In the previous generation Galaxy S6, Samsung introduced some very original solutions that users did not take very warmly. Fortunately for the latter, the brand listened to numerous reviews and suggestions, returning the memory card slot to the new model and increased RAM. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge technical specifications of the camera in many respects significantly surpass previous generations of models. And this is only a small part of all the innovations prepared by the company for fans of its products.
So, the subject of today's review is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: specifications, reviews, and the advantages of a smartphone along with its shortcomings.
Contents of delivery
The device comes in a box familiar to the brand - high-quality, strong and quite informative. It shows the most interesting characteristics of the gadget, the awards received, quality standards and other useful information that may be useful when you first familiarize yourself.
Inside the box you will see:
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone itself;
- reviews and photos on booklets and advertising brochures;
- Power Supply;
- micro USB cable
- earphones of type "gag";
- OTG-interfaces for connecting third-party peripherals;
- detailed instruction manual in Russian.
Options can be called standard. Maybe it’s for the best that the company did not begin to equip its flagship with additional chips, such as a case or a portable base. Many admirers of the flagship, which means expensive and high-quality brand products prefer to choose accessories for themselves, and the extra thing in the box adds an already rather big price to the Samsung Galaxy S7 (Age). Owner reviews regarding completeness are mostly neutral, although some users either by chance or by some strange idea of the company come across a distinctive color scheme of the power supply and loops. They are white in one box, and black in the same box next to the counter.
Appearance
If you put the S6 model in one palm and our respondent in the other, then you will hardly see any difference between the last flagship and the brand new Samsung Galaxy S7. Owner reviews played a significant role in this. Users appreciated the successful design and ergonomics of the predecessor, so the brand listened to the opinions of its fans and practically did not change the appearance of the gadget.
The new flagship still has glass front and back panels, and a nice metal frame runs along the entire perimeter. The most distinctive innovation is the beveled edges on the rear panel - the smartphone has now become a little more ergonomic, and just holding the gadget in your hand is noticeably more pleasant.
Design features
The rear camera eye sticks out a little less, and on the right you can see the familiar LED flash coupled with a heart rate sensor (detects blood oxygen saturation). At the top of the front of the device is a conversational speaker, just to the right of the front camera eye, as well as light and proximity indicators. In the lower part you can see the already familiar functional Home button, which is also responsible for the fingerprint scanner.
On the right side is the power off button, and on the left - buttons for adjusting the sound volume, and without any rockers, which can be called a hallmark of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Owner reviews on this subject are ambiguous: someone is used to working specifically with the “swing” and out of habit is looking for places to focus on one of the buttons, while someone is quite happy with separate functionality.
The upper end of the device is reserved for a SIM card slot (nano-SIM), a microphone and a place for micro-SD memory cards. On the bottom you will see a micro-USB interface for charging the device and synchronizing with a computer, 3.5mm audio output, the main speaker and a dubbing microphone.
Both the back and front panels are protected by high-quality fourth-generation glasses from the Corning series from the eminent Gorilla brand. The front part of the smartphone is additionally equipped with an oleophobic coating, due to which, fingerprints practically do not remain on the “face”, in contrast to the Samsung Galaxy S7 back panel. Owner reviews have repeatedly noted that the company could equip the rear of the smartphone with similar protection, because in real life the back of the device is just some kind of dirt and dust collector. But the brand was apparently guided by some of its own, maybe not always clear, considerations.
Screen
At Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the screen's characteristics are quite impressive: an AMOLED display with a luxurious sweep of 2560 × 1440 pixels of the QHD standard, as well as a high pixel density of 577 ppi. Trying to make out individual points is simply useless - the picture is as realistic as possible for a smartphone. In addition, the brightness, contrast and overall transmission quality have earned praise not only from users, but also from numerous experts in this field.
However, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge display features burdened with its fly in the ointment. It's all about the specificity of AMOLED technology, where when the viewing angle is shifted, the gamma immediately goes into colder color spectra. Of course, the ordinary use of the device does not spoil the impression of this shortcoming, but if you buy a gadget for some of your narrowly targeted graphic needs, then keep this in mind.
Performance
The company has launched several variable models with different processors. We will not consider the version with the Qualcomm chipset, because in Russia it is less popular, unlike the Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa proprietary suite. The chipset runs on 64 bits with ARM big.LITTLE architecture . Four cores from Mongoose and as many from Cortex are responsible for speed. The first set operates at frequencies of 2.4 GHz, the second - 1.3 GHz. For the graphic component, a rather nimble chipset from "Mali" from the T-880 series is responsible.
On board there are 4 gigabytes of RAM, as well as 64 GB of internal (optionally 32 GB). Moreover, the strips are very nimble, because they are made using UHS 2.0 technology, and today it is the fastest standard that can be accessed by the ordinary user of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The model description tells in some detail where, and specifically why, every kilobyte of memory is used. But in any case, if you are not satisfied with the built-in volume, you can always expand the space for your needs with a third-party SD card (up to 200 GB). In addition, due to the OTG interface, it is possible to connect a third-party external drive to the gadget, and this is already terabytes of data.
Device at work
As for performance, this model has absolutely no problems - the smartphone copes with all, even the most “heavy” applications and games, including. Any, even the most difficult task, will be on the shoulder of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Owner reviews are full of laudatory epithets about performance, so a more detailed analysis will be unnecessary - everything works and flies.
Offline work
The smartphone received a non-removable 3000 mAh battery. Quick Charge 2.0 technology, which has already taken root in “noble” models, allows you to recharge your phone by 60% in just half an hour. In addition, the gadget was able to wirelessly charge according to the standards of RMA and Qi, which will surely please many fans of "energize on the go."
Also, the already familiar extreme energy saving modes have not disappeared, where at some two percent of the charge, you can more or less tolerably work with the phone for several hours. Specifically, watching a video in Full HD resolution and with maximum brightness will put the battery in 14 hours, and the most demanding games will drain the battery in 10 hours.
Summarizing
The company continues to confidently lead among other manufacturers of mobile gadgets on Android platforms. Like other flagships of the brand, the S7 model has the latest technology and an enviable margin of performance in its arsenal. In addition, the study of all the features of the device can easily take more than one day.
We can safely say that our respondent is intended for those who want to get the most out of the Android device and are not ready to make any compromises.
Estimated price - about 50,000 rubles.