Samsung Galaxy S7 Specs

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Released

Mar 11, 2016

Display

5.1-inch
2560 x 1440 px

Camera

12 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

3000 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo
Samsung TouchWiz UI

Description

The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen, Qualcomm's most powerful Snapdragon 820 system chip under the hood and a brand new 12-megapixel camera with low light superpowers. All of that runs on a new edition of TouchWiz on top of Android 6 Marshmallow. And yes, the microSD card slot is back: you can use a card of up to 200GB onf the S7. The Galaxy S7 also has a very large, 3000mAh battery and it adds IP68 water resistance.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-G930V, Samsung SM-G930P, Samsung SM-G930R4, Samsung SM-G9300, Samsung SM-G930F, Samsung SM-G930T, Samsung SM-G930A, Samsung SM-G930W8, Samsung SM-G930, Samsung SM-G930FD

Pros

• Supports wireless charging
• High pixel density screen (576 PPI)

I want it 40 users

I have it 78 users

I had it 71 users

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Specs Compare

Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.1-inch
Resolution:	2560 x 1440 px, 16:9 ratio, 576 PPI
Technology:	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate:	60Hz
Screen-to-body:	72.30 %
Peak brightness:	855 cd/m2 (nit)
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 (UFS), available to use: 24.5 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS:	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3000 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Max charge speed:	Wired: 15.0W

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:	5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches (142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm)
Weight:	5.36 oz (152.0 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, Pink, White, Pink gold

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), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type:	Nano SIM
HD Voice:	Yes
VoLTE:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring:	DLNA, Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s):	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band 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:	A3LSMG930F
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.43 W/kg
Body:	1.06 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router:	1.03 W/kg

Buyers information
Price:	$ 699

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 21, 2016

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Alternative variants

Samsung Galaxy S7

SM-G930F International version

Differences from the main variant:
System chip:	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (14 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, Exynos M1 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T880 MP12
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR4)

Samsung Galaxy S7

with 64 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	64GB

Samsung Galaxy S7

SM-G930V 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)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Samsung Galaxy S7

SM-G930P 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

SM-G930R 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)

Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos

SM-G930FD

Differences from the main variant:
Dual SIM:	Shared with microSD

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Metro by T-Mobile
Cricket
Boost Mobile
Xfinity Mobile
Tracfone

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