In 2015, Samsung made a breakthrough and radically changed the concept of creating smartphones. Then new unusual flagships entered the market - S6 and S6 Edge. The version with curved edges of the display has become the most popular, so in the first months the developers did not have time to make up for the shortage of this model in store windows.
The following year, the manufacturer decided not to delay the release of a new phone, so the S7 and S7 Edge immediately appeared. This time, the “couple” was more balanced, and therefore the “plus” version should not be expected.
At the time of the release of Galaxy S7 Edge, this model became the most popular in the world. Pre-orders again showed that the buyer prefers curved screens. In addition, the new smartphone was able to fix problems with the display. What else has changed in the phone, we will find out further.
Equipment
The new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, whose pre-sale price was about 60,000 rubles, comes in the usual configuration for the company. The box contains a charger with support for Fast Adaptive Charge and, accordingly, a USB cable. There is also an instruction, a clip for the slot and headphones. This kit is enough for any user.
Appearance
Comparing with last year's flagship S6 edge, it is noticeable that the new model immediately increased the display diagonal, so the Galaxy S7 Edge is no longer a reduced copy of its older brother, but a smartphone with the same dimensions.
At first glance, there are no external changes. But still, the developers have finalized the sharp edge of the case, made it more curved. Now smart has become more convenient to hold in your hand. Its dimensions have also increased somewhat due to the new volumetric battery and durable finishing materials.
The main changes that have affected the flagship case is the return of a protective coating against water and dust. Here is the familiar IP68 standard, which works stably, without any errors. The phone is in every possible way protected from dust and especially water. It can be about half an hour at a depth of up to one meter.
I was also pleased that the body was spared from the already boring ugly plugs. All connectors are protected by a special membrane. The new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, whose price justifies all expectations, has become a monopod. Now the battery can only be reached in service center. The cover of the smartphone is glued with a special protective tape, which allows you to immerse the phone in water.
Everything is in its place
Basically, the design remained the same as before. Frames at the screen, of course, can not be found. Above the display is a speaker, on the sides of it are sensors and the company logo flaunts right there. Under the screen is a classic button.
On the back panel is the main camera with LED flash. The logo was placed under it again. At the bottom of the case there is a speaker, a microphone, a charger connector and a place for headphones. At the top end there is only a small hole for an additional microphone and a SIM card tray. On the right side is the lock button, on the left side is the volume rocker.
Unusual design solution
The screen of the new flagship did not become a sensation, but still continued to delight customers. In "Galaxy S7 Edge" the price depends on the rest of the smartphone is no different from its fellow S7.
The resolution of the display has not changed, as in last year's smartphone, Quad HD with a resolution of 2560x1440. The screen has been noticeably improved. Increased the overall brightness margin. The matrix remained the same - juicy and saturated turned out to be very high quality. The blacks look "coal", the contrast is balanced, and the brightness is comfortable both at night and at noon in the sun.
In the settings, you can adjust the display of the screen if AMOLED seems too artificial to someone. There is a mode that allows you to adjust the color gamut, close to more realistic.
Energy costs
The press release showed a special Always On option that looks really good. It works as follows: when the user blocks the device, the screen still displays a calendar, clock and some notifications. That is, the phone is still in partial activity. The developers claimed that Always On wasted only 1% of the charge per hour. In practice, it turned out that the function is quite expensive for the energy of the smartphone. If you turn it off, then the phone will live 20-30% longer.
"Filling"
"Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge", the price of which fluctuates around 60 thousand rubles, received the top version of the operating system - Android 6.0.1. It works in tandem with the already familiar TouchWiz. In this model, the option is redesigned for the OS, so everything looks very harmonious and balanced.
Given the cost of the device, it is probably not worth saying that some errors or lags can be found in the system. No brakes were observed, the OS "flies". Thanks to the redesigned proprietary shell, the menus have been collected on one screen, which looks rather concise. In a separate folder, they placed "Google Applications" and, of course, branded software.
"Memorable" changes
Last year, the company decided to remove support for memory cards from all its flagships. Most likely, such changes occurred in the pursuit of fashion. A series of mistakes followed. It was decided to release smartphones with 32, 64 and 128 GB. In practice, it turned out that it is almost impossible to find the latest version of the device. Naturally, such problems could not go unnoticed.
In 2016, microSD support was returned. The situation with the internal memory remains the same for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The price depends on the version of the device. The most expensive is the 64 GB model.
Considering that microSD can now be placed in a smartphone, the 64 GB version has become less in demand. By the way, the tray for the memory card and SIM card is combined. The user can choose what he needs: two SIM cards or one, but paired with a memory card.
"RAM" in the new flagship has also become more - 4 GB. Naturally, this improvement affected the operation of the phone.
Performance
The company changed its preferences and instead of the famous Qualcomm, there is an Exynos 8890 inside the smartphone. At first, fans were skeptical about replacing the processor, but, as all kinds of tests show, the 8-core device not only outperformed the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, but was also noted for moderate power consumption.
Also, testing of the new Mali-T880 graphics chipset showed stunning results. In comparison with the previous version, this one has become “faster” by as much as 80%.
Activity
The new Galaxy S7 Edge has got a powerful 3600 mAh battery. Its autonomy shows excellent results considering the display size, performance figures and multitasking. The developer also took care of excellent optimization, which allows you to keep the device charged for a long time.
Despite the newfangled Type-C connectors, Samsung did not move away from the proven microUSB. The kit includes a charger that allows you to power your phone from 0 to 100% in just 100 minutes. There is also the possibility of wireless charging.
Pleasant trifles
At the time of the release of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, it was not found in Svyaznoy. What seriously upset fans, especially those who have been waiting for a new product with an amazing camera since the press release.
There is not much to say about the front. Its resolution is 5 megapixels, it does an excellent job with its "selfie" function. The menu added face correction, color change and correction of its geometry.
But the main surprise was the appearance of the main camera at 12 megapixels. At first, this news shocked fans, because the previous Samsung model had as much as 16 megapixels. It turned out that a module from Sony IMX260 was developed especially for the company. Its aperture increased to 1.7, and the main "chip" was a change in pixel size to 1.4 microns. Thus, the developers did not increase the number of pixels, but their size, which qualitatively affected the photos.
conclusions
At the beginning of the year, Galaxy S7 Edge became the highest quality and strongest smartphone. Outwardly, it has not changed much compared to the previous version, but many innovations have been placed inside it, which have significantly improved the performance of the device.
Beautiful design and quality materials are the first thing that catches your eye. But behind the metal shell hides a huge number of features that make this smartphone the best on the market. Large 3600 mAh battery. High-quality camera module with increased pixel size. Switch to Exynos and improved version of the graphics chipset.
For some reason, after entering the market, the model did not appear in the Svyaznoy store. "Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge" can now be bought at a price of 40 to 70 thousand rubles. It can be ordered both in China, at a low price, and purchased in the online store of any city and country.
Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 and its curved version, the Galaxy S6 Edge, early last year. All was well until the second half of the year saw confusion with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, which was introduced with the Note 5. And recently the clarity came, now we have the S7, the S7 Edge with a 5.5″ display, and in August- September we will see Note 6. Of course, these are guesses, but they seem obvious to me. Today we will look at the first wave of Galaxy flagships.
Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge video review
Design and ergonomics
The design of S7 clearly traces the features of last year's models. S7 is similar to S6, S7 Edge is similar to S6 Edge +, but in real life, at the first meeting, you notice quite serious differences. Firstly, in all models, the glass on the front and back is now 2.5D (except for places where it was 3D, it used to be 2D), which makes the smartphone feel more comfortable in the hand. This is especially true S7 Edge, the previous model had almost sharp edges and directly crashed into the palm. Although some people like it, the novelty wins in terms of convenience.
The materials remain the same: glass front and back, metal on the side. The arrangement of the elements has also not changed, except for a few points. The camera does not protrude so much, this moment bothered many, and the IR port disappeared from the upper edge. This is a pity, earlier it was possible to control household appliances. Although it was no longer in SGS6 Edge + and Note 5.
In terms of design and ergonomics, I liked the new items. The usual S7 turned out to be more convenient to use, it is more compact and there are no false clicks on the side faces. But the impression of the curved edges of the display in the Edge still remains, nevertheless, this is still rare to find anywhere. I didn’t like the fact that the glass is very easily soiled, prints and stains are constantly visible on it, you need to wipe it. Well, the logo on the front, how long, Samsung? I know which manufacturer’s smartphone I’m paying for, and if I forget, I can always look at the back side. In fairness, somewhere common sense still starts to get the better of ambition and, at least for the domestic market, the S7 should be available without a logo on the front. Hope it's not fake.
The fingerprint scanner is located in the home key, as before. I liked it in terms of response speed, but Touch ID is still inferior, errors happen more often. You can add up to four fingerprints in total.
