Originally Posted by Aye Up:
“I find it a great devicem the "Edge" screen is just an expensive gimmick, whilst it has little notifications attached when the screen is off, I don't take any notice so have disabled the feature. That aside, Samsung has really pulled back on the bloat, it runs smoothly and is lag free. A lot of people complain about TouchWiz, now it has a theme engine meaning you can change the look of the phone right down to the icons. I run the Material Design theme, it looks like a nexus and runs like one, so no complaints there.
Have a good look at the standard S6, it has the same features as the Edge save that screen functionality. The cameras are amazing, the screen is the best on the market in my opinion. At least if you went with the entry model of each handset, you start off at 32GB so plenty of space for photos and films to some extent.
The only draw back is the battery life, its a bit limp. Fast charging is great when you're near a plug socket, not so much while out and about. Again as I say go for the S6, its cheaper and imho better looking.”
I have an Edge Plus but, other than that, this is also my experience almost word for word.
I've returned to Samsung after several years away and, with minimal effort, TouchWiz can now be made to be all but invisible. This alone has removed my main concern about Samsung. Battery life isn't great but probably no worse than a lot of other phones out there and, with the ready availability of a car charger and a battery pack, I've never even come close to running out.
I would agree about the utter uselessness of the 'Edge' feature though. It might make the phone look striking but it adds nothing to the actual phone experience. Beyond the visual appeal there's certainly no reason to choose the Edge over the standard S6 / Note versions.