Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

AndroidPit | Tony Balt

What's more, the S6 Edge has introduced inventive features such as lightning-fast charging and a quick-launch camera gesture, as well as delivering on the essentials with outstanding performance, a sensational display and probably the best smartphone camera on the market.

Expert Reviews | Christopher Minasians

It's expensive but the Galaxy S6 Edge is the most powerful Android phone to date, and its gorgeous curves make it very desirable too

Know Your Mobile | Paul Briden

Design. Power. Performance. Imaging. Connectivity. Features –– the Galaxy S6 EDGE, like its EDGE-less brother, has them all to the max.

Recombu | Alex Todd

If you want a device that looks and feels like it's on the bleeding edge (no pun intended) of mobile technology, this is that product.

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Featuring a double-edged curved screen with special edge display features, it's one of the best-looking phones you can buy. It's also super-powerful, with an 8-core processor, outstanding cameras, plenty of memory and the latest Lollipop flavour of Android. But make sure you're sitting down before you look at the price!

What Hi-Fi?

A stunning handset, inside and out. It might be pricey but it's worth it for a phone this special

Stuff | Andrew Williams

Really, it's a terrific phone. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is crazy-expensive and is therefore going to be restricted to the most dedicated of gadget fans. If that's you, then we applaud you. And we know you'll be very happy together.

Digital Spy | Ian Morris

The S6 Edge is a fabulous little phone. It's small, light and beautiful while still managing to be one of the most powerful handsets on the market. Like all great phones, it's a handset that makes you want to feel it. You want to use it purely because the design rewards your fingers.

The Gadget Show

This is a great phone in just about every respect. And as part of the bargain you get something that feels better than any phone Samsung has made before. The high price keeps it out of reach of many, but rarely do we so want to get on-board with something that is likely to be seen by so many as a bit of a gimmick.

Pocket-lint | Mike Lowe

When design is done correctly it fuses aesthetics with functionality. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge does exactly that; it's a phone that will turn heads, rightfully reinforcing its position as the most enticing flagship on the market and the most exciting phone we've seen for some generations. Best go raid the piggy bank.

What Mobile | Alex Yau

Looks aren't the only good thing the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has going for it. An incredibly fast-processor will allow you to go through functions without any noticeable delay. Battery life doesn't last all day with intensive use and that metal frame can make the phone uncomfortable to hold. But those are only small flaws when you look at the phone's overall positives.

Neowin | Nirave Gondhia

I'd say that the Galaxy S6 Edge is the smartphone that redefines what a modern flagship smartphone should be. From the outstanding display and camera to the vastly improved software and excellent performance, the Galaxy S6 Edge is everything I could look for in a flagship smartphone and more.

phoneArena | John V.

Cost aside, if we're to choose a phone in this latest series, we'd have to go with the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge mainly because it's every bit the class-leading performer of its sibling, but in a more aesthetically pleasing design. If you have the money, we would vouch heavily to go with this one.

NotebookCheck | Daniel Schmidt

With or without a rounded display, the smartphones from the Galaxy S6-series are equipped with the latest hardware components and the Galaxy S6 Edge once again shows how innovative the Koreans can be. You will have to decide for yourself whether the hefty additional charge of 150 Euros is really justified. The Edge is certainly an eye-catcher, but it does not offer any must-have features that would require a rounded display.

TheEffect.Net | David McGinley

Samsung really have knocked it out of the park. It's better than the Alpha and S5 in so many ways. If you're looking for a smartphone, get a Samsung Galaxy S6.

Brighthand | Dragan Petric

The Galaxy S6 Edge takes everything great about the excellent Galaxy S6 and puts it in a more elegant package. If you have money to burn, it's the high-end Galaxy phone to get.

Trusted Reviews | Evan Kypreos

It's easy to dismiss the Galaxy S6 Edge as a folly, but you shouldn't. It has one of the best cameras on a phone ever, it looks incredible and its minor shortcomings are forgivable. It's not a perfect 10 – better battery life and ergonomics would have made it that – but it's damn close.

Mashable | Pete Pachal

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is gorgeous, but don't get too lost in its enticing curves: Their compromises don't justify the phone's premium price tag.

TechnoBuffalo | Todd Haselton

Most folks will be better served by the Galaxy S6, which is why this phone is receiving the same score despite its extra cost but arguably better looking industrial design. Even still, it's the best phone Samsung has ever built.

Mobile Choice | Sunetra Chakravarti

Yes, the Edge is revolutionary in design, but currently it is just that. It does not revolutionise or change the way we use smartphones. Additionally, it also makes the phone very tricky to hold during conversations as you are in danger of setting off the speaker midway through your chat.

