The S7 is a fine upgrade. Samsung has taken some of the more dearly missed features from the Galaxy S5 and integrated them into the Galaxy S7 while boosting the specs to the latest Qualcomm SoC.

The curved sides on the back make the device a little more comfortable to hold; The S7 brings back all the advantages of water resistance with none of the negatives present in the S5; The default app designs aren't bad; but if you don't like them; a trip to the theme store can change things up; Gear...

Glass is still fragile; We'd prefer metal on the back, SD cards are better than ever with Android 6.0's adoptable storage, but Samsung killed the feature, No always-on "OK Google" support.

Editors' note (March 28, 2017): Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, the follow ups to 2016's excellent Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Priced at $750 (£689 and AU$1,199), the Galaxy S8 features a beautifully curved 5.8-inch screen with an ultra-narrow bezel; facial recognition as an alternative way to unlock the phone; and Samsung's nascent Bixby voice assistant. The S8 Plus costs a bit more -- $850, £779 or AU$1349 -- and comes equipped with a larger body and battery, but is otherwise identical.

The gorgeous Galaxy S7 Edge makes the best Android phone that much better.

The Galaxy S7 Edge has a gorgeous larger curved screen and larger battery than the otherwise identical standard S7; It really is something special; The extra navigation tools can be useful when used judiciously.

When you pile on these extra navigation tools, they slow you down rather than speed you up; It's pricier than other good phones.

This phone has appeared in our Top Rated Android Phones in 2016 list and Which phones have the best cameras? list.

It's priced to ride the coat tails of the iPhone. But while it is a very good Android device, there is much better value to be had elsewhere.

Well built; Good camera; Unique design; Water and dust resistant (IP68);

Edges can cause usage issues; Seems expensive for the sake of it;

That gorgeous curved screen; Immense battery life; Incredibly powerful;

Edge apps still mostly superfluous;

The Edge version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 costs £70 more than the standard S7 but offers a larger screen - 5.5 inches instead of 5.1 inches. And of course, the screen is curved at the left and right edges, making the Galaxy S7 Edge the best-looking smartphone of 2016 in our view.

T he Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is here and is undoubtedly one of the most attractive phones ever made. The curved display, or “infinity screen” as my friends have taken to calling it, is one of the most unique features on any phone out there.

Lust. That’s what Samsung was counting on with the Galaxy S6 edge: enough people seeing its curvaceous AMOLED screen and uncontrollably coughing up the premium over its flat-fronted sibling.

There's absolutely no doubt that the Galaxy S7 is just what it's supposed to be: a high-end device from one end to another that can compete against flagships built by other companies, including Apple.

In 2016, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was the finest smartphone you could buy: the trouble was that, cosmetic differences aside, it was the same as the considerably cheaper vanilla Samsung Galaxy S7 .

The Galaxy S7 in a lot of ways represents the sort of end game for the smartphone market, but before we get into these kinds of overarching discussions I want to recap everything we’ve learned about the Galaxy S7 before we get into the conclusion in earnest, which includes part 1 of this review .