Samsung Galaxy S7 Review Latest
Samsung Galaxy S7 Review Latest
Samsung Galaxy S7 is out there and guess what, an improved version of S6 that has gone through various adaptation to keep up with competition. A gorgeous design with water resistance, brilliant display, excellent battery life are certainly some pros, while price is ridiculously high, but that price can give a certain charm, you will find nowhere.
Anyone looking for a high tech device with excellent features and as long as you are not bothered about high price then this flagship is for you and without a doubt Samsung Galaxy S7 carries all the essential you might need to make your life an ultimate bliss.
Although its design resembles of S6 but there are certain changes made by Samsung in overall durability of this flagship and added different twists to it to make more appealing among customers. A curved shaped design that is one of its only kind and you will not find it anywhere else giving it a look of more of a Phablet.
High quality premium device with adjacent of a high price has only one variant and that is 32 GB. Released in March 2016 with the price of £569 and price varied in different countries, some are giving it on contract basis and some on full price.
If you compared it with its other rivals then price comparatively less. Company has made it sure to come up with some changes if not more, just to to add a different flavor to its charm.
Quite frankly many other flagships are launched in 2016 up and down but boy! Samsung Galaxy S7 can beat them all hands down.
Design And Display
There is not much changes made to the design so to speak but it is now water resistant with extra security measures.
Quality glass and metal covering around its body makes it more exquisite in style and thankfully considering the price they have not gone with plastic otherwise it would have ruined its charm.
On apparent you will not find much of a difference if you look at it first but as you dig deep, you get to know there is much more to its features regarding power, reliability and you can get much more out of it potentially.
With the power key top right to it and volume keys on left top alongside headphone jack on its bottom makes it all ready to receive a user friendly experience.
You just can not sideline the Aluminium frame that is certainly the hallmark of Samsung and its nicely being sandwiched between front and rear glass, and for those who like metal at the back end of their device, they have to accept as it is.
You will find sloppy edges on the back of device and it is very comforting when you hold it in your hand. The curved rear makes it easy to hold without getting worried about it getting slipped out of your hand and its completely different in that regard from its rival flagships, which lacks this thing and you are always anxious about not ruining the amount of money you spent on them.
Its designed in such a way that you will not find any hassle swiping across its screen and all its keys are easily accessible with thumb including fingerprint scanner that is under the home key. On its back side there is a nice camera bulge alongside led flash and qualities that are more to it are heart rate monitor, fitness tracker and stress measuring ability. It is quite not vivid though that how much these reading are correct.
Samsung has gone with single speaker option instead of choosing dual front as some other flagships have that options in place which makes watching movies and playing games more fun because of the sound quality.
Good new is that Samsung has kept microSD and you can expand device memory up to your liking, and also it is water resistant which is not present in the previous Samsung devices which make using this costly phone with bit of a confidence.
5.1 inch Display of the device is quite extra ordinary with clear and sharp brightness with the pixel density of 577ppi. Company has grind it hard and worked on the brightness of phone and they managed to make it better from their previous smart phone.
Other than having a gentle display and color dispersion it also boost always on functionality. This is an excellent feature and you don't always have to tap its button to read new messages, plus it shows clock and battery percentage for you to keep an idea about every aspect.
Apart from default clock and battery option you can also get a calendar display which you have to configure going back in settings. You can also customize the settings if you don't want to put strain on battery.
Other than having a gentle display and color dispersion it also boost always on functionality. This is an excellent feature and you don't always have to tap its button to read new messages, plus it shows clock and battery percentage for you to keep an idea about every aspect.
Apart from default clock and battery option you can also get a calendar display which you have to configure going back in settings. You can also customize the settings if you don't want to put strain on battery.
Hardware And Performance
Samsung Galaxy S7 is quite a combo of high performance and quality speed and it is quite certain considering the price that they have put a lot of class in it, that will ultimately give you satisfaction about not regretting the high price tag.
It has two variants when it comes to its processor, one is running on Exynos 8890 octa-core processor and the other one is running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, both of them are have supreme power capability.
With 4 GB of RAM backing them, it can take you even beyond sky with humongous power and this is certainly the most amazing feature of all, because anybody wants high performance and speed when they are spending that much amount of money.
