Samsung’s second attempt at the perfect Smartphone – Galaxy S7

If this was a Facebook “Memory” it would be all about the stunning new Samsung Galaxy S6 – that’s missing three key features that had been part of what made the Galaxy S5 such a huge success for Samsung.  Well, in 2016 Samsung is asking forgiveness and bringing back what the Galaxy S6 was missing.

Those three things were expandable storage, water resistance and a removable battery.

Unfortunately, Samsung didn’t get the same memo LG got, so their 2016 flagship product does not have a removable battery.

What it does have though is a dual purpose SIM card tray that will also house a MicroSD card – adding up to 200GB of storage to your phone.

And, IP68 water and dust resistance.

There are of course the obvious improvements in the camera (reducing the Megapixel count, while improving low-light performance), and in overall performance there are the leaps forward we would all expect.

The S7 is available as a 5.1 inch screen, while the Edge version of the S7 jumps straight to 5.5 inches – both QuadHD Super AMOLED displays.

At a glance, you’ll struggle to see the difference, but for hard core fans who were disappointed by the S6 – the S7 is the perfect upgrade from the S5, or from many other smartphones on the market.

It’s what Samsung should have done in 2015 – so the real question is did that gap year hurt them?

Only time will tell – until then, Samsung once again have an absolutely class leading phone on their hands – we’ll have a full review in the near future!

You can put your name down for one in Australia from Friday, the Galaxy S7 will be $1149 while the S7 Edge will be priced at $1249. Plan prices will be available in the days ahead.

Here are the full Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Product Specifications

	Galaxy S7	Galaxy S7 edge
OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Network	LTE Cat.9(450/50Mbps) * May differ by markets and mobile operators
Dimension	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm, 152g	150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm, 157g
AP	Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad), 64 bit, 14 nm process Quad core (2.15GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Dual), 64 bit, 14 nm process * May differ by markets and mobile operators
Memory	4GB RAM (LPDDR4), 32/64GB (UFS 2.0)      + microSD (up to 200GB)
Display	5.1” Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560 X 1440 (577ppi)	5.5” Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560 X 1440 (534ppi) Edge Screen
Camera	Rear: Dual Pixel 12MP (F1.7), Smart OIS Front: 5MP (F1.7)
Battery	3,000mAh	3,600mAh
	Fast Charging both on wired and wireless Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA
Payment	NFC, MST
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), MIMO, Bluetooth® v 4.2 LE, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC, Location
Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity, RGB Light, Geo-magnetic, Gyro, Fingerprint, Barometer, Hall, HRM
IP Code	IP68
Audio	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Video	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

 

Trevor Long travelled to Barcelona as a guest of Huawei, details at the EFTM Disclosures & Commercial Interests page