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SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy S7 edge review: The 2016 dual-curved flagship that brought back microSD and water resistance.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2016·$795
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#34 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The flagship that fixed the S6's mistakes.

S7 edge brought back microSD and added IP68 water resistance, and its Dual Pixel sensor set an autofocus benchmark rivals chased for years. The curved QHD AMOLED remains iconic. A landmark Samsung flagship even if TouchWiz dated it.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, dual-curved, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,440 px (QHD)

02Camera

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP, f/1.7, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Selfie5 MP, f/1.7

03Performance

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

ChipsetExynos 8890 / Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

Capacity3,600 mAh
Wired15 W
Wireless9 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

06Value

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 10 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Dual Pixel autofocus was a generational leap in 2016.
  • microSD + IP68 returned after the S6 dropped them.
  • Dual-curved QHD AMOLED still looks premium.
  • Wireless + fast wired charging.
What doesn't
  • TouchWiz felt heavy at launch.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Note 7-era battery anxiety overshadowed it.
  • Updates ended at Android 8.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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 109-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .