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what's up guys lon here from Android Authority and with the galaxy s7 edge fresh on store shelves those of you with the s6 edge may be wondering is it worth the upgrade well that's what we're about to find out in this comparison of the samsung galaxy s7 edge vs. the s6 edge so the galaxy s7 edge is not a complete redesign from last year's s6 edge it's more of an evolutionary upgrade so you're going to notice that they look pretty similar they're both made of the same glass and metal construction which means they're both slippery in the hand and crazy fingerprint magnets but the s7 edge is slightly bigger due to having a larger display despite the size difference the s7 edge is actually the more comfortable phone to hold the s6 edge is definitely easier to use in one hand because it's a smaller phone but the prominent chamfers on the s6 edge makes the phone feel sharp whereas on the s7 edge Samsung has pretty much rounded off every angle including the backside for a much better in hand feel and it is by far one of the best feeling phones I've ever held the button layout is pretty much identical to the power button is on the right volume rockers are on the left and the signature Samsung home button is up front and on the bottom is the headphone jack microUSB port and the single bottom firing speakers so it's pretty familiar Samsung through and through both phones have built-in fingerprint scanners integrated into the home button that worked pretty well but the s7 edges is noticeably much faster at unlocking and ultimately more accurate they also both have heart rate sensors on the back but perhaps the most notable improvement to the design of the s7 edge is the much smaller camera bulge which looks way better than the large protruding lens of the s6 edge the biggest difference between these two phones are a couple of hardware features that you may not notice right away just by looking at them but they're features that Samsung had before got rid of last year and now they're back again so the first difference is the s7 edge is ip68 water and dust resistant which the s6 edge does not have you can't really tell that from the outside since there aren't any flaps covering any of the ports but that's because the ceiling is all done from the inside this doesn't mean that you should go throwing your phone in a lake or anything but it does have practice uses like protecting your phone in a rainstorm the occasional spill or the one that has happened to everybody at least once in their lifetime dropping it in the toilet the second huge difference is the comeback of micro SD card expansion again this is another difference that you can't spot between the s7 edge and s6 edge from the outside instead of adding a separate tray for the SD card slot Samsung created a hybrid SIM tray which is just a fancy term for having the micro SD card and SIM card in a single tray so last year to make up for the lack of an SD card Samsung offered a 128 gigabyte model but since microSD card expansion is back on the s7 edge there's only a 32 gigabyte version this year with support for up to 200 gigabytes of extra storage to store all of your photos and videos on the front of the phone the s7 edge has a 5.5 inch display over the five point one inch of the s6 edge they're rocking the same 2560 by 1440 resolution which makes them both very sharp looking displays but if you consume a lot of content like games and YouTube videos the s7 edge is definitely the more enjoyable display due to having the extra screen real estate they're both AMOLED as you would expect from any typical Samsung phone so you're getting those inky deep blacks supersaturated colors and wide viewing angles other than the size there isn't much of a difference between these two screens and it's just a matter of personal preference if you'd rather have a large screen for a better media experience or a smaller screen for a better one-handed usability these our flagship phones after all so inside they're packing the latest and greatest specs or in the s6 edges case the latest and greatest at that particular point in time the s7 edge ships with 4 gigs of RAM and will be powered by either these snap during a 20 or the Exynos 88-90 depending on region the version that I have is the Snapdragon model and it's extremely fast as far as multitasking gaming and jumping in and out of apps is concerned you do notice some typical stutters or quote unquote Samsung lag from time to time especially when swiping through home screens but otherwise the experience is really top notch and that aggressive RAM management that has been an issue with Samsung flagships in the past doesn't seem to be much of a problem on the s7 edge the s6 edge on the other hand is running on three gigs of RAM and Samsung's own Exynos 7420 which is the only version of the phone that you'll find since Samsung's opted to purely use their own processor last year that isn't a bad thing though because the 7420 was one of the first processors to use a 14 nanometer process and is still a beast of a processor despite being a year old at this point and going through several updates the phone is still very responsive and fast with most things like multitasking and gaming general navigation isn't quite as fluid as the s7 edge especially within the touchwiz launcher and you're also not getting as good of RAM management either but this is still a very respectable phone in the grand scheme of things when it comes to using