Thanks to the curves, though, the Edge doesn’t feel like it’s 5.5 inches, and is very comfortable to hold. The S7 and S7 Edge both have Quad HD Super AMOLED screens with 2,560 x 1,440-pixel resolution, but the S7’s screen is much smaller at 5.1-inches versus the 5.5-inch screen on the Edge. As anyone with a smartphone knows, that 10 percent can mean the difference between having a dead smartphone on your cab ride home or one with just enough juice to send a text or two.
Our S7 regularly had 10 percent less battery than the Edge after a solid day’s use. We found the Galaxy S7 and the Edge both last through a busy day with ease, though the Edge can hold out longer. Neither phone’s battery is removable, though, so if that is a problem, you won’t want either S7. However, both phones do support Quick Charge 2.0 via Micro USB and wireless charging, so you’ll be able to juice them up quickly in a pinch. In our testing, the S7 Edge regularly showcased better battery performance than the S7.
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The slight upgrade in battery size should be negligible because the Edge has a larger screen, but it actually matters.
The S7 has a 3,000mAh battery, while the Galaxy S7 Edge boasts a 3,600mAh pack. The only real spec difference between the Galaxy S7 and the Edge is battery capacity. Specs winner: Tie Battery life and charging The front-facing 5-megapixel cameras are equally matched and take decent selfies. Sometimes the resulting pictures are even better than ones taken with the iPhone 6S Plus, which is a fantastic feat. Although it can occasionally blow out night time shots, the camera typically takes great shots with very little light. The f/1.7 aperture and the 1.4µm dual-pixels allow more light to enter the sensor and result in stunning photos in an array of lighting conditions.Īs usual, Samsung’s camera app is fast and capable, and the new dual-pixel tech boosts low-light performance to entirely new levels. The 12-megapixel, dual-pixel back cameras on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are among the best smartphone cameras you can find.
In terms of performance, these two are completely tied.īoth phones start at 32GB of storage and support expandable storage via MicroSD cards up to 200GB, so there’s no difference there, either. The two Galaxies also have special water cooling systems inside to keep the heat down while gaming or taking on processor-heavy tasks, though both do get warm in your hand. The European counterparts for the S7 and S7 Edge have Samsung’s Exynos octa-core onboard, which is said to be weaker than the Qualcomm chips, but not noticeably so. models rock Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processors and 4GB of RAM, which result in super speedy performance. When it comes to specs, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are evenly matched. Qualcomm MSM8996, Snapdragon 820 (U.S. Models),
LED flash, auto-HDR, (gyro-EIS), HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS
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IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)ĥ.1 inches, 71.7 cm 2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)ġ440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)Īndroid 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket) G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile) G930V (Verizon) G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS) G930R (US Cellular) G930U (Unlock model) Network