Many are confused by the lack of USB Type-C in the new product, but, as for me, this is easily explained. Firstly, Samsung itself has re-released all sorts of things for MicroUSB, like power banks and Gear VR 2. The transition would mean the incompatibility of new flagships with other new devices within the company itself. Secondly, the market is not yet ready, such a sharp transition would have a rather detrimental effect on ordinary people. And so, LG, Huawei and other manufacturers will prepare the ground and S8 will solemnly acquire a new port next year. Or maybe Note 6 will be with him, we'll see.
But there are two things that come back to us straight from 2014, namely the Samsung Galaxy S5 - the Micro SD card slot and, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ip68 protection. And this means that you can take your smartphone with you to the bathroom, to the pool, to the beach, in the rain and generally anywhere. And instead of a memory card, if necessary, you can insert a second SIM card. Among A-brands, this is not often found, agree.
Display
Of course, the screens in the new products are Super AMOLED, which is getting better every year. Unlike the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the new generation gets a diagonal split between the regular S7 and S7 Edge. The first display has a diagonal of 5.1″, the second - 5.5″. Resolution for both QHD, or 2560x1440 pixels.
There is no need to talk much about the quality, it is chic here, however, as in the case of the S6, in the usual S7 at maximum deflection angles, the glass shimmers with green and purple tones. There are no such jokes with Edge. I don't know why they didn't do this before, but now, finally, information can be displayed on the display even in the locked state. This feature is called Always On. Why has this been on Nokia since time immemorial, when no one has heard of Amoled displays yet, and Samsung has just introduced it to itself? After all, Super AMOLED is simply created for such features, when only individual pixels can be displayed on the display, without including the entire display. Naturally, energy is spent only on those pixels that are active. So, on a locked display, the time, calendar, alerts, and even some individual pictures can be displayed. Moreover, you can choose display styles, colors and even backgrounds. Yes, the picture does not have to be monochrome, because the amoled does not care how exactly a single pixel will work. If the phone is in your pocket, thanks to the proximity sensors, it redeems and extinguishes this information until you take out the smartphone again. In short, a trifle, but so comfortable, I'm very happy about it!
cameras
For an inexperienced user, it may seem that the camera has become worse, because in the previous generation it was 16 MP, and now it has been downgraded to 12. But even in our first one I made the assumption that if this happens, then the camera can wildly break away from everyone on white light. The white light of smartphones, of course. Why? Each individual pixel has become larger and now its size is 1.4 microns. Let me remind you that in SGS6 the size of an individual pixel is 1.2 microns. This means that each pixel can receive more light. Let's add here a faster aperture optics with f1.7 and really something uncompromising should turn out. Is it so? We have already made a preliminary one and the difference is not great, somewhere the Samsung is a little better, somewhere the iPhone. It's not bad, because we compare the strongest, but I expected a breakaway, as I said. By the way, the aspect ratio of the matrix has changed and is now 4:3, as in the iPhone.
As before, the camera has many modes, but I'm most interested in a few: pro mode with full manual settings, auto mode for most tasks, Youtube live mode and the ability to take pictures in RAW. All this is here. In RAW, photos can be pulled out quite strongly, TIFF and regular JPEG did not stand next to each other. In Snapseed, you can already work with uncompressed formats, and there you can extract information from completely illuminated areas, for example, the sky. In this generation, SloMo has finally become usable, you can shoot honest 240 fps in 720p. Thanks for that too!
The front camera has a resolution of 5 MP, the aspect ratio of the matrix is \u200b\u200blike the main one - 4: 3, but the angle is wide and now it fits a lot not only on the sides, but also on top and bottom. Profit! True, with the detailing of the front camera, not everything is rosy, it deliberately blurs everything a little to avoid the appearance of noise.
Sample photos and videos are available, soon we will make a separate comparison of top camera phones!
Performance
We already wrote a separate post on the part - they happen at maximum settings, but not critical, you can already play. But in GTA SA at maximum speed, everything is bad: there are artifacts, and constant 20 fps feels like. I hope this is just a game not designed for Exynos, we'll wait and see. In any case, there were no problems with everything else: the interface works quickly, applications and games too.
We have the latest eight-core Exynos 8890, Mali T880 M12 graphics and as many as 4 GB of RAM, of which 1.5 GB are permanently available to the user after closing all applications. User memory can be 32 or 64 GB, but the main thing is that it can be expanded using memory cards, up to 200 GB are supported. In Ukraine, a model with only 32 GB of internal memory will be available.
The battery capacity pleased me in both cases. In the regular Galaxy S7, it is 3000 mAh, in the Edge it is 3600 mAh. For comparison, the SGS6 Edge + with a 5.7″ display had a battery capacity of 3000 mAh! So you can count on two days of more or less active work.