it on the daily the s6 edge its biggest problem had to be the battery life and when comparing the battery life to the s7 edge it's not even close s7 edge all day no literally all day is how long the s of an edge actually lasts and it does it with ease too especially when it's packin a much larger 3600 milliamp hour battery over the 2600 milliamp hour battery of the s6 edge the s6 edge was a struggle to get through a full day unless you really limited your usage but if you do a good amount of gaming or YouTube watching you can pretty much forget about making it through the day without recharging it at least once or twice both of these phones do come with wireless charging and fast charging which shouldn't be alternatives to bad battery life but rather complementary to good battery life in the s7 edges case Samsung got it right but with the s6 edge you're going to find yourself taking advantage of these features more often than you would like take a look at the cameras the s7 edge features a 12 megapixel F 1.7 lens versus the 16 megapixel F 1.8 lens of the s6 edge initially you may be thinking isn't this a downgrade and on paper it may sound like it but megapixels don't determine everything when it comes to image quality the actual sensor and image processing is also very important and Samsung chose to go with fewer megapixels on the s7 edge in favor of a larger pixel size for better low-light performance the s7 edge is also utilizing dual pixel technology that allows for much faster autofocus in all lighting conditions this applies for both photo and video and you can really see how much faster the s7 edge focuses over the s6 edge while the s7 edge is practically instantaneous is the s6 edge is much slower and drifts in and out of focus before finally locking on to a subject as far as image quality goes if you're just looking at these photos at face value you won't really notice too much of a difference they both take great-looking photos with vibrant colors and plenty of detail but the s7 edges photos are ever so slightly warmer and if you zoom in and pixel peep you can see that the s7 edges photos are a little bit more aggressive with the over sharpening in some cases like low-light for example where details tend to get muddy or soft this extra sharpening actually helps a lot in preserving some of the detail the SM edge also does a slightly better job at handling highlights and when taking macro shots you can really see how much of a difference the F 1.7 aperture of the s7 edge makes over the F 1.8 aperture of the s6 edge in terms of a brighter photo and a creamier bokeh so with the software both the s7 edge and s6 edge are running on Samsung's TouchWiz interface but the s7 edge has the latest Android marshmallow whereas the s6 edge is still stuck on lollipop at least this Verizon model is anyways you'll also notice some aesthetic changes within TouchWiz going from the s6 edge to the s7 edge there nothing major but little things like the cleaner blue and white color scheme in the notification shade and the new animation and transition effects makes TouchWiz feel a little bit more polished over previous versions most of this doesn't really make a huge difference because if you're really unhappy with the way that it looks the beam Store is available on both devices to tweak and customize the look and feel of TouchWiz 2 exactly how you want it the biggest difference is the new features that the s7 edge is packing the first one is the always-on display this takes advantage of the AMOLED screen by lighting up only the necessary pixels to show you the clock calendar or an image it can show notifications too but only from samsung apps at the moment so the functionality is pretty limited but since it doesn't make much of an impact on the phone's battery life it's not a big deal if you leave it turned on secondly the edge features that were first introduced on the s6 edge are revamped and much more useful now it's wider to allow as many applications to be stored and for more information to be shown such as stocks sports scores and weather through what Samsung calls the edge panel there's also a new task edge that lets you create shortcuts to common tasks such as creating a calendar event setting an alarm or even taking a selfie the s6 edge is currently missing a lot of these features but when the s6 edge first came out it didn't even have an app's edge and that eventually came through a software update so it is perfectly possible for Samsung to bring a lot of these features to the s6 edge later down the road so at the end of the day if you're a current s6 edge owner contemplating an upgrade to the s7 edge asking yourself if it's worth it the answer is it's totally worth it it's got a much more refined design a larger display and improved camera and faster processor and most importantly it's got great battery life I think the improved battery life alone makes this phone worth getting so do yourself a favor and make the jump because I think you'll be plenty happy that you did as always thank you guys so much for watching this video hopefully you enjoyed this comparison of the s7 edge versus the s6 edge and if you did please give the thumbs up down below we definitely appreciate it and also subscribe to the channel which is also down below and feel free to follow us on all of our social media like snapchat Instagram Twitter all that stuff and feel free to follow me on Twitter as well all the links are in 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