The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the S7's bigger and curvier sibling. And it's all kinds of hot.
The futuristic metal and glass design is an evolution of the S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus.
It's still a showstopper in public, but this time, Samsung's refined it in all the right
places - inside and out.
The metal frame is sleeker and the bulging camera hump has been flattened. But, the glass
back is still a fingerprint magnet.
Like all of Samsung's flagship phones, the S7 Edge's 5.5 inch quad HD resolution screen
is absolutely stunning.
The phone's curved sides still catch reflections and videos and photos will still bend along
them. But I got used to it after a few days.
The S7 Edge also has a nifty new "Always On" display, which shows the time, calendar, and
other widgets without you needing to turn on the entire screen.
Because of the way the screen's sides curve, the phone's dimensions are smaller, which
makes it more pocketable.
The S7 Edge is easier to use with one hand compared to the wide iPhone 6s Plus.
Below the screen is a home button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone
and authenticate payments made with Samsung Pay. In my tests the fingerprint sensor is
comparable to the iPhone's touch ID sensor, meaning it's super fast.
The S7 Edge runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Samsung's own Touchwiz interface on top. Thanks
to the phone's processing muscle, Touchwiz flies.
The entire OS is buttery smooth and there's no lag anywhere. This time around, the Edge
features are more useful. You get more app shortcuts, shortcuts to specific tasks, like
texting a specific person, more detailed news headlines, and sports scores.
Oh, and there's an awesome compass.
And a handy ruler.
Two and a half inches. That's a solid park.
Basically, a lot of the productivity features the original Note Edge had that Samsung left out
on last year's phone.
Great cameras matter a lot nowadays and the S7 Edge delivers. It has the same 12 megapixel
rear camera and 5 megapixel front facing camera as the S7. Both with fast f1.7 apertures that
let in more light when shooting in low light situations.
The S7 Edge might have one of the best cameras out of any Android phone yet.
Samsung took a lot of flak for dropping the micro SD card slot and water resistance for
the S6. Well, Samsung listened. You can expand the phone's 32 GB of internal storage up to
200 GB.
And submerge the phone in up to 5 feet of water for up to 30 minutes.
Samsung's also tossed in a bigger battery. The S7 Edge easily lasted an entire day without
any problems and sometimes a day and a half.
If you asked me last year if the Edge model was worth paying extra for, I would have said
no. But ask me again this year and my answer is yes. With the S7 Edge, you're getting a
bigger screen and edge panels that are actually useful. Not to mention, one helluva sexy phone.