Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F 32GB
Samsung Galaxy S7 is the new flagship smartphone from Samsung. It was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February 2016 and offers improvements over older models across the board in terms of speed, battery life, design, durability and camera performance. Critics think that this is one of the best Android phones ever produced. Samsung's aims with the S7 are obvious. It needs to revive relative poor Galaxy S6 sales and to successfully compete with the iPhone 6S and future iPhone models.
The Galaxy S7 design features a curved glass back, which means that holding it feels comfortably. Moreover, the height of the protruding camera lens on the back has been reduced to less than 0.5 mm so the surface becomes flatter.
The technical specs are impressive as one has come to expect of Galaxy phones. The S7 is powered by a blazing fast 2.15 GHz quad-cord Snapdragon processor improving processing speeds by 30% and graphics performance by an astounding 64% compared to Galaxy S6. Speed isn't the only thing that counts from a user perspective if the RAM memory isn't sufficient. Prospective S7 buyers need not to worry, since the phone comes with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. There's also 32 GB of storage available.
The camera has f1.7 aperture and captures 25% more light than the S6 model. The 1.4 micron pixels offers improved brightness and clarity. The auto-focus has also undergone substantial enhancements by adopting dual photodiode pixel auto-focus, a technology used by DSLR cameras that means significantly faster auto-focus. In non-technical jargon: S7's camera snaps higher quality photos faster.
Galaxy S7 runs on the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 operating system, which means that it can take advantage of latest app features that developers around the globe are working on.
Samsung has demonstrated that it listens to its users and have brought back some popular features that the S6 models had dropped. Waterproofing and support for microSD card are features that appeal to Samsung users and both have been reintroduced with the S7 model.
The battery charging is fast and 50% charging is accomplished in only 30 minutes (wired charging). A new feature is the always-on display. Basic information like time, calendar and notifications are displayed in a power-saving mode. Hence, gleaning at the phone to check the time doesn't require a fully-illuminated screen.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Review: Beauty and a Beast
If the S6 brought premium design to Samsung's flagship phones, the Galaxy S7 refines and combines those trend-setting good looks with all the features you really wanted from the phones that came before it.- Better battery with vastly improved standby
- Smooth
- snappy performance
- Superfast autofocus
- microSD card slot and waterproofing are back
- Smoother
- more seductive body
- No USB-C
- TouchWiz still a little fiddly
- Too much carrier bloat
Samsung's Galaxy S7 fixes the main problem of the excellent Galaxy S6, namely the lack of expandable storage, while tweaking other elements such as the gorgeous design to make them even better. The result is a very good flagship phone, although not quite perfect.
- Brilliant screen
- Gorgeous design
- Expandable storage
- Strong camera
- Top performance
While the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge were very much about revolutionising Samsung's smartphone portfolio, the company has instead set about refining the experience this year. Did it achieve this? Most definitely.
- - Perfected design
- IP68 protection
- Great display
- Excellent battery life
- Reliable fingerprint sensor
- Stellar performance
- Improved software experience
- Impressive low light camera
- Excellent connectivity and hardware options
- Expandable storage makes a return
- - Below average speaker
- Aggressive display brightness requires managing
- Camera has increased noise reduction
- Glass build is a fingerprint magnet
Time-saver edition
The rest of this season's top-shelf models will have a hard time competing with the Galaxy S7. It's another exceptional all-round performance from a Samsung flagship, which takes the best from the company's recent high-end phones and puts it all in a single device.- Premium design and build quality
- Superb 5.1-inch QHD AMOLED display
- Powerful chipset
- great performance
- Impressive camera output both stills and video
- Very good battery life
- fast charging
- both wired and wireless
- Glass accumulates fingerprints
- fragile
- Non-removable battery
- no IR blaster
Samsung Galaxy S7 review: pretty and powerful
To answer the question posed at the top of this review, this year's Galaxy phones present us with the most complete vision yet of what a Galaxy phone should be. Nearly every issue we had with the Galaxy S6 has been addressed, and most everything we liked about the S6 has been refined.- Attractive build
- Powerful internals
- Fantastic low light camera performance
- IP68 water resistant
- Slippery when moist
- Fingerprint smudges galore
- Headphone audio a step back from GS6
Samsung Galaxy S7 review: back to the good ol' times
Samsung has done a good job of addressing concerns users had with the Galaxy S6. The Galaxy S7 features an increased battery size, improved performance and the return of water and dust resistance, along with the much beloved MicroSD card slot.- Strong performance for everyday tasks and gaming
- Excellent display
- Speed and quality of cameras
- Water resistant
- Incomplete microSD card support
Samsung Galaxy?S7
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is an accomplished flagship smartphone and one that is undeniably a Samsung creation from top to bottom.
Samsung Galaxy S7
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a no-compromise luxury and the top of the Android lineup. It's also pretty conventional. There's nothing crazy here like the LG G5's dual cameras or modular build, just a good-looking, powerful smartphone that refines the performance of last year's model.- Small, for a high-end Android phone
- Excellent modem and Wi-Fi performance
- Super sharp, bright screen
- MicroSD card slot
- Waterproof build
- Not much internal storage
- Camera isn't a big jump up from the S6
- Carrier bloatware
SAMSUNG Galaxy S7 - Black
- The color
- the memory
- and the many apps too
- Batt life but that's just because I can't put it down \uf602
The S7 takes Samsung smartphones to new heights
The Samsung S7 is the best iteration of the S-lineup. It's met, and exceeded my expectations; the only issue that I have is the average...
