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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Specs

9.0

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Review

9.2

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Released

Mar 11, 2016

Display

5.5-inch
2560 x 1440 px

Camera

12 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3600 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo
Samsung TouchWiz UI

Description

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the larger phone in the S7 family: it has a 5.5" Quad HD Super AMOLED display, runs on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 820 chip and sports a 12-megapixel camera with large pixels and the widest lens on a phone (f/1.7) for great low light performance. All of that comes together via the new TouchWiz on top of Android 6 Marshmallow. The S7 Edge features 32GB of internal storage with support for microSD cards. It also has a massive 3600mAh battery and sports IP68 water resistance.

Pros

Supports wireless charging
High pixel density screen (534 PPI)

I want it 64 users

I have it 113 users

I had it 144 users

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	2560 x 1440 px, 534 PPI
Technology:	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body:	76.09 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor:	Quad-core, 2200 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 530
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage:	32GB, available to use: 24.4 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS:	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3600 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Features:	HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	5 MP (HDR)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches (150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm)
Weight:	5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance:	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Features:	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys:	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Gold, Silver, White, Pink gold, Black pearl, Coral blue

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type:	Nano SIM
HD Voice:	Yes
VoLTE:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s):	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band, e Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Charging, OTG, Mass storage device
Hearing aid compatible:	M4, T3
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other:	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Feb 12, 2016
FCC ID value:	A3LSMG935F
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.27 W/kg
Body:	0.66 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router:	0.96 W/kg

Buyers information
Price:	$ 799

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 21, 2016

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Alternative variants

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

SM-G935F International version

Differences from the main variant:
System chip:	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor:	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T880 MP12
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR4)

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

with 64 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	64GB

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

SM-G935V for Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

SM-G935P for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD):	Bands 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

SM-G935R for U.S. Cellular

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 25(1900+)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Boost Mobile
Xfinity Mobile

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Overall User Rating

(34 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

9.5

Performance

8.9

Display

9.6

Battery life and charging

9.1

ahmad.elkomey

Arena Apprentice

Not good choice for day to day usage

Posted: Jul 22, 2021, 11:00 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

I purchased this phone in Dec 2018, and I'm now looking for a new one. That's around 2.5 years of usage. Here's my feedback on the phone:

[-] 1. Battery drainage is very high. I find myself in need to recharge the phone 2-3 times a day. It's even worse when you're using Google Maps for around 30-45 minutes. You can easily lose are 40% of the battery in this single usage :')
[-] 2. The phone heats on usages like apps updates and google maps.
[-] 3. The phone's responsiveness is VERY BAD. Around 40% of the time, you might wait for a few seconds after every tap! You might even have to forcefully kill the running app or might wanna restart the phone, if it doesn't restart on its own!
[+] 4. The body and build is good. It fell off many times and is still standing strong. The screen hasn't got any scratches.

nickdlr

Arena Apprentice

Typical Samsung

Posted: Nov 29, 2018, 10:31 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

Typical Samsung bloatware and planned obsolescence. I bought this phone after my Note 7 was recalled. I had soured on Samsung after my issues, and friend's/family's issues with their previous Samsung devices, but I loved the Note 7 and was hoping the S7 Edge would be the same phone in a different body... It's a very different device. Some good, some bad, but longevity did this phone in for me. Last Samsung I will probably ever buy.

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What I like

Good standard features
Screen quality, resolution

What I don't like

UI is very slow
Battey life degrades quickly

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Jayden848_Life [deleted]

For my 2nd phone and 1st premium smartphone (after 9 months) it's awesome!

Posted: Jan 22, 2018, 4:53 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

On March.18,2017, my dad bought me my first ever phone, the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) V. It was an amazing and even better with Nougat. My S7 Edge is great, I got it on Christmas on 2017 and overall, it's not too big and is sleek and slim. My only concerns is the glass feels slippery when hot (I have a case) and I am now back to Touchwiz (my J3 started with Marshmallow and Touchwiz and went to Android 7.1.1 with Samsung Experience 8.5 while my S7 Edge currently has Android 7.0 with Touchwiz Grace UX) for now till Android 8.0 Oreo. Regardless, this phone is awesome and I absolutely recommended this phone!

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