Considering the amount of speed and power it easily beats its rival flagships hands down.
Navigation was very smooth, and the apps are opening up at considerable speed and alongside that TouchWiz feels quite lighter and efficient. We are quite hopeful that in near future it also brings faster updates, support google assistant and can access VR.
Generally the layout for apps is 4x4 but if you want to have bulk of applications installed on your device then you can change it to your convenience. You can do multi tasking with the split screen view but apart from certain core application like Gmail, Chrome and few others can be viewed in multi tasking.
Camera And Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S7 has an excellent 12 MP camera with good picture results overall. Unlike other flagships that have the dual camera option Samsung only has one, but it is more than enough to take worth remembering pictures.
Most companies put a great emphasis on the quality of camera performance in low light, and so does the S7. It has specially powered with producing great results when you are taking pictures where there is low light.
By reducing in the pixels and widening the lens it has made taking quality pictures more easy and fun. The company has built in dual pixel sensors which helps in brightness and focusing on image fast and you don't get into any hassle of focusing it by yourself.
Volume keys are commanded with zooming in or out option and by double taping home key launches camera without closing any running app and that is cool.
Plus there are number of advance options you can go into by going in setting and add a little more spice to our photography skills and number of modes and effects can also be used to make you pictures look good and clean.
On top of that Samsung has added a new feature of Motion Picture for live pictures to compete with iPhone but in all fairness it is not as good as in iPhone because pictures in Samsung often go blurry.
Front camera is also pretty handy and good if you have a mind taking selfies, then rest assure that they will come good.
Large battery with 3000 mAH power pack has it all, making it easy to go multitasking whether you have to complete your assignment while listening to your favorite tunes in background or watching movies and playing games, you can do it all without getting worried about your battery percentage too much.
Charging your device is also very compatible as you have been given both wired and wireless chargers and what more you can want at that price.
Charging your battery with its power off within no time is such a big pro to it. Normal use of it and by that I mean if you don't play too many games or watch too many movies then I can assure you that it can go for two days also.
Comparing it with other flagships then it can easily beat them off with less dripping in charging which in case of most others when you watch a full lengthy movie, they do show quite a drip in charging if not big.
If you are somebody who do lot of web browsing and use social media a lot then you can sit relax as it can take you through three to four hours with just a 40 percent drip in battery. Plus it also enables you to activate power saving mode if you have left your charger at home, which will reduce the performance of and minimize different functions.
But if you want to make most out of its battery then you can also activate ultra saving mode which will give you an extra hour or so until you reach home. The black and white interface will only give you access to handful of things like calls, texts and web browsing.
These functionalities can be real handy when you get stuck at some place and you don't have access to your charger and you don't want your phone to be dead, so for that ultra saving mode will take you for at least 2 hours maximum if you have 10 percent battery left.
Movies Games Music
Now comes the fun part, you might be thinking what about playing games and listening to music and watching movies, then that part is also covered. It does not matter whether you play games or watch music, you will get a supreme experience out of it.
With its super fast RAM and high quality processor, playing games that are big and heavy is very gleeful experience. Sound and color contrasts are also very good and gaming keys are manageable.
Even though it does not offer too much space and you have to rely on 32 GB of built in memory but you can expand it if you want to store too many games in it, and with its 5.1 inch display playing high quality games are very convenient.
Game launcher in it will store your every game and it will give you full control whether you want to record your live game or take a screen shot or whatever you want in its additional settings.
With excellent battery power, good display and color contrast and fine sound quality you can watch your favorite movies with so much ease and fun. You can stream either free content or purchase movies or your favorite classic music albums.
Final Verdict
All in all Samsung Galaxy S7 is a brilliant flagship and it has all the essentials you need in one place. Price is big but it also offers you an adjacent supreme experience and it will not let you regret your money that you spent on it.
With its all features and specifications it is surely competing tow to tow with other flagships. There are certain pros of having that device and few cons and surely not any thing in this world is totally perfect and it evolves with the passage of time.
If you have the love of gadgets and new technologies and you like to explore them and you have that craze of flaunting an expensive flagship just to tease everybody in your acquaintances, then it is the best deal for you to have one in your pocket.
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