Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Review

Today we are going to review one of the popular Samsung android mobile, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the smartphone manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Unlike Galaxy S7, S7 Edge is quite bigger than it having the screen of 5.5 inches and has been curved in the wide sides of the screen. The phone too is water resistant and dust proof having IP68 certification. Also, the device is the successor of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and predecessor of the Galaxy S8.

Talking about the design, The Galaxy S7 Edge is a device that can live and die by its gaze. If you have got an interest in the powerful phone, you can obviously choose Galaxy S7, which is small in size but has got the same features as Galaxy S7 Edge. The screen of Galaxy S7 Edge has been curved more than that of its predecessor Galaxy S6 Edge, and is compact despites of its size.

Placing it along with iPhone 7 Plus and 6S Plus, you can see the difference between three phones and can make a fair judgment by looking at their looks. The display on Apple’s phone is not that much good comparing to S7 Edge. Moreover, S7 Edge has got a powerful battery having the support of fast charging.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, though has got a screen size of 5.5 inches, is slightly shorter and narrower to iPhone 7 Plus and 6S Plus. Nevertheless, Samsung is thicker having 7.7 mm girth compared to iPhone which has 7.3 mm girth.

Similarly, S7 Edge has been launched by upgrading its design, it comes with a processor named 3D Thermo Forming which allows the brand to curve the back part of the device into a single metal rim that moves all around the edges. This feature helps the phone to slip into your palm.

The bump of the camera has been reduced to 0.42mm which helps you to protect the lens from being scratched while placing the phone down. Just like S5 and S6 and S7, Galaxy S7 Edge too is water resistant and can be used despites being soaked in water for 30 minutes.

The phone comes with a good screen having the QHD resolution of 2,560×1,440. Moreover, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge uses the technology of Super AMOLED, which Samsung has been using on its other devices too. Similarly, Samsung has added new feature of side display on S7 Edge, which can be enabled through the device’s setting.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Specification

Display

Size	5.5 inches
Resolution	2560x1400p (Quad HD)
Color Depth	16M

Processor

CPU Speed	2.3 GHz
CPU Type	Octa-Core

Camera

Video Recording Resolution	UHD 4K (3840×2160)@30fps
Main Camera Resolution	Dual Pixel 12.0 MP
Front Camera Resolution	CMOS 5.0 MP
Main Camera Auto-focus	Yes

Memory

RAM	4 GB
ROM	32 GB
External Memory	Yes (Upto 256 GB)

Network/Bearer^

Multi-Sim	Dual Sim
Sim Size	Nano Sim
2G Sim	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
2G CDMA	N/A
3G CDMA	N/A
3G TD-CDMA	N/A
4G TDD LTE	B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

Connectivity

ANT+	Yes
USB Version	USB 2.0
Headphone	3.5mm Stereo
Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MU-MIMO, Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.2
MHL	No
PC Sync	N/A
Location	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC	N/A

Software

Operating Software

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Physical Information

Color+	Blue Coral, Pink Gold, Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium
Form Factor	Touchscreen Bar
Dimension	150.9×72.6×7.7 mm
Weight	157
Water Resistant / Dust Proof	Yes, IP68-certified

Sensors

Compass/Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light Sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	Yes
Temperature Sensor	No

Battery

Standard Battery Capacity	3600 mAh
Removable	No

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Video Playing Resolution	UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@60fps
Audio Playing Format	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA