Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review: Stargate

14 March, 2016
Pushed way out of its comfort zone and into a high-stakes flagship redesign last season, Samsung’s back to what it does best - making itself comfortable at the top of the heap. OK, it sounds like a bold claim but by no means incredible if you’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.

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  • 15 Mar 2016

Amy, 14 Mar 2016my next phone! Haven;t been so exited about a phone in a wh... moreAmy, I think you will regret your choice. Iphone 6 is ugly, indeed but it's working without lags.

In the end, this is what you need. Try to borrow a Samsung phone for 2-3 weeks and then take a decision.

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    • a0T
    • 15 Mar 2016

    the s7edge is the best smartphone for now
    browser need some optimisation for sure
    no changable battery is not a problem after 2or3 years of use you can change it arround 70$
    s7 edge my next smartphone 😍😍

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      • ndp
      • 15 Mar 2016

      Anonymous, 15 Mar 2016Samsung has lags on each of their phones ! I have had many ... moreSamsung and other android based brands have a lot of pre installed apps. Most of them are rubbish and useless. These apps are eating RAM and you can't disable them.
      You need to root the phone if you want this thing.

      Even so, the phone will freeze.You have to get used with that. Yes, it's frustrating because you are paying a lot of money but... I am telling you that from my experience. Get used with that ! :)

      Yes, everything is OK for the first few months while the phone is new but then,..the problems appear.

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        • 15 Mar 2016

        Ray, 15 Mar 2016i am a iPhone user since iPhone 4s.. really samsung makes a... moreso tall us how do iphone 4s in ios9 performe
        every iphone models got 5 years update the first 2,5 years get good update and the last half you get a slowdown update
        so the effektiv update for iphone und android much the same.
        i have iphone 5s performe very good in ios9 and i will not update to ios10.

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          • ndp
          • 15 Mar 2016

          roy10, 15 Mar 2016I was with Apple too bro untill I updated my iPhone 5s and ... moreSamsung has lags on each of their phones ! I have had many Samsung phones and ALLof them have the same problems.
          I didn't use an Apple till now but I heard they are not hanging or freezing.

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            • ndp
            • 15 Mar 2016

            AnonD-180026, 15 Mar 2016Replace TW launcher with Nova Disable all the Samsung apps... moreTW is part from Samsung. you cannot replace it. you can only let it run in the background and installing Nova or other launcher.

            samsung 7 has lags as well because there is no optimization. sadly, only Apple is doing that...that's why their Iphones have NO lags and they are not freezing. Yes, you are freezing when you see their price. lol

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              • 15 Mar 2016

              AnonD-509761, 15 Mar 2016Best phone? It can't even beat the iPhone6s performance. Yo... moreS7 tie 6s in PERFORMANCE, 6s lead the singlecore score, S7 lead the multicore one.
              now you tell me is your 6s DISPLAY, BATTERY, CAMERA, SPEC:PRICE RATIO is better than S7?
              I THINK NOT.
              hahaha

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                • 15 Mar 2016

                Ram, 15 Mar 2016USA Snapdragon 820 for others exynos processor. so other c... moreLOL. Please. Each chipset have their own advantages.
                Exynos - better Sot, multi-core perm, less throttle on gpu on long run, better music quality through headphones.
                Snapdragon - single core perm, higher GPU benchmark (by a small margin).
                Which is better? That's right its exynos again.

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                  • 15 Mar 2016

                  Ray, 15 Mar 2016i am a iPhone user since iPhone 4s.. really samsung makes a... moreI was with Apple too bro untill I updated my iPhone 5s and now I was left with an unusable phone due to lag and poor call quality. I was forced to buy a cheap j5 coz of lack of money. it was a breath of fresh air and now am planning to get the s7 when it's price drops. the point is Apple updates are not always good but Samsung gives you more than enough out of the box and I think that's what mattera

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                    • 15 Mar 2016

                    Ray, 15 Mar 2016hey iPhone 6 Plus runs very thing with full res.. but galax... moreExcept that the S7 still opens majority of apps faster anyway.
                    And many apps are more and more coded for multi thread

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                      • 15 Mar 2016

                      Anonymous, 15 Mar 2016Come on? the Galaxy s7 beats the iPhone 6s in performance, ... morehey iPhone 6 Plus runs very thing with full res.. but galaxy s6 and s7 runs on 1080p just like Z5 premium...even they have 2k displays. so thats fair to compare iPhone 6s Plus to GALAXY S7.
                      and single core score is the most importan on day to day life.. even sammsy beat on multiscore speed iPhone opens and runs apps much faster than s7... you showed that you dont know any thing about tec... and agin singlecore score is the most importent than multicore score

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                        • 15 Mar 2016

                        ray, 15 Mar 2016last one wrong.. best software optimazation?Just using less stuff does not equate to better optimizing

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                          • 15 Mar 2016

                          I want usa model

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                            • 15 Mar 2016

                            IllusioConsciens, 15 Mar 2016There´s no rival for this phone. Galaxy S7 Edge: b... morelast one wrong.. best software optimazation?

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                              • 15 Mar 2016

                              i am a iPhone user since iPhone 4s.. really samsung makes amazing phones.. sometime i really want to switch from iPhone to a galaxy, only thing that hold me back is samsungs updates.. i really care about updates when it comes to buying a new phone.. apple does it much much better than Aamsung so i stick with iPhone

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                                • 15 Mar 2016

                                toli, 15 Mar 2016Does anyone know if the ALWAYS ON feature can be turned off?Yes!

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                                  • 15 Mar 2016

                                  toli, 15 Mar 2016Does anyone know if the ALWAYS ON feature can be turned off?yes it can
                                  Very good review !

                                    I had some issues this Sunday when i tried to take some pics with this galaxy s7 edge phone @samsungstore in Liverpool.the problem is that you have to be very careful how you hold the phone and do not touch "the edge screen" because you will not be able to take the picture!!

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                                      • 15 Mar 2016

                                      Does anyone know if the ALWAYS ON feature can be turned off?

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                                        • 15 Mar 2016

                                        Just got my S7 Edge a couple of days back and have to say that this is indeed the best 'overall' phone in the world right now.

                                        Yes, I know people will pick things here are there, but the reality is that this phone is the best 'Jack of all trades' in the market right not, and yet being the 'master' in several things namely:

                                        - Best designed phone, with the curved edges, makes it really unique
                                        - Amazing screen-size to body-size ratio
                                        - Best screen / display
                                        - Best camera for low-light (in good light there are many phones which are good or 'good enough').
                                        - Water / Dust resistant (I live in a dry climate, but why not have it, right?)
                                        - Class leading (or equaling, if you may) performance
                                        - Awesome audio quality with headphones (though the volume could be a tad louder for some people, but not me). However, do note I've got the Exynos version with Wolfson DAC.
                                        - Very good battery life. Perhaps the 3600 mAh will be fined tuned even more with further updates.