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Quick snapshots always turn out well
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Dark scenes offer good contrast
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Close-ups are also another strong point
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However, "vague" scenes can quickly become blurred
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The Edge Plus' zoom abilities aren't exactly brilliant - but they're a far cry from the awful snaps of 2013
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Adding effects can bring out brilliant images
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This image only took three taps to improve
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Bright light can wash things out, but brightness levels are well managed
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This scene is much, much dimmer than the result - again a great low light performance
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I just liked this photo
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And this. I was afraid that the owner would come and see me playing on his bike.
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The auto focus is great too
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ has proven itself here in poor lighting - the red tones really came into their own.
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Another colorful closeup here and I'm impressed with how this turned out.
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This is one of my favorite pictures I took with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, check out the high resolution version.
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Not sure about the Galaxy S6 Edge+? You might like one of these phones instead.
Nexus6P
The Nexus 6P is one of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+'s closest competitors. Both phones have 5.7-inch QHD screens, both have high-end specs, both have fingerprint scanners, and both have premium builds.
However, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ impresses in several areas with a more stylish design, a gorgeous curved screen, a better camera, wireless charging and an extra gigabyte of RAM.
So is Samsung's phablet better? Not necessarily. While the Nexus 6P doesn't have amazing battery life, it does comfortably last a day, which is more than I can say for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+.
The 6P is also cheaper and runs on stock Android, which is preferable to TouchWiz and guaranteed to get quick updates. In fact, it's already on Android Marshmallow, while the S6 Edge+ hangs on Lollipop.
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Nexus6P Review
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
The brand new five-star Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is a real competitor of the S6 Edge+. Its screen is only 0.2 inches smaller, offers the same resolution and more performance, the same battery and Android Marshmallow.
Sure, it's a little more expensive, but you're getting a much more capable phone with respectable battery life, an excellent camera with excellent low-light capabilities, some useful edge-screen features, a waterproof body, and a handy always-on display.
If you're not keen on those extra 0.2 inches, or if you don't have the budget for the new Galaxy, the S7 Edge is the Samsung phablet to get.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in review
iPhone 6SPlus
While the iPhone 6S Plus might not exist if Samsung doesn't popularize phablets, it's arguable that Samsung took inspiration from it when creating the Galaxy S6 Edge+, as like the 6S Plus it's basically just a larger version of another phone .
However, there are plenty of choices between the latest phablets from Apple and Samsung. For one, the iPhone 6S Plus only has a 5.5-inch screen, which would hardly qualify as a phablet in Android land.
It's also not as sharp as the Galaxy S6 Edge's display, and the two phones are similarly priced. But overall, it's almost as high-end, just as stylish and rockin'
iOS 9
, which is all you need to know if Apple's operating system floats your boat.
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iPhone 6S Plus review
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
An extra gigabyte of RAM, a bigger screen and a higher price are all that separate the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ from its smaller sibling. So is it really a better buy? That mainly depends on whether you want a phablet or not.
The battery life of the S6 Edge+ is slightly worse, if anything, which combined with a higher price means it's certainly not a better phone. But the 5.7-inch screen sets it apart, and though there's not a huge difference in performance, the extra RAM seems to have been put to good use to ensure that you don't have to wait for the home screen to redraw when exiting an app.
These are the two most stylish phones Samsung has ever made and while they're both flawed they're great buys too, you just have to decide how big you want your screen to be.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
The Note range is Samsung's premier phablet range, but this year Samsung made the bizarre decision not to launch the Galaxy Note 5 in the UK, which is their only option.
There is talk that the Note 5
could land in early 2016
however, and both phones are available in some regions.
Samsung did a pretty good job of distinguishing these two phablets, which makes it all the more confusing that one of them didn't launch in the UK S Pen stylus gives it a more useful trick as it actually serves a purpose.
The Note 5 also has better battery life than the S6 Edge+, making it a superior phone overall, although everything else from specs to camera to features is pretty much the same.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 review
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