That's not all the screen on the S7 has to offer – it also boasts always-on functionality, a feature that both Samsung and LG (on the G5) have employed on their flagship handsets in 2016. Unfortunately, this behavior tended to appear only after a month or two, and I haven't had the S7 for a month or two. The Galaxy S10 features a stunning all-screen design, an in-screen fingerprint scanner, far more power and an improved camera.

It feels dense and expensive, though not as delicate as you’d expect from a phone with glass on the front and back.The Galaxy S6 was one of the best smartphones of 2015, but there were a few things that even the most diehard Samsung fans didn’t quite agree with – the lack of microSD card slot and no user-replaceable battery.

With a curved glass design, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now even more comfortable to hold, with a body that fits just right in your hand. Samsung’s cameras have been very good over the years, but the one fitted to the Galaxy S7 Edge is a cut above. Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148).The main point is the screen on the Galaxy S7 is 24% brighter than its predecessor, with improved contrast ratios to boot. Never mind that adoptable storage is an optional feature and that users who choose to can still use their microSD cards the old-fashioned way. The removable battery isn't making a comeback; it's firmly fixed in place on this latest Galaxy phone. That difference is minimal, though, and something you would only notice if you had the two side by side. The phone still rocks from side to side a bit when tapping the top half of the screen at the side, but it’s a huge improvement on the unstable S6, especially if you’re using a wireless charging pad.

It makes for a cleaner look, and that look is further improved with the color-coded earpiece grille, which was also metallic on the S6. The battery is boosted massively too versus its predecessor, giving us a handset that's able to last over 24 hours between charges. Vodafone Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for consumer credit lending and insurance distribution activity (Financial Services Register No. The phone will work on other carriers, but not as well as that carrier's model or the unlocked unit. To have a smartphone this thin and elegant, it needs to be as strong as possible, and the bracket of the Galaxy S7 protects the components from shocks and other impacts.The display is turned off if the device's proximity sensor detects that it is in an enclosed space such as a pocket. If you've been holding onto an earlier Samsung Android phone on Verizon, though, and you're looking for a small but powerful device, now would be the time to upgrade. Optimized for better performance, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are equipped with the most powerful chipsets, providing more than 30 percent higher performance than the Galaxy S6. This is a style that still feels a lot better than anything from Samsung's plastic days, but it does contain twice as much fragile glass as a normal smartphone. We use industry standard tests to compare features properly and we use the phone as our main device over the review period.

After a few minutes of use, the entire back becomes a grubby mess that needs wiping down with a microfibre cloth.inch device, the Galaxy S7 edge offers an even more immersive experience in an equally stunning display. There’s no setting to alter the brightness, which causes some problems when you’re in a darker room, and aside from choosing whether or not you want a calendar showing, there’s no customisation allowed. The S7 edge also has a significantly bigger battery and offers up to 27 hours of talk time (3G) or 74 hours of music play (with wired headphones), as opposed to 22 hours and 62 hours respectively for the S7. In the United States the S7 uses the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820; unlike Exynos, this SoC supports older CDMA networks that are extensively used by carriers in these markets. The metal and glass doesn't offer much in the way of grip, but because the phone is better positioned in the hand I felt like I was less likely to let it slip compared with the iPhone or S6.