Samsung S7 Edge (Black Pearl, 128GB) Review


Product Description

The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge looks a lot like its predecessor, and we've heard a lot of people calling it the same device. The new flagship wouldn't have done without an engine upgrade - we guess Qualcomm's return as a chipset supplier is another sign of things getting back to normal after the Project Zero coup. The Galaxy S7 pair is powered by either Snapdragon 820, or the latest Exynos 8890, each with 4GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is a stunner but this comes at a price. The dual glass design calls for handling with extra care and any sort of a protection case will inevitably cost some style points.Most of the front is occupied by the 5.5" display, which has even less bezel than the S6 edge's screen. Up above is the earpiece, with the familiar bunch of sensors, a status LED, and the 5MP selfie camera.

Product Specification
  • Curved 5.5" Super AMOLED display of 1440p resolution; 534ppi; Always On capabilities;
  • Gorilla Glass 4 front and rear panels
  • IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant
  • USA model: Snapdragon 820 chipset - quad-core Kryo processor (2x 2.15GHz and 2x 1.6GHz cores); Adreno 530 GPU; 4GB of RAM
  • Global model: Exynos 8890 chipset - octa-core processor with four 2.6GHz Mongoose and four 1.6GHz Cortex-A53 cores; Mali-T880 MP12 GPU; 4GB of RAM
  • 12MP f/1.7 main camera with phase detect autofocus, optical image stabilization, LED flash
  • 2160p video at 30fps; 1080p@60fps; 720p@240fps; HDR
  • 5MP f/1.7 front-facing camera, 1440p video recording at 30fps
  • 32/64GB of built-in storage; microSD slot up to 200GB
  • Cat.9 4G LTE (450Mbps); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.2, ANT+, NFC; GPS, GLONASS and Beidou
  • Heart-rate monitor, barometer, SpO2 sensor
  • Wireless charging (Qi/PMA)
  • 3,600 mAh non-removable battery, fast charging

Product Review

The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge unit we got is the global version, powered by the Exynos 8890 chipset. Selected markets will be getting Snapdragon 820-based units. We were able to find the Snapdragon 820 flavor so you can see how those two compare in performance. The Exynos 8890 chipset is Samsung's first silicon to come with custom high-performance CPU cores called Mongoose. The eight-core processor of the Exynos 8890 has four Mongoose cores ticking at 2.6 GHz and four (low-power) Cortex-A53 running at 1.59 GHz. Oddly, only two of the Mongoose cores can run at the maximum of 2.6GHz, if you need all of them - they can go as high as 2.3GHz.Now, that's what the Galaxy S7 edge is. The flagship phone to have right now. Polished to perfection, immensely powerful and reliably powered, incredibly proficient at imaging and pretty much everything it does. Samsung S7 Edge is definitely better choice than Samsung S8 Plus.Semma Deal !!!

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