Samsung Galaxy S7 review

long as you're willing to be a beta tester.We won't beat around the bush: needing to improve upon a stellar phone in 2015's Galaxy S6, Samsung has made a handset that packs great battery smarts, excellent camera abilities and loads of raw power into an increasingly affordable package.See all Samsung Galaxy S7 dealsThe design is similar to last year - meaning some have said this phone should be called the Galaxy S6S - but in this in-depth review it's clear that there's a lot more going on under the hood to supplement the improved design.

If you're looking for the curved phone variant of this design, the S7 isn't competing as closely with the Galaxy S7 Edge as the S6 was with the S6 Edge last year, with the curved display variant getting a bump in screen size this time round, taking it more into phablet territory.

• Read our in-depth Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

The 5.1-inch Galaxy S7 commands a price tag which places it at the top of the mobile tree. Yet, unlike its predecessor it only comes in one variant (32GB of storage), making pricing more straightforward.
Samsung Galaxy S7 price and release date

• Released in March 2016

• Launch price £569 (around $750 / AU$900)

• Contracts start at £28 per month for free phone

In the UK you're looking at a hugely impressive £450 SIM-free, while those in the US will have to part with $199 upfront as part of a two-year contract, or fork over $669 for the new unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 price. In Australia the SIM-free price is set at AU$1149.Those prices pretty much match up with the 32GB Galaxy S6, when both were a few months old, so at least Samsung isn't trying to short-change us - and it's now a fair amount cheaper than similarly-specified flagship phones from rivals.

It's hard not to like the Samsung Galaxy S7. It takes the much-improved, premium design from the Galaxy S6 and reinstates a few features from theGalaxy S5 which were shockingly missing from its successor.