I love the curbs mainly for me its about size, I get a 5.5 inch display in the smallest near possible handset size. This phone dwarfs the iPhone 6 plus a phone I felt was too big as a daily handset. An important consideration with the edge screen is that it helps you pack a much bigger screen in relatively narrow chassis. for example line up the S7 edge alongside the Iphone 6s + and you will see how much wider the iphone is in comparison. Therefore aside from the limited software benefits of the edge screen ( ie the edge panels which I agree are not useful) , the edge screen performs a very significant function which is to give you an almost bezel-less phone on the sides.