Samsung Galaxy S7 Review :
Specs :
Versions: G930 (USA); G930F (Global); G930FD (Southeast Asia)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots
Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2016, February |
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| Status | Available. Released 2016, March |
| BODY | Dimensions | 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) |
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| Weight | 152 g (5.36 oz) | |
| Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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| Size | 5.1 inches (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
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| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa | |
| CPU | Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 200 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model |
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| Internal | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality |
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| Features | 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality | |
| Secondary | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| - 24-bit/192kHz audio |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
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| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Java | No | |
| - Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0) - Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) - market dependent - ANT+ support - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
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| Talk time | Up to 22 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 62 h |
| MISC | Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold |
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| SAR US | 1.40 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) | |
| SAR EU | 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body) | |
| Price group | 9/10 |
| TESTS | Performance | Basemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128 Basemark X: 32345 |
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| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight) | |
| Camera | Photo / Video | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB | |
| Audio quality | Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB | |
| Battery life |
Endurance rating 80h
Review :
Introduction
Close your eyes and picture the Samsung Galaxy S6, but the way you wanted it to be, not the way it came out. Now open them and look at the Galaxy S7. Better? Let's see.
The Galaxy S6 was Samsung's response to growing criticism that the design of its high-end models just didn't live up to their price tag and market position. Okay then, a dual-glass sandwich with aluminum all around is premium enough, but you had to live without the storage expansion, replaceable battery and protection against the elements that were all available in the Galaxy S5.
The Galaxy S7 marks the return of the microSD slot and water-proofing, and while the battery is still sealed (which doesn't seem likely to change going forward), Samsung has been a lot more generous with the capacity for this generation.
Galaxy flagships have always led the way when it comes to imaging, their cameras always being among the top performers in the market. This time around, Samsung went backwards to play a different game of numbers: fewer but larger pixels, all 12 million of them capable of phase detection. Lightning-fast autofocus is the promise, and we've already seen the S7 deliver on it.
AMOLED has long since shaken off the stigma of being all punch and no precision, to actually bring the best of both worlds. The Always On displays are all the rage this season, and being able to light up individual pixels has always made this specific technology inherently suited for the job. "Why so late?" is probably the question to be answered.
Samsung Galaxy S7 key features
Main disadvantages
The FM radio is perhaps gone for good, the assumption apparently being that the jury has ruled in favor of streaming over the internet. The IR blaster is another feature due for retirement - the S6 had it, then the Note5 didn't, and now with the S7 the trend is clear.
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