Specifications Samsung Galaxy S7
- Dimensions: 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm.
- Weight: 152 g.
- Graphics: Mali-T880 M12.
- Display: Super AMOLED, 5.1″, 2560 × 1440 pixels, 577 ppi
- Memory: 32, 64 GB flash
- RAM: 4 GB.
- Battery: Li-Pol battery 3000 mAh.
Specifications Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Dimensions: 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm.
- Weight: 157 g.
- Operating system: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
- Processor: Octa-core, Exynos Octa 8890
- Graphics: Mali-T880 M12.
- Display: Super AMOLED, 5.5″, 2560 × 1440 pixels, 534 ppi
- Memory: 32, 64 GB flash
- RAM: 4 GB.
- Camera: main - 12 MP OIS, video recording in 4K, front - 5 MP.
- Wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1
- Interface connectors: 3.5 mm headphone jack, Micro USB 2.0.
- Battery: Li-Pol battery 3600 mAh.
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Available to the user out of the box latest version Android - 6.0.1 Marshmallow. A proprietary TouchWiz interface is installed on top of Android, which has long since learned to be normal. It's cool that there is a minimum of third-party software, I remember with horror the years when a brand new device had several screens of no idea what and it could not be demolished. Well, the themes - they continue to develop, the theme store has been updated, beautiful and understandable categories have appeared, there are more and more themes and many really high-quality ones. If you want a naked Android - take it, do you want a hello kitty? Stop reading my articles.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Design.
Camera.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
By pushing boundaries and taking bold steps, we have reached a new level of progress. listening to your feedback. Combining sophisticated design and outstanding functionality. We present to you the possibilities...
The device works with Nano-SIM cards of all GSM operators.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
By pushing boundaries and taking bold steps, we have reached a new level of progress. listening to your feedback. Combining sophisticated design and outstanding functionality. We present to your attention the features that were not previously available in smartphones, but which you will soon be unable to do without.
Design.
When designing the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, we made no compromises. As a result, all the benefits of the latest technology are contained in an elegant and ergonomic body. Smartphones Samsung Galaxy S7 edge look great, fit perfectly in the hand and bring joy to their owner.
Camera.
Interesting moments in life happen not only in bright daylight. Now you can take photos without worrying about lighting or lack thereof. Whether it's performing tricks on a skateboard or blowing out candles on a birthday cake, photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge are always crisp, bright and vibrant.
Games.
Playing mobile games on the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is even more enjoyable with a dedicated game control center and features like gameplay recording.
Components.
Powered by a powerful processor, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge runs quickly and smoothly, handling every bit of extra data on your microSD card with confidence. Despite the increased battery capacity, the smartphone charges quickly both wired and wirelessly.
Protection against water and dust.
Thanks to a combination of high-quality materials, we have found a simple yet highly effective way to protect all the internal components of a smartphone from water and dust, while leaving USB ports and headphone jacks open.
Edge interface.
We are constantly looking for ways to make your life easier. Help you work faster and get what you want instantly with just one touch. With Edge UX's smart curved screen interface, you'll have quick access to what you always need to have at hand.
Flagship Samsung smartphones for several years in a row they have been one of the most technologically advanced on the market (if not the most). Of course, there are no ideal devices: either the MicroSD slot was removed, or there is not enough moisture protection for complete happiness, or the design is very “for an amateur”: hello to models with a plastic back “under the skin” and the year before last Galaxy S5 with a plaster-like golden version. Since last year, Samsung has finally decided to ditch plastic and switch to more expensive-looking glass and metal. The move is definitely the right one, because the flagship device should look like a flagship, right? This year, the company continued this practice and took into account many previous shortcomings when designing the flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.
The previous line was organized, it seems to me, somewhat chaotically: first, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge came out with identical characteristics and a difference in a curved display. Later, two bigger ones appeared: S6 edge + and Note 5. Again, with similar characteristics and the main difference in the curved display and the S-Pen stylus. It seems that Samsung has been testing the soil with the optimal dimensions of these most curved screens for more mass adoption. The current flagship line The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge received only one edge model of the "average" size of 5.5 inches (just between the 5.1 and 5.7 models last year).
What will be discussed?
