After the event proper of the local launch of Samsung Galaxy S7, S& Edge and Gear VR, I took some time to check out one of their 2 new flagship devices for 2016. Here's my take on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
Before you'll gonna see the device, I checked out thru Antutu on what will be the processor that Samsung Mobile PH will bring here and it is the one Exynos 8890 octa-core processor based on it's GPU which is Mali T-880 GPU (the other available variant is Qualcomm Snapdragon 820)
I chose to combine two devices in one post as they almost got the same specs and the UI.
Here's for Galaxy S7
Here's for the Galaxy S7 Edge
Front: 5 MP selfie camera with f/1.7 aperture and 4:3 aspect ratio, earpiece, Samsung logo, 5.5 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, home button
Back: 12 MP dual pixel PDAF rear cam with f/1.7 aperture, 4:3 aspect ratio, OIS and LED flash, heart rate sensor, Samsung logo, non removable back cover
Internals: Exynos 8890 octa-core processor with Mali T-880 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB ROM, TouchWiz UI based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi, NFC, 3,600 mAh non-removable battery
Top: optional dual SIM tray (SIM 1:nano, SIM : nano but can also be used as micro SD up to 200 GB)
Bottom: 3.5 mm. audio jack, micro USB port, pin hole mic, speaker
Left: Volume buttons
Right: Power/unlock button
I took a glimpse of S7 Edge's app browser and it is quite clean as well as the pulldown menu which has colors of white, black and blue
The first frame here in the pic is in the pro mode which has more options compared to S6 Edge. The rear cam can shoot up to 4K video plus you can more camera options.
The Edge screen is more powerful this time with quick tools, apps edge with more apps to set, task edge, people, set-up on internet and some sites that you can put in.
And the camera samples which are all in default mode.
Samsung Galaxy S7 12 MP rear camera sample
Samsung Galaxy S7 5 MP front camera sample
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 12 MP rear camera sample
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 5 MP front camera sample
On the available colors, I'm happy that the event has the Black Onyx for both devices. which is my favorite. Compared to S6 Edge, it has a sexier feel for me plus the comfort of navigation on one hand. Checking the apps and taking pics is as smooth as gliding a knife on a butter. Almost no finger prints after a few minutes of my hands-on. How I wish there was a pre-loaded game to check out the "game record" feature. plus it has more options on the pro mode. One hand navigation on Galaxy S7 is like I'm only handled a 4.5 inch device.
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are priced at Php 34,990 andPhp 39,990 respectively. You can experience it starting February 26, 2016 in Samsung Mobile stores. Pre-orders will start from March 4 to 16, 2016.