Samsung hasn't reinvented itself with the Samsung Galaxy S7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but it has produced a pair of very fine handsets, even if Australia doesn't get the fastest possible models. Over at finder.com.au, I've reviewed both handsets prior to their 11 March official release.

This phone needs no introduction and I'm not going to bore you with a history of the Galaxy S lineup since most of you already know it. Almost everyone knows what Samsung has managed to do and the smartphone has been making the headlines for all the right reasons even before and after its...

Beautiful and Ergonomic Design; Brilliant Display; IP68 Rating (Waterproof and Dustproof; Hybrid DualSIM Slot; Powerful Performance; Great Audio Quality; Amazing Camera Quality; Great Battery Life

Feeble Speaker (Especially During Calls

Got an update today (12-04-2016) that fixes some camera big (minor distortion – wide angle lens), fixes other bugs, improves haptic vibrations and added mobile print plugin.

In this Age of Instagram, a great camera is one of the few reasons to pay $650 (roughly Rs. 43,500) or more for the latest smartphone, instead of $200 or $300 (roughly Rs. 13,400 or Rs. 20,100) for a budget phone that does texting, Facebook and Web surfing just as well.

A winning act is always hard to follow. When Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones to critical acclaim last year, 2016's iterations were set to come under even stronger scrutiny.

Dual edge design still intriguing; Solidly constructed; Powerful processing performance; Fantastic camera

Surface is magnet for smudges; Thin frame edges hard to grip at times

When Samsung announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge last year, the new design it unveiled traded functionality for looks. You got a metal and glass device, but at the cost of a removable battery.

When you pull everything on offer in the Galaxy S7 edge together, it's pretty darn impressive. Don't let the physical similarities to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge turn you away - there is so much to like about this year's flagship.

Excellent screen; Solid performance; Great camera; Waterproofing is a big bonus

Pre-installed software still bothersome; Back glass a fingerprint magnet; Only 32GB models available; Edge screen software not super useful

The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will invite controversy by their very existence. Samsung could serve up the S7 at half the price and with half the bloat and people would still be making TouchWiz jokes like it was 2012. That's life when you're the most popular Android smartphone maker on the planet.

Display Samsung has had the best smartphone displays in the business since, give or take, the Galaxy Note 3; They still do, even if you don't hear that praise being sung so often these days (mostly because it's just a given), Quality Samsung's phones still feel and look the nicest of any Android OEM...

Speed The Snapdragon 820 version of the S7 feels no quicker than an S6 on Marshmallow; Really; It's noticeable; It's also noticeably slower than the Exynos variant; I have my suspicions about this, see them in the performance section, Camera It has greatly improved low-light performance, but this...

One of the most anticipated phones of the year was launched at MWC Barcelona. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge are an evolution from last year's Galaxy S6 line up. This time though, the S7 Edge is a larger phone as compared to the S7 with 5.5 inch SAMOLED Display compared to the 5.1 inch...

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC. Plus, the phone supports fast charging, though there's no USB-C here.

+ Stunning design; + Big battery; + MicroSD card slot

- Too big for some; - Drop in camera megapixels; - Expensive