Samsung Galaxy S7 Hands-On Review

Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Currently, it's set to on you can turn it off with a tap but let's turn it back on and then just switch off the display and you'll notice in a bit this will pop out and this is always on. This display has actually patented or registered the use of always-on they kind of own that trademark.

It's 11:17 a.m. that's a time that's the date you have the battery levels over here and if you had missed calls or incoming messages the count would appear underneath the time. Over here and like I said it's always on it's always on the display but it consumes very little power samsung says less than a percent of battery per hour.

Let's go ahead and dive into the app drawer again very similar and we're actually pleased to see that there is hardly any bloat where there are a couple of samsung apps like s health and s voice and there are built-in google apps as well as a suite of Microsoft apps including Word Excel and PowerPoint. And last let's take a look at the settings menu again very similar to the settings menu on the note 5 you can search for example I was looking for storage earlier and as you can see this is a 32 gigabyte phone and out of the box it has about it's used about 7.8 to gigs so there's about 20 4.18 gigabytes available.

Last thing I want to show you is the version of Android you go into software info you'll find that it runs android 6.0.1 out of the box and that is marshmallow. You press and hold let me see there you go you have an Android version of flappy bird gamers will actually love this new feature it's an app called game launcher and it's basically a way to put all your games to organize all your games in one place you can add them this way it will arrange them but it's not just about arranging your apps what it does it allows you to save power while you're playing your games so you can save power or save maximum power.

And another interesting feature is no alerts during the game. The last thing you want to be doing is playing temple run you're about to jump and then an SMS comes in and you click no but you it's too late you fall and die so you can turn on no alerts during the game and last but not the least is game tools I can't show you that now because I don't have any games installed.

But basically what it allows you to do is take screen grabs or even recordings of game play itself. If you're a youtuber this is a perfect tool for them on the galaxy s7 edge you'll notice that the edge screen has been updated now there are two columns the edge screen just used to be over here now this entire thing is actually has the edge screen functionality up to ten different app icons or app shortcuts but it's not just about app shortcuts anymore.

Of you type again is a new feature called tasks edge so it's not just summoning a specific app but an action within an app for example being able to take a selfie launching the camera and taking a selfie or launching the messaging app and composing a message. You can go in and add other tasks for example launching the stopwatch from within the clock app or for example opening a new tab from within the browser right now for now as you can see these are all Samsung default applications but Samsung says they're opening up this feature to third-party developers so soon your favorite apps may be able to give you extra functionality for tasks edge.

And of course a swipe one more time will bring up people edge and so if you have favorite contacts can assign up to ten favorite contacts now with the new expanded edge display or edge screen if you swipe some more you can actually launch other widgets or apps. Like Yahoo News although we're not connected to it to the Internet so we are unable to show that to you now but that's what the functionality is like and you can go in and customize that by diving into this settings menu over here.

And as you can see these are some examples of how that look like this looks like Flipboard over here is a stock ticker of sorts sports scores you can add those in over there and they all are provided by this is provided by Yahoo Finance. And of course you can also include the weather but I don't think that will work because we are not beginning it at the moment associate mode over here.

The Galaxy S7 Edge has been designed to provide an optimal viewing experience with a 5.1-inch screen and a resolution of 1440x2560 pixels. This means that users can enjoy their favorite content in crystal-clear high definition. The phone also features a quad-core processor, which provides fast performance and efficient battery life.

The Galaxy S7 Edge is powered by a large 3000mAh battery that provides all-day battery life. Samsung claims that the phone's battery lasts up to two days on a single charge, making it an ideal choice for heavy users who want their phone to last throughout the day.

For photography enthusiasts, the Galaxy S7 Edge features a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization (OIS). The front-facing camera is also a 5-megapixel sensor that can record video in full HD resolution.

The Galaxy S7 Edge is available in four different colors: black, gold, silver, and rose gold. The phone also comes in three storage variants - 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.