Galaxy S6 edge review: The dual-curved-glass phone that reset Samsung’s design language.
The 2015 phone that made Samsung a design leader.
The Galaxy S6 edge introduced the curved-glass look Samsung rode for years. Today its small battery and ended support make it a design landmark, not a usable phone.
01Display
74/10074/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
02Camera
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2015 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2015 — 24 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
46/10046/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2015 — 20 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
74/10074/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
06Value
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2015 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Striking dual-curved-glass design — a Samsung turning point.
- Sharp QHD AMOLED display.
- Fast Exynos 7420 for its time.
- Premium glass-and-metal build.
- Small 2,600 mAh battery; microUSB port.
- Lost microSD and removable battery vs the S5.
- Software ended at Android 7.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 100-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .