The only real spec difference between the Galaxy S7 and the Edge is battery capacity. The S7 has a 3,000mAh battery, while the Galaxy S7 Edge boasts a 3,600mAh pack. The slight upgrade in battery size should be negligible because the Edge has a larger screen, but it actually matters.

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The phone supports both fast charging and dual-standard wireless charging. Using the included fast charger, we got the phone from zero to fully charged in around 90 minutes. The Galaxy S7 runs Android 6.0. 1 Marshmallow with Samsung's skin over it, on a 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.

The only major differences are in battery life and design, but that's enough to push the S7 Edge into the lead, and make it our Editors' Choice for Android phones. The S7 Edge borrows ideas from a whole bunch of last year's Samsung phones, and puts them together in the right combination.

Samsung's smartphone camera technology makes shooting in any condition - even low light – result in high quality photos, every time. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is one the leading smartphones on the market.

The only major differences are in battery life and design, but that's enough to push the S7 Edge into the lead, and make it our Editors' Choice for Android phones. The S7 Edge borrows ideas from a whole bunch of last year's Samsung phones, and puts them together in the right combination.

Overall, gaming performance is slick and smooth on the Galaxy S7 Edge. That's not to say there weren't some times where it got a bit stuttery – when playing Real Racing 3 with 20 cars crashing together on screen at once the performance coughed a little bit.

The Galaxy S7 edge comes with a new and improved edge panel providing enhanced usability. This is the same as the feature found on the S6 edge in which you can assign your favourite contacts to shortcuts on the curved edge. This new feature lets you choose five of your most used apps and add them into the edge panel.

it's not that great of a performing phone anymore. it's kind of slow. it doesn't it kind of feels bogged down every time you do anything with it. so that's kind of the sad thing going on with the Galaxy S7.

The iPhone 7 is more powerful and cheaper, yet the Galaxy S7 Edge has a headphone jack and offers a better display. It really comes down to personal preference as to which one you will buy.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was launched along with the Samsung Galaxy S7. The dual-curve display featuring handset also comes with IP68 certification that saves it from water for 30 minutes up to 1.5 metre depth.