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 the Galaxy S5 which were shockingly missing from its successor.

The package is an enticing one, but 2016 is a tough year for flagship phones, so Samsung needed something big to stay ahead. The LG G5has launched with a unique modular pull, the HTC 10 is looking to rekindle some of the Taiwanese firm's former glories and, of course, the iPhone 7 expected to arrive later this year too.

Samsung may have been first out of the flagship blocks, but it needs to make the most of its strong start to stay ahead of the pack.