulu, ke abasebenzisi beli screen abanakuchaphazeleka kukonyuka kobungakanani bescreen, esiya kuthi sitsalwe yimiphetho enokuthi isebenze ukuphela kwetheminali.
Ngokubhekisele kwiitheminali ezinokuthi zisongwe kwixesha elizayo nalapho inkampani ibisebenza khona iminyaka eliqela ibhalisa amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza, kubonakala ngathi kusekutsha kubo ukuba baqale ukufikelela kwintengiso ngexabiso elifikelelekayo, nangona Amanye amarhe athi inkampani esekwe eKorea inokubonisa imodeli yokuqala eCES ibibanjwe ekuqaleni konyaka eLas Vegas.