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besides the new note 5 I wanted to give Samsung's other flagship phone a try just to see if the s6 edge+ is actually useful besides just looking good and it's a worthy look - considering Samsung has made some serious changes in response to Apple's continued market growth now Samsung has never sent me any items for review on this channel here so I did personally pay for this myself and this is the 64 gigabyte model in black sapphire although you'll see later the phone looks more blue than anything else now pricing is on your screen but for more updated numbers click on a link in the video description below for updated pricing so without further adue add me on to Twitter Instagram or Facebook and be sure to subscribe if you haven't already I'm Jimmy with jims review room welcome everyone to another review as I'm sure you're well aware now Samsung has gone quote premium with the latest phones now offering aluminum and glass bodies currently is one of the thinnest and lightest large phones in the world beating the iPhone 6s plus in the new LG v10 but let's go over the exterior real quick here and I'll explain to you my findings starting at the top there's your nano SIM tray to the right is one of the microphones and one thing that I noticed real quickly here the IR blaster is no longer here now rotating to the side the power on and off to the bottom a 3.5 millimeter port for your headphones microphone is next USB 2.0 port and last is the speaker now with the speaker located on the bottom now the sound is more direct than the previous Galaxy phones you do receive a slight sense of improved clarity but overall sound quality these still very much sound the same like tiny speakers now to the left are your volume rocker buttons and that's pretty straightforward here and now rotating to the rear the back is now sealed and enclosed with glass and aluminum 16 megapixel rear-facing camera like most if not all phones currently on the market does protrude ever so slightly in this case preventing the edge+ from resting entirely on its glass rear now more about the camera a little bit later now for those who are unfamiliar with galaxy products Samsung has been include infrared heartrate reader which works very accurate want to compare this with another phone my activity band as well and also a finger meter like the ones that they use in hospitals for quick readings but the infrared sensor can also read stress levels based on heart rate variability and oxygen levels in the bloodstream now the last bit here since we're still in the rear the back is unfortunately not removable because of the enclosed back this does leave me to worry bit since my most recent note for also my brother's no for edge in my fiance's s5 all had battery issues basically either not holding a charge or prematurely shutting down before reaching five percent left of battery life now is the battery Samsung using today more reliable unfortunately only time will tell the battery is indeed replaceable on these models here but does involve opening the phone up but for the average consumer I wouldn't think most would attempt to tackle this matter now not bashing Samsung at all but just pointing out my experiences and although the microSD card slot is no longer available the alternative is to use the cloud like Google Photos or Dropbox now most consumers I think would be ok with this but those heavy into file transfers like myself since this is my work phone using the USB 2.0 to transfer large video files is a pain and if I'm away from my fast internet at home the Wi-Fi in hotels or coffee shops are not too ideal either now rotating to the front is a 5 megapixel camera for those selfie moments a fingerprint scanner on the bottom here works great just by holding your finger here on the home button and very conveniently this pulls the camera up as well with two taps in succession now the construction on this the front of the screen is the latest Gorilla Glass 4 and technically Samsung is the first to announce that they were using 7000 series aluminum before Apple did basically offered 1.7 times stronger metal and 1.3 times more scratch resistance over the previous model but even though being stronger and lighter it's still not indestructible of course I did accidentally drop this already and you can see in the video here right on the edge there is already a little ding of course it's not scratch proof but overall from my use of the phone here there's no question it does feel more quote premium as it's cold metal and glass to the touch here and there's no flexing of course very solid with no seams that looks to be an issue but it is crazy fingerprint prone here so those having oily hand phobia watch out and when the phone is new it is very slippery and takes some getting used to measuring in at 5.7 inches the edge Plus has Samsung's signature Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 by 1440 no question the screen is sharp and crisp to look at but the colors have improved very much as well at least from my note for smartphone looking at photos - watching Netflix and YouTube videos online here the average consumer will more than likely notice the gorgeous saturation in the pop of colors on the screen now the edges here are definitely not as curved as I thought here because the display doesn't cascade further down the novelty of the edge effect here wore down a bit after owning the product for a while now the bezels on the side as well are still visible like any other smartphone out there as well on the other hand besides aesthetics some usability is here but you can be the judge if this seems purposeful to you or not now while the phone is off swiping left to right reviews whether date the time and the battery remaining swiping up and down or left right depending on your orientation offers you a new sticker for your chosen feed like Flipboard Yahoo and notifications you might have missed you can download a digital edge widgets here like a Twitter feed sports and a dedicated weather app if you would like to do so night clock is another option you can turn on when you are sleep basically and for it to automatically turn off in the morning in night clock mode the edge will display the time the alarm and the battery info in a very dim light here a deal for having this next to you and your nightstand while you sleep now getting to what I found to be more beneficial you can swipe this small little tab here and reveal pin shortcuts app edge is what it's called where