CNET UK | Jessica Dolcourt

The new crowned king. The Edge's rounded edges are so successful because the phone's smoothness draws you in the minute you hold it in your hands and behold its slightly convex screen.

The Telegraph | Rhiannon Williams

Samsung have excelled themselves by making their first handset that looks as good as an iPhone.

The Street | Gary Krakow

The best edge feature is reserved for contact with your friends. You can set five boxes to let you know when certain friends (a maximum of five) text or call. The curved-edge screen provides an almost three-dimensional view of the icons on the home screens.

Engadget | Chris Velazco

This more expensive version of the Galaxy S6 banks it all on looks. It performs just as well as its cousin in every task we threw at it, but the few software gimmicks that make use of the Edge's beautiful curved display just don't do much to justify the extra cost. Buy it for its looks, not because it's any more functional.

news.com.au | Harry Tucker

While the Edge looks great, it doesn't add enough to justify the extra... price tag. But the Galaxy S6 is the best phone Samsung has ever made, possibly the best phone ever made.

The Verge | Dieter Bohn

The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge [have] become phones that are more than the collection of their parts.

pocketnow | Michael Fisher

The Galaxy S6 edge is a pricey but solid buy if you want a flagship phone with the looks to match … and you don't mind being a wall-hugger.

Mobile Syrup | Daniel Bader

Basically, you can't go wrong with either the Galaxy S6 or the S6 edge. I'd go with the plain S6 because it feels better in the hand, is cheaper and has no major downsides. The S6 edge arguably looks better, but the software features that take advantage of the curves feel tacked on. Both phones are pretty much the best Android devices currently available, especially if you're a camera buff.

TechRadar | John McCann

Thanks to the Android Marshmallow update, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is now a better smartphone than ever.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zemans

To put it simply, Samsung killed it with the Galaxy S6 Edge. This is by far the company's best effort. It's well designed and well made with quality materials. The phone is a winner in most respects.

Tom's Guide | Mark Spoonauer

While pricey, the Galaxy S6 Edge sports a sexier design than the competition along with awesome front and back cameras, a stunning display and friendlier software.

The Journal | Quinton O'Reily

Bigger is certainly better, but not everyone will be enthused about the price or minor improvements... It's a refinement but only in a very specific sense and while it already had a great foundation to work with, this is a way to keep things ticking along until the next Galaxy S device arrives.

Gizmodo UK | Darren Orf

The Edge looks great, and so far it doesn't seem even a teeny bit worse than the S6 in terms of performance and battery life. The ergonomic downgrade, the lack of useful software, and premium just doesn't make sense for me, and I suspect most people will feel the same. But if you want The Next Big Thing-just to show it off-well, that's what the S6 Edge is for.

The Inquirer | Carly Page

The Galaxy S6 Edge, much like the Galaxy S6, is undoubtedly one of the best Android smartphones on the market. However, the Edge screen has limited functionality, so much so that we found ourselves rarely using it. The battery is nothing to write home about either, nor its lack of microSD slot.

T3 | John Mccann

Aside from the beautiful design, the S6 Edge doesn't provide anything extra over the Galaxy S6. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is an excellent smartphone and perfect for those with money to burn and the desire to turn heads wherever they go.

PC Pro | Jonathan Bray

The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has slightly longer battery life, and a few extra features over the standard S6. But in every other respect it's an identical piece of hardware: the features are the same as the S6, the camera produces the same great photographs and video, it's just as fast, and the display.

NDTV Gadgets | Jamshed Avari

This phone is gorgeous, powerful and has no major flaws. There's nothing wrong with splurging on it if you feel like, because there are no compromises or trade-offs compared to the excellent Galaxy S6.

Digital Versus | Romain Thuret

The Galaxy S6 Edge's curved sides are part of what make it one of the most gorgeous exploits yet on the smartphone market, although they don't particularly enhance the user experience in any way

The Guardian | Samuel Gibbs

The Galaxy S6 Edge is the first Samsung smartphone that truly matches the craftsmanship of its top-end rivals. It is the best looking and feeling Samsung smartphone, is powerful, light and has much improved software.

PC Advisor | Chris Martin

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a beautiful smartphone, one of the most attractive but the design has flaws such as sharp edges. The key point here is that while dual edge display sounds like an amazing innovation it has very limited in functionality so simply isn't worth the extra money compared to the regular Galaxy S6.

Digital Trends | Jeffrey Van Camp

The curved screen on the Galaxy S6 Edge looks beautiful but harms the experience... The S6 Edge gets worse battery life than its sibling, and is far less comfortable to hold and use... There is no added benefit to a curved screen outside of looking at it, and Samsung's half-baked specialty features won't entertain you for long.