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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge - 5.0 / 5
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Familiar design
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm, 157g Dual curved display edges Glass back gives premium feel Blue coral, black, gold, white, silver, pink gold colours
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Hardware and performance
- Exynos 8 Octa or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM 32GB storage + microSD Fingerprint scanner
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Battery life
- 3600mAh battery Fast charging Micro-USB connection
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Dazzling display
- 5.5-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 534ppi Dual curved AMOLED
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Software
Launched on Android Marshmallow Updated to Android Nougat in early 2017
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To recap
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is an excellent smartphone, fusing together wonderful design and performance, with few weaknesses. The software could be tamed down a little more, but the Galaxy S7 edge is a star and one of the hottest handsets of 2016, showing strength going into 2017.