S6 Edge Plus The New

All those tweaks to the aperture and pixel size mean the S7 Edge takes fantastic pictures after the sun goes down, and the results are way beyond any Samsung camera before it.

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Its by far our preference over the Galaxy S7, though, and is without a doubt one of the best looking, most comfortable to hold, and accomplished smartphones yet to be released.

But are the differences major enough that youd want to grab the S7 Edge as soon as possible We find out by putting the two Edge phones head-to-head.

Snapdragon 820 octa-core processor, which runs cooler, faster, and more efficiently than previous versions.

Buy an international model, and itll be equipped with a Samsung Exynos chip, which is expected to perform identically to the Qualcomm model, but we have yet to put it to the test ourselves.

Thats a massive change in direction for Samsung, having abandoned external storage options over the past few years on its S-series devices.

Samsung says itll return up to ten hours additional talk time, but we only got a days worth of moderate phone use during our review.

Thats better than the S6 Edge, though, which often struggled to make it through the working day.

Not so with the S7 Edge, its more rounded, has a curved rear panel, and is infinitely more comfortable to hold.

Its even thinner and has a larger display, yet its very compact.

In fact, the iPhone 6S Plus dwarfs the S7 Edge, even though the two phones share the same size display.

The phones still slippery, so some added heft makes it feel more secure in the hand.

You wont want to drop it though, because the phones still made of glass and will shatter on hard impact.

However, the body is IP68 water and dust resistant, so it wont mind getting wet, which is something the S6 Edge wouldnt like at all.

The Super AMOLED screen is still a beauty, and the 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution is identical, but the pixel density drops slightly due to the larger display size.

S6 Edge Plus The New

Not that youll notice, plus the new always-on information screen makes up for any tiny drop in quality.

It adds enhanced functionality for the Edge display, which is slid in with a swipe along the phones side, where youll find all sorts of shortcuts, a news feed, and quick access to apps.

Its has increased the Edge displays usefulness considerably.

It also slows down the update process, potentially leaving phones vulnerable to security risks.

The experience is very similar on both devices, and while not terrible, it could be improved on both phones.

The S7 Edges camera has 12 megapixels to the S6 Edges 16 megapixels, but the pixel size is larger, and the aperture now rates at f1.7 rather than f1.9.

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