Once again Samsung took the crown with its eye-catching Galaxy S7 Edge flagship. The successor to Galaxy S6 successfully attained 13.3 million shipments worldwide, which is 2.3% of all Android shipments.
Android shipments rose by 5% to 557.3 million units this year, while on the other hand, Apple shipments fell by 16% to 91.6 million, S7 Edge playing a major contribution to the company’s success.
The increase in shipments helped Samsung improve its financials, reporting it as the most profitable quarter in the last two years.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Here is the phone of the year:
Galaxy S7 Edge Specifications
BODY | Dimensions | 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in) |
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Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | |
Build | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel | |
SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – IP68 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Size | 5.5 inches (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
– Always-on display – TouchWiz UI – Curved edge screen |
PLATFORM | OS | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
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Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa |
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CPU | Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
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GPU | Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12 |
MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model |
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Internal | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
CAMERA | Primary | 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality |
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Features | 1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality | |
Secondary | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR |
SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
– 24-bit/192kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | No | |
USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
Galaxy S7 Edge Features
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
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Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
Java | No | |
– Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0) |
Galaxy S7 Edge Other Specs
BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery | |
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Talk time | Up to 27 h (3G) | |
Music play | Up to 74 h |
MISC | Colors | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold |
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SAR US | 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) | |
SAR EU | 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) | |
Price group | 9/10 |
TESTS | Performance | Basemark OS II: 2107 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2050 Basemark X: 28480 |
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Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.439 (sunlight) | |
Camera | Photo / Video | |
Loudspeaker | Voice 70dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB | |
Audio quality | Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.2dB | |
Battery life |
Endurance rating 98h
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Contributed by Afan Amir.