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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

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Released · Mar 11, 2016

9.0

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9.2

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Design
Dimensions	5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
Weight	5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Silver, White, Pink gold, Black pearl, Coral blue

Display
Size	5.5-inch
Resolution	2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	76.09 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo
GPU	Adreno 530
RAM	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 24.4 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Samsung TouchWiz UI
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Battery
Capacity	3600 mAh
Type	Li - Ion
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,e Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 12, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG935F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.66 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 799

Availability
Officially announced	Feb 21, 2016

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Alternative variants

International version

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
RAM	4GB (LPDDR4)

with 64 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	64GB

for Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for U.S. Cellular

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 25(1900+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

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AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
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Overall User Rating

(34 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

9.5

Performance

8.9

Display

9.6

Battery life and charging

9.1

ahmad.elkomey

Arena Apprentice

Not good choice for day to day usage

Posted: Jul 22, 2021, 11:00 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

I purchased this phone in Dec 2018, and I'm now looking for a new one. That's around 2.5 years of usage. Here's my feedback on the phone:

[-] 1. Battery drainage is very high. I find myself in need to recharge the phone 2-3 times a day. It's even worse when you're using Google Maps for around 30-45 minutes. You can easily lose are 40% of the battery in this single usage :')
[-] 2. The phone heats on usages like apps updates and google maps.
[-] 3. The phone's responsiveness is VERY BAD. Around 40% of the time, you might wait for a few seconds after every tap! You might even have to forcefully kill the running app or might wanna restart the phone, if it doesn't restart on its own!
[+] 4. The body and build is good. It fell off many times and is still standing strong. The screen hasn't got any scratches.

nickdlr

Arena Apprentice

Typical Samsung

Posted: Nov 29, 2018, 10:31 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

Typical Samsung bloatware and planned obsolescence. I bought this phone after my Note 7 was recalled. I had soured on Samsung after my issues, and friend's/family's issues with their previous Samsung devices, but I loved the Note 7 and was hoping the S7 Edge would be the same phone in a different body... It's a very different device. Some good, some bad, but longevity did this phone in for me. Last Samsung I will probably ever buy.

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What I like

Good standard features
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What I don't like

UI is very slow
Battey life degrades quickly

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Jayden848_Life [deleted]

For my 2nd phone and 1st premium smartphone (after 9 months) it's awesome!

Posted: Jan 22, 2018, 4:53 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

On March.18,2017, my dad bought me my first ever phone, the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) V. It was an amazing and even better with Nougat. My S7 Edge is great, I got it on Christmas on 2017 and overall, it's not too big and is sleek and slim. My only concerns is the glass feels slippery when hot (I have a case) and I am now back to Touchwiz (my J3 started with Marshmallow and Touchwiz and went to Android 7.1.1 with Samsung Experience 8.5 while my S7 Edge currently has Android 7.0 with Touchwiz Grace UX) for now till Android 8.0 Oreo. Regardless, this phone is awesome and I absolutely recommended this phone!

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