you can pin of course your apps for quick selecting now although I already have a quick select section here on the bottom of the home page having another row or technically a column here is convenient in knowing that they are there all the time but the question is really again does it save you a neat now the better and maybe the best feet edge is people's edge you can select up to five people you want pinned here for quick access but they're also a designated color if you leave your phone down face down here on the table and say Jane Smith calls her people's edge color let's say blue will glow the side of the phone just giving a visual indication now the phone up it doesn't glow at all things that notice that the edge doesn't do are having the media controls therefore other Netflix or other dedicated Samsung music and movie players the media controls are still right on the main screen the edge this to be honest with you doesn't feel like a true dedicated second screen for information to display once you have the main display on overall I really felt for the premium that you do pay it's more for the looks and even in the looks department for the actual user again the novelty dies down pretty quick let me know what you think in the comment section below but discussing the other Samsung dedicated features that may be useful to consumers palm swipe makes a return here for taking a screenshot of your screen for an incoming call you can mute your phone by either face palming the phone here or flipping the phone onto the table itself now direct call is available and this seems pretty nifty here if you're in messages not hang up that is and you want to call that person instead of fumbling and going into your contacts just put the phone to your ear right then and there and the phone douse that person another similar feature is smart alert if you missed a call from earlier and you come back and let's say you pick up your phone then the edge+ will vibrate to alert you just in case you did pick up your phone and you didn't check the screen although some of these do seem kind of gimmicky these features here but they all alternatives that does help somewhat of course you can choose to use them or not and but the last video here has been on Samsung phones for a while now you can perform multi window and have to select apps open at the same time for multitasking convenient when you're watching a YouTube video while surfing the internet or pulling up info while you're a messenger or hangouts and no there's been a lot of information so far for the big question how does everything come together and how does it perform the edge+ runs on Samsung's own eight core processor with four gigs of RAM android 5.1.1 has currently installed with Samsung's toned-down overlay the basic test that you may see other reviewers do is just scrolling back and forth on the main page rapidly and this basic test showed signs of lagging and the new Sony z5 smartphone but for the edge plus here nothing whatsoever thank goodness my biggest issue was with the camera on the note 4 pulling up the camera was somewhat slow but now this loads up instantly what started for me most of the time from previous Samsung experiences was taking a photo and then opening up gallery immediately have really significant delay at least I might device that I noticed now here as evident the video is proof it works perfectly fine now I further stress the system with leading apps open and browsing web pages later and again nothing that I could see as being an issue overall from general consumption to gaming to what I personally use the phone for which is heavy use on photo video and social media consumption so far it's been very well done as for the camera and the camera quality I love the simplicity when the camera is loaded swipe left and you do get a slew of features pro mode is offered similar to manual mode and cameras but not quite though everything is laid out in front of you adjust the white balance you can manually adjust ISO levels the focusing and you can adjust the characteristics of the camera like highlights contrast and saturation now without several shots here from another camera we really don't know how good this camera can perform now keep in mind this is not a direct comparison of which camera is better but I am testing the LG v10 and just want to show some shots just for again something I guess general comparative purposes another flagship phone basically compared to the edge plus now the Samsung model here provides deeper colors and a sharper image right off the box for those not interested in editing photos and just want a point-and-shoot camera a Samsung does great for the average consumer providing outstanding quality in auto mode the LG v10 although shot in the same megapixel in auto mode as well the Samsung did do better the only thing I noticed several times from the edge+ is this little blue glare here in certain photos so just be aware of that I didn't notice this or barely notice this on the LG phone now as for low-light performance these photos were actually taken much later in the day minimal lighting there wasn't any extra lighting I put into the room and holy cow very very minimal noise but you can see the contrast the richness is all there basically stuck right out of the box but overall using the phone the operating system feels to have improved greatly and that's me coming from the note 4 regarding better life I still get about a day's worth of juice on auto brightness and both Wi-Fi and 4G on the quick charging worked miracles powering the phone up quickly from near dead but I do admit the phone does get pretty hot from using the fast charge and regarding heat the phone does get warm from prolonged use while on phone calls and of course with recording video - again with that non-removable back I just hope everything does remain intact over time for the time being I believe the premium you do pay for having those curved edges on the screen is more for bragging rights and aesthetics however if you want functionality that Note 5 could be a much better choice cheaper - but other than that so far the overall Samsung experience has greatly improved with more features than before despite missing my much beloved IR blaster so that's it for this review if you guys do like my work be sure to add me on to Facebook Twitter and or Instagram and like and subscribe to my channel here for more reviews coming down the road again I'm Jimmy with jims review room you guys take care i'll see in the next one bye Oh