Samsung Galaxy S7 edge specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
  • Released 2016, March 11 157g, 7.7mm thickness Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0, TouchWiz UI 32GB/64GB/128GB storage, microSDXC
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD About 369.6 USD
  • 5.5" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 820
  • 3600mAh Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge overview

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2016, March 11. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has 5.5 inch, Super AMOLED, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge uses Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - G9350 Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 chipset, Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 CPU, Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has 12MP Single main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is about 369.6 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung Galaxy S7 edge compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 83 / 100 points
  • Price: 42 / 100 points

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge full specifications

VERSIONS:   

G935F|G935FD|G935W8|G9350
Versions: G935F (Global); G935FD (Southeast Asia, India); G9350 (Hong Kong); G935W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Duos with dual-SIM card slots

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G935FD, G9350
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935F, G935FD, G935W8
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA - G9350
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935F, G935FD
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G9350
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G935W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2016, February 21. Released 2016, March 11
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G935F, G935W8 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G935FD
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - G9350 Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - G9350 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - G935FD, G935F, G935W8
GPU Adreno 530 - G9350 Mali-T880 MP12 - G935FD, G935F, G935W8

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Talk time Up to 27 h (3G)
Music play Up to 74 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue
Models SM-G935F, SM-G935FD, SM-G935W8, SM-G9350, SM-G935S, SC-02H, SM-G935K, SM-G935L, SM-G935R4, SCV33, SM-G935X, SM-G935VC
SAR 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body)
Price About 369.6 USD

TESTS

Performance GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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 92h

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