Today we take a closer look at the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. We recently released a big and cool review of the Samsung Galaxy S7, which is highly recommended for review both in general and in terms of today's review: smartphones are almost identical in terms of internals, performance and shell. The main emphasis will be placed on the differences between models and personal impressions, although we will not miss all the traditional points. In her review, Nina Glushchenko wrote about her extremely positive impressions of last year's Galaxy S6 line. It was all the more interesting for me, since I did not share her enthusiasm at all. Looking ahead a little, I’ll say that Samsung managed, at first glance, to refine what we have already seen in the Galaxy S6, but to do it in such a way that the overall impression is radically different.
Good looking?
Of course, the design is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge +, but it makes no less impression. Rather, on the contrary: after all, there are a number of successful improvements, and the colors have become more interesting and practical (this is already a matter of taste): the golden version remains, the other two colors are black and silver, which just got into our editors and which I consider the most practical . The smartphone looks great. In addition to wrapping side faces, the top and bottom of the front glass are now rounded. There are no sharp corners, it gives the impression of a harmonious flow of glass into a metal frame, which, by the way, is also devoid of sharp corners. Photos are difficult to fully convey the impression.
The screen occupies most of the front panel ( 76.1% to be exact), the frames on the sides are minimal, and thanks to the bends, the impression of their absence is completely created. Despite the formal 5.5 inches, the smartphone cannot be called a "phablet" or "plafond", as it has already been done behind the scenes with such a diagonal or more. Thanks to very small bezels and curves, the smartphone turned out to be commensurate in width with 5.2-inch models: its width is 72.6 mm, while 5.2-inch Sony Xperia The Z5 is 72.1mm, while the 5.3-inch flagship LG G5 is 73.9mm. The remaining functional elements are standard: a pair of touch buttons at the bottom, between them is a mechanical "Home" with a built-in fingerprint scanner. Above the screen is a speaker, sensors, an LED indicator and a large front camera lens.
The smartphone glares in places of bends, although I did not notice anything wrong with this. This does not affect the visibility of information when the screen is on, even with a large number of bright light sources around. The LED indicator is large and bright. And, of course, one of the "chips" of this year is the active screen. A useful feature, although not new for a long time. You don’t have to go far: for the same Lumia with OLED displays, this feature is called Glance Screen. With AMOLED screens, you can not be afraid that it will eat a lot of charge, because only specific pixels glow, and not the entire screen:
The frame is metal, the sides are rather narrow, which is due to the curves of the glass in front and behind. It was done successfully: the smartphone does not strive to slip out of the hand, as one might expect. The buttons are implemented as in the previous line: thin, metal and protruding enough beyond the body. It is convenient to use them. On the left - separate volume control buttons:
On the right - respectively, the power button:
The microUSB connector is placed on the bottom edge. Samsung is in no hurry to switch to USB Type-C. One of the reasons is compatibility with an already released helmet. virtual reality Samsung Gear VR. Despite the water protection, it is without a plug, but it will not work to charge a smartphone with a wet port: there is a hardware and software "fool protection". The user will see a corresponding message on the screen, and charging will not start until dry. There is also an external speaker, loud enough and of high quality, a microphone and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. A more convenient location for him than at the top end. Still, most people carry a smartphone in their pants pocket. On the sides - plastic inserts for antenna output:
On the top side there is another microphone, a tray for SIM and MicroSD and two more plastic inserts:
All back cover made of glass, the sides are also curved. Of course, it looks beautiful and spectacular, but not very practical. Abundantly collects fingerprints, although thanks to the oleophobic coating, they are removed quickly and easily. Again, this cannot be conveyed in the photo, but both in front and behind the glass, with an abundance of different light sources, casts the corresponding glare.
Despite the similar color, the rear panel is made much better than the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, which looks like a mirror. In this case, you won’t be able to see your reflection: the color is more matte:
The main camera module is very similar to the previous line, but made more successfully: the camera practically does not stick out of the case, which was quite annoying in the Galaxy S6:
In our test sample, the tray is designed for one SIM card and a microSD card. Commercial samples will have a combined second SIM or memory card slot. A folk craftsman from the vastness of the network has already posted detailed instructions how to get both 2 SIM and MicroSD, but the procedure is quite troublesome and is accompanied by the risk of damaging both the cards and the smartphone itself:
Both design and build quality are expected to be at the highest level. In fact, Samsung took all the best from the previous line, and smoothed out all the controversial points. The smartphone looks great and is very comfortable in the hand. More convenient than the Galaxy S6 edge +, and it's not just the smaller screen size. The only thing you can cling to is glass, which collects fingerprints very actively, but this is absolutely not fatal. Another indicator of successful appearance We can say that the Galaxy S7 edge has been a hit with a few Samsung smartphone aficionados and a few Apple fans. As for moisture protection, engineering samples do not always correspond to the final ones in this regard, and I deliberately did not drown our sample, although it managed to get under a very impressive downpour and survived such a light bath without any problems.
