Galaxy S6 edge+ review: The 5.7" phablet edition of Samsung's first all-glass curved flagship.
The first curved phablet.
S6 edge+ scaled the curved-glass S6 into phablet territory with 4 GB RAM and the dominant Exynos 7420. Dropping microSD and water resistance was controversial, but the build set a premium bar. A pivotal design moment for Samsung.
01Display
82/100At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 8 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 16 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
68/100At 68/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 24 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
62/100At 62/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 9 points above the cohort average.
05Build
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
64/100At 64/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2015 — 16 points above the cohort average.
- First curved-screen phablet.
- 4 GB RAM was generous for 2015.
- Exynos 7420 was the fastest mobile chip of its year.
- All-glass premium build.
- No microSD or water resistance.
- Sealed 3,000 mAh battery.
- TouchWiz bloat.
- Curved edge was more style than function.
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 7-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .