Incredible Samsung Galaxy Note 20 display to square off against Huawei P40

Samsung Galaxy Note 20, set to launch in July, is already shaping up to be a powerhouse of a phone. It’s likely to have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 that made the Samsung Galaxy S20 so successful, alongside one of the S20’s excellent camera sets. 

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However, what sets the Note series apart is its huge screen and state-of-the-art S Pen stylus. Together, two bridge the gap between tablet and smartphone, allowing a greater surface area to work on and a more advanced way to do it. 

That screen could be about to get even bigger. A new patent filed by Samsung and spotted by Dutch news outlet LetsGoDigital shows a phone using a four-sided curved screen in an “overflow” style, with the corners remaining part of the phone’s back casing for additional support. 

Although it’s not confirmed to be for a Note phone, as Samsung’s next big release on the horizon, it does make sense to include it here. It’s also a great feature for the Note, which relies heavily on getting a huge working surface area onto a phablet and in people’s pockets, in order to make the most of its S Pen technology. 

It’s no wonder the Galaxy Note 20’s working title is reportedly “canvas” inside Samsung’s dev team. While the small portion of a curved surface is difficult to interact with for many people’s thumbs, the fine point of an S Pen could be just the thing, incorporating stylus-operated sliding technology for some settings and apps. 

Can the four-sided waterfall display work? Yes. We’ve already seen a similar design at work in the Huawei P40 series. The P40 Pro and Pro Plus pack a 6.58” vibrant Always-On Display with a four-sided “overflow”, a curved screen on all sides (bar the corners) that’s almost bezel-less. The Huawei P40 received a 6.1” display with the same design.

With Oppo’s Find X2, OnePlus 8 and the Huawei P40 series, Samsung finds itself surrounded by all sides despite a strong showing with the S20 series at the start of the year. 

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20, with a four-sided overflow display able to interact with the stylus, could help the Korean company retain its hold on the premium smartphone market. 

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