How is his screen?
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a SuperAMOLED display with Diamond PenTile pixel arrangement. The diagonal, as we remember, is 5.5 inches, while the pixel density is 534 ppi, which is more than enough, it is impossible to see the pixels. Theoretically, in the Samsung Gear VR helmet, the picture should also be very decent. Despite my skepticism about AMOLED, in this case the screen looks great, after all, screen developers from Samsung Display do not get their money in vain. According to subjective impressions, the brightness is enough even for sunny weather, which during testing was not pleased with the rainy March Kyiv. Protected screen Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with excellent quality oleophobic coating.
Expect any problems with viewing angles, perhaps, and not worth it. No distortion or loss in brightness:
Supports multi-touch up to 10 touches:
If you do not go into the results of measurements with devices, the screen really deserves praise, it looks great. It reacts without problems, including touches with wet fingers in heavy rain.
For those who trust dry numbers and instruments more
The smartphone has four calibration modes:
Adaptive and "movie" are distinguished by more "vigorous" colors, "Photo" and the main look more natural, but at the same time the maximum brightness is lower. Calibration cannot be called accurate, the screen goes into cold tones with different intensity depending on the mode. Of course, the minimum brightness is 0, and the contrast tends to infinity. The maximum brightness in adaptive mode is 359.848 cd/m2, the biggest blue skew:
"Film" is a little more precise, the maximum brightness is 356.852 cd / m2:
The "Photo" mode turned out to be the closest to natural color reproduction, the maximum brightness is significantly lower: 316.766 cd / m2:
And the main mode with the lowest maximum brightness of 308.467 cd/m2 :
The maximum brightness is not a record, but very good considering AMOLED. Most IPS displays have it at the same level, although IPS is usually brighter.
How powerful is the iron inside and how long does the battery hold?
For those who are too lazy to read dull names of processors, numbers, look at numerous screenshots of synthetic tests, and so on, it’s worth mentioning right away: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is one of the most powerful smartphones in existence. Inside, the most powerful Exynos proprietary processor and 4 GB of RAM are installed, which is no longer a record, but this is more than enough for absolutely any task. What can I say, even 3 years ago I had less RAM in my desktop PC. No applications, games, or a large number of them running at the same time makes the smartphone dull or even warm. Any currently available games "fly" at maximum graphics settings:
At this point, it is worth remembering the presence of such a thing as Game Tools. Nina spoke about it in detail in the review of the Galaxy S7, everything is exactly the same in the edge version. The utility collects all games in one place, allows you to disable touch buttons during the game (a kind of analogue of disabling the Win button on gaming keyboards), disable notifications, take screenshots, videos in the game and adjust the performance mode depending on the remaining charge:
There is only one version: with 32 GB of internal memory and a hybrid slot for SIM / MicroSD. Not much by today's standards, but the return of the memory card slot solves the problem. The volume of the external speaker is quite sufficient for both alarm clocks and calls in moderately noisy places, the quality is also quite good. From the point of view of using it as a player, it is difficult to judge, because I have long been accustomed to using a Hi-Fi player for these purposes. After a relatively short listening, we can say that the sound quality in the headphones is very high, plus there are all sorts of improvers and useful functions:
The smartphone is equipped with all modern wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC, ANT+. There is only an infrared port for controlling equipment, but I do not think that this is critical. Navigation is also good, GPS picks up satellites almost immediately:
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a 3600 mAh non-removable battery. This is more than the S7 with a 3000 mAh battery. With time battery life things are going very well: with very active use with a lot of conversations, the Internet, constant synchronization and games, the smartphone keeps a day without problems. In a more gentle mode, you can easily get two days. Streaming video over Wi-Fi smartphone turns a little more than 14 hours, you can play games for about 7 hours. The smartphone supports fast charging via cable and wireless induction. Relevant chargers we didn’t have it for testing, so it’s not entirely correct to say the figures for the charging time.
For those who want to know more
The Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor is manufactured using 14nm FinFET technology, using the architecture big.LITTLE. The performance block contains four custom Mongoose cores clocked at up to 2.6 GHz, the second block contains four Cortex-A53 at 1.6 GHz, the graphics accelerator is Mali T880MP12 with Vulcan API support so future graphics-intensive games will run seamlessly. RAM - 4 GB. This is the configuration in the global version, in the US, instead of Exynos, the top quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is used. The smartphone is gaining very high scores in performance tests and is ahead of most existing smartphones. In the popular AnTuTu, the smartphone is gaining more than 130,000 "parrots". As you can see in the screenshots below, only one more Galaxy S7 edge has a higher indicator (errors in tests can be very significant) and Xiaomi Mi5, which has a screen resolution of 1920x1080:
How good is the shell?
