Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 edge
What's Hot: Stunning designs, great displays, unique look, fast, has microSD card slot, excellent cameras, supports VR.
What's Not: Glass front and back means you'll need a good case, plenty of
carrier bloatware.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge make up for the proverbial sins of the father-- they bring back dear hardware features that Samsung axed when it released the radically redesigned Galaxy S6, s6 edge and s6 edge+. We might not miss some of Samsung's apps when they go, but no one likes to lose hardware features-- particularly good ones that set the phones apart from the iPhone and other major competitors. That means that the microSD card slot and IP68 water resistant certification are back (Samsung claims water submersion up to 1 meter, which is actually IP67). Sorry, the IR blaster for TV remote control seems to be gone forever from Samsung's phone line.
The Galaxy S7 is almost a clone of the S6, with Gorilla Glass 4 back and front and real metal trim on the sides. It's a stunningly attractive and elegant smartphone, though we're still on the fence as to whether the platinum gold color is gaudy or great (I like bling, so I'm leaning toward great). The gold model looks like a gold bar, and that is at the very least an interesting look. Black and silver models are there for those who don't dig the gold bar look, and in Europe there's a white model. The S7 edge is the spiritual successor to the S6 edge+, since it's a bigger phone with a 5.5" display. That said, it's not as big as the S6 edge+, and is considerably smaller than the iPhone 6s Plus and it looks downright manageable compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 andNexus 6P. We can understand Samsung wanting to clean up their model lineup and combining the S6 edge and S6 edge Plus into one model for the 2016 lineup.
Samsung has improved the ergonomics by employing the same curved back sides as the Galaxy Note 5. The S7 and S7 edge fit the curve of your hand better and nestle safely in the palm. The 5.1" GS7 is small enough to suit small hands and cozy pockets. For those who want something larger, there's the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, with a 5.5" display that has curved sides like last year's edge models. The S7 edge is surprisingly not that much bigger than the standard S7, and it might suit even those with less than large hands. I found it easily manageable from a size standpoint (I do have large hands for a woman), though the curved glass and thinner sides do make it more slippery and harder to pick up from a desk. The curved display also makes it easier to accidentally activate on-screen items, despite Samsung's algorithms to avoid unwanted edge touches. Beauty comes at a price: the curved sides make the S7 edge the more stunning and unique handset, and I'd understand if form wins out for over function. It's also $100 more expensive than the standard S7.
Display
The display is largely the same as the outgoing GS6 family: a QHD 2560 x 1440 Super AMOLED display with sharp text and graphics, infinite contrast and deep blacks. The Galaxy S7 is actually a bit less bright at maximum brightness-- not the extra bright outdoor auto mode but standard max brightness. Standard max brightness is not as bright as the iPhone 6s, but it's bright enough to make the phone usable outdoors, even when taking photos and video. The auto-brightness outdoor mode is even brighter than the outgoing models.
Though AMOLED displays have intense color saturation that's better than life, all is not lost for those who crave color accuracy: the phones have several color profiles and the Basic mode accurately represents sRGB (putting it in line with better phone IPS displays) and Adobe RGB (AMOLED Photo) for wide but still accurate color gamut representation. As ever, the default is Adaptive, which analyzes what's being displayed and goes for the most vivid and high contrast representation of content (very striking but over saturated and not necessarily accurate). Most folks will likely love adaptive since it looks so vivid and sharp.




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