If pretty is as pretty does, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge isn't as pretty as it looks. The higher-end variant of Samsung's superior new smartphone is undeniably gorgeous with its sloped sides, and you'll be happy to know that the "edges" don't reduce its usability by one bit. But they don't enhance it much, either, and that makes the $100 premium for the Edge model a tough sell.

Allow me to refer you to our main, 3,000-word Samsung Galaxy S6 review for most of the details on the Galaxy S6 Edge. The Edge is largely the same phone—it shares the same materials, same software, same chip, same performance, Edge-cetera. It has a few differences, though, and I'll lay those out for you here.

The first difference is the price. The S6 Edge on T-Mobile costs $100 more than the S6 does. That equals out to roughly $780, $860, or $960 for the 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB models, making it one of the most expensive smartphones on the market. Curving that glass doesn't come cheap.

Physical Features and Battery
The Galaxy S6 Edge is the same length, width, and depth as the regular S6, with the same ports and buttons in the same locations. Except, of course, that the screen slopes down on both sides.