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with its own TouchWiz skin. It just so happened that in terms of shell, top-end Samsung smartphones are akin to spaceships. An incredible amount of additional features, frills and so on. By and large, the shell is a topic for a separate large article, but we will try to describe the possibilities in general terms.
Desktops are organized in the usual way, there is a separate menu with all applications. Many labels have been redrawn. Application icons have notifications of new messages (social networks, for example):
You can change wallpapers, themes, add widgets, everything is as usual. It is possible to customize the label grid. 4x4, 4x5 and 5x5 options are offered:
Separately, it is worth mentioning the Galaxy Labs section in the settings with "experimental" functions. At the moment there are two. The first is the display of all applications on desktops (as is done in MIUI and other Chinese shells). The second is speed dialing with your voice:
The shutter is two-level, everything is quite conveniently organized, but you can also edit it:
The organization of the settings menu has not changed much from past versions of TouchWiz:
The application manager looks pretty standard, but there is a button to switch to multi-window mode:
You can resize windows, swap them, copy content, and so on:
There is a simplified mode with large icons:
Security settings and fingerprinting. The scanner works great. Very fast and accurate, one of the best at the moment (subjectively):
The Smart Manager utility allows you to clean internal memory, RAM and enable power saving mode:
Various power saving modes, including extreme power saving with grayscale color change:
Useful additional features:
Small screen mode for one hand. Launched by triple pressing the Home button:
With a gesture from any upper corner diagonally down, you can collapse into a window open application. It can be resized, moved, or completely collapsed into a shortcut:
In the display settings, you can adjust the brightness, font, size, turn on the notification light, splash screen and Always On Display. There are different modes: just clock, calendar, picture and so on:
Approximately like this:
And a utility to quickly connect to nearby devices:
Well, a bunch of branded applications, starting with your own dialer and file manager and ending with a voice recorder:
The shell is really very functional and comfortable. There is a suspicion that most users will not use all the features that it has.
How useful is a curved screen?
Separately, it is worth considering the Edge UI, which is absent in the regular S7. As in the previous S6 edge / edge +, the sidebar opens with a swipe from the edge of the screen in the place where the marker is located. Its position, size and transparency can be adjusted, just like active panels:
The company store has additional ones, including paid ones with additional functionality. Let's hope there will be more of them. While the range is not too diverse:
Standard panels. Quick access to apps, favorite contacts, weather and useful tools like compass, flashlight with 5 brightness levels and ruler:
There is a rather useful function of the night clock. In the settings, you can select the time range:
The curve displays the clock, next alarm, battery charge, and notifications (if any):
When you miss a call or message from one of your favorite contacts, another color-matched side marker appears. By pulling it, you can see information about a missed call, call, send a message or e-mail:
When the screen is off, you can swipe back and forth along the bend, all notifications and / or news feed from selected sources will be displayed on this edge. In general, the edge-functions are quite convenient and useful, more thought out than in the previous model, but so far it cannot be called something revolutionary or necessary.
How are things with the camera?
The main camera has a resolution 12 megapixels Dual Pixel, with LED flash, phase detection autofocus, f / 1.7 aperture and 4K video shooting, front - 5 MP. According to the information on the network, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge use different modules, Samsung and Sony, respectively. Our edge does indeed have Sony installed:
The camera is described in great detail and with an abundance of test shots in the review of the Galaxy S7, so there is no point in repeating it. Despite the different modules, there is no cardinal difference in quality. By the way, according to the version DxOMark, the camera in the Galaxy S7 edge is currently the best among smartphones. The interface was also described in the previous review, so you can limit yourself to screenshots of all the main controls:
The camera is really great, photos are obtained even in very low light, everything is cool.
Standard mode:
Slow motion:
In the dry matter
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge turned out to be an almost uncompromising flagship at the moment, which has everything (or almost everything). The company found the optimal screen size, finalized most of the design flaws. Left except that soiled rear window. The smartphone has added features that last year's flagships lacked: a slot for memory cards and dust and moisture protection according to the IP68 standard. Traditionally for the flagships of the company, the smartphone is one of the most powerful on the market and is equipped with one of the highest quality cameras. In addition to this, it also works for a decent time on a single charge. Of course, the price tag turned out to be very impressive, but when compared with apple products, it no longer seems so scary: it is commensurate with the iPhone 6s (not 6s Plus) in the simplest 16 GB version. The only controversial issue is the practical use of a curved display. Yes, functionally it is already more interesting, but it still falls short of the Killer feature.
