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Reasons not to upgrade from the Galaxy S6 edge+ to the Galaxy S7 edge

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Last updated: March 26th, 2016 at 09:08 UTC+01:00

Earlier this week, we jotted down a few reasons Galaxy S6 edge owners have for not upgrading to the Galaxy S7 edge. For Galaxy S6 edge+ owners, the biggest reason is the fact their phone came out barely six to seven months ago, which means it doesn't make monetary sense to be ditching it for Samsung's latest and greatest. If you've still been getting the itch to make the jump to the S7 edge, check out our reasons below for why you shouldn't pull the trigger.

Larger screen on the Galaxy S6 edge+

This can come down to exactly how large you like your smartphone displays, but the 5.7-inch screen on the Galaxy S6 edge+ makes more sense than the 5.5-inch display on the S7 edge if you're used to large devices. Even the 0.2 inches of extra screen estate can make a difference in everyday usage (especially if you're a heavy user of Samsung's Multi Window feature). Everything from gaming to watching movies gets a benefit, and the 5.7-inch display gives the Galaxy S6 edge+ a unique identity in terms of the look as well.

Battery life is nearly as good as the Galaxy S7 edge

The Galaxy S7 edge might have a 3,600 mAh battery, but in real-life usage the 3,000 mAh battery on the S6 edge+ can last nearly as long. Samsung did considerable optimization on the S6 edge+ (and the Note 5), and as a result you can get by without putting it on the charger for a major part of the day. In fact, the Galaxy S7 edge hasn't benefited as much as it could have with a battery that large (even without using the Always On display mode), so this is one area where the S6 edge+ isn't noticeably worse off. It also charges faster than the Galaxy S7 edge, both on wired and wireless connections.

The Galaxy S6 edge+ is still mightily powerful

So the Galaxy S7 edge comes with the latest mobile SoC available today, but the S6 edge+ isn't a slouch either. In fact, the Exynos 7420 ticking away inside is a great chip and offers virtually the same performance in regular usage as the Exynos 8890 or the Snapdragon 820. Even when it comes to gaming there isn't any title out there that your S6 edge+ won't be able to handle. This might change in a year or so, but for now, the entire library of Android games will be fully playable.

The similar performance is especially true with Marshmallow now available for both devices. Meanwhile, the S6 edge+ goes head to head with the S7 edge in terms of multitasking, as both devices feature 4GB of RAM (though you might the S7 edge a tad more capable of holding down apps in memory).

Galaxy S6 edge+ has all of the Edge screen features

The Galaxy S7 edge comes with a lot of Edge screen functionality out of the box, considerably more than what we saw with the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+. But all the new functionality is available on the S6 edge+ with the Marshmallow update, so you're not missing out on anything compared to the latest edge flagship from Samsung.

The camera has a higher-resolution sensor

The Galaxy S7 edge blows the Galaxy S6 edge+ out of the water when it comes to taking pictures in dark conditions, but in well-lit environments the latter is still as good as it can get. Low-light imaging might be weaker, but your S6 edge+ can still take amazing shots when the lighting conditions are good. It also takes photos in the more standard 16:9 aspect ratio, and you get better detail for zooming in as the phone has a 16-megapixel sensor instead of a 12-megapixel sensor.


We've said it before, and we will say it again: The Galaxy S7 edge is an amazing smartphone that has every right to be called Samsung's best yet. But anyone with a Galaxy S6 edge+ can rest assured that the S7 edge isn't exactly a great upgrade choice unless you really can't live without the latest and greatest the mobile industry has to offer. The reasons above are what we think make the jump a poor decision for most consumers, and as always we are all ears for opinions from our readers down in the comments section.

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