Samsung's experiment made consumer product, the Galaxy Note Edge, is already available in international unlocked versions and through AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. The next American carrier to bite on the device with the curved screen is US Cellular, which will start selling the Note Edge on Wednesday. A standard two-year contract will get you the phone for a hefty $399 (which is actually in line with AT&T and Sprint's contract pricing), or you can split the payments up into undisclosed bits with no money down. The press release didn't mention a non-contract price, but the unconventional phone runs between $850 and $950 elsewhere.

If you need a refresher, the Note Edge is mostly identical to the Galaxy Note 4, with the addition of that distinctive partially curved screen that slides onto the bezel and some extra software to take advantage of it. The AMOLED screen itself is slightly smaller at 5.6", but its resolution is actually a bit larger thanks to the 160 pixel strip on the side (2560x1440 standard area). Underneath is a 2.7Ghz quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage plus a MicroSD card slot, and 16MP and 3.7Mp cameras on the rear and front, respectively. Software is Android 4.4 plus Samsung's skin and apps, plus even more customized apps to display information and selectable tools on the curved portion of the screen.

In David Ruddock's review, he found the Galaxy Note Edge to be more of a gimmick than a genuine innovation, with the extra functions on the curved portion of the screen offering very little in terms of functionality. Compared to the Galaxy Note 4, the Edge offers a few interesting tricks that, for most users, won't justify the extra cost. Still, if you must have the absolute newest device in a unique package, US Cellular will be more than happy to oblige later this week.