7 reasons to buy Samsung Galaxy S7 edge:
- chic design, materials and assembly;
- top performance;
- excellent screen;
- long battery life;
- one of best cameras On the market;
- dust and moisture protection;
- fast and accurate fingerprint scanner.
2 reasons not to buy Samsung Galaxy S7 edge:
- the price is far from affordable for everyone;
- case - a collection of fingerprints.
Technical samsung specifications Galaxy S7 edge | |
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Display | side-curved SuperAMOLED, 5.5 inches, 2560x1440 , 534 ppi, no air gap |
Frame | dimensions 150.9x72.6x7.7 mm, weight: 157 g |
CPU | 64-bit Samsung Exynos 8890 , 4xMongoose, 2.6GHz, 4xARM Cortex-A53, Mali T880MP12 graphics |
RAM | 4 GB |
Flash memory | 32 GB, MicroSD, USB OTG |
Camera | 12 MP Dual Pixel , f/1.7, dual LED flash, PDAF, front camera 5 MP |
Wireless technologies | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (dual-band, 2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, ANT+ |
GPS | GPS, Glonass |
Battery | 3600 mAh, non-removable |
operating system | Android 6.0.1 + TouchWiz |
SIM card | 2xNanoSIM |
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge powerful novelty with support for two SIM cards in a stylish case made of glass and metal with a thickness of only 7.7 mm. The smartphone runs on the latest operating system android and is equipped with a powerful 8-core processor. Main samsung galaxy s7 edge specs: 2 SIM cards, 5.5-inch screen, 8-core processor, powerful 3600 mAh battery with wireless charging function, 12 MP main camera, 4 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory and support for memory cards up to 200 GB maximum. Galaxy S7 Edge can handle any task, it will not freeze even if you have several applications or games open on your smartphone at the same time, large RAM and a powerful processor provide high performance. The fingerprint scanner allows the owner to quickly unlock the Galaxy S7 Edge, but at the same time guarantees reliable protection of personal data on the smartphone from strangers. Despite the fact that the android supports two SIM cards, it is equipped with the most powerful features, and a large-capacity battery ensures long-term operation of the device. For those who actively use the Internet from their phone, they will be happy to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, it supports 4G LTE networks. Thanks to high-speed Internet, you can watch online videos from the Internet in high quality. The large high-resolution screen allows you to comfortably watch HD movies, read e-books and use the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as a real navigator, open the map and indicate the place where you need to get directions and the smartphone will quickly select the shortest route. The main 12 megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus will help you capture the most important moments in excellent quality, as well as you can shoot videos in high format, there is a 5 megapixel front camera for selfies and video calls. At the start of sales, the price of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge approached 60 thousand rubles, for those who want to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge at a low price, you will have to wait a bit until the price of the smartphone drops a little. The slim body of the phone contains the latest mobile technologies, it is protected from water and dust, its glass is scratch-resistant, and its powerful battery with function fast charging ensures long-term operation of the smartphone.
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Specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung galaxy s7 edge specs.
- Number of SIM: 2 SIM cards
- SIM card type: Nano-SIM format
- Processor: 8-core
- Operating system: Android 6.0
- Display: 5.5 inch diagonal / AMOLED / 2560 x 1440 resolution (Quad HD) / 534 ppi / scratch resistant glass
- Battery: 3600 mAh capacity
- Internet time on Wi-Fi network: -
- Works on the Internet in a 3G network: -
- Internet browsing in LTE network:-
- Audio playback: -
- Video playback: -
- Job pending:-
- Talk Operation: -
- Primary camera: 12 MPix / LED flash / autofocus / optical stabilization
- Add. camera: front 5 MPix.
- Video recording: yes
- Memory: 32 GB
- RAM: 4 GB
- Memory card: up to 200 GB / combined with a slot for 2 SIM cards
- 3G support: yes
- 4G support: yes
- WiFi: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- WiFi Direct: Supports
- Bluetooth: version 4.2
- NFC: supports
- Audio Jack: 3.5mm
- USB: yes
- Navigation: GPS/ Glonass
- Sensors: Accelerometer/ Proximity/ Light/ Hall/ Compass/ Barometer/ Fingerprint/ Gyroscope
- Music player: yes
- Phone Dimensions: (H x W x D) 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
- Phone weight: 157 grams