01/05/2020 - Mobtechnews

The Samsung Galaxy S10E Review

Samsung Galaxy S10E

The Samsung galaxy s10 comes with the letter e which makes it S10e. The e means essential in other words, it’s loaded with all the features used to design both the S10 and S10 plus.

Some of these Features are:

8-inch screen
Same two primary cameras
All day battery life
On screen fingerprint sensor
Flagship quality is great for the price
Smaller form factor
An aluminium frame
A clean back with rounded corners and edges

Samsung galaxy S10E can be classified as being in the same league with Apple’s iPhone and Google’s pixel smartphones. Apple decided to expand its flagship with a more affordable model and it’s no surprising that Samsung decided to follow suit. Even though the two companies are in heavy competition the S10 E is still a phone in its own class.

More Features:

About 5.8-inch display
Measures 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9mm
Great for those who dislike bigger phones
The lightest among the three Samsung phones in the same category
The 5.8-inch 19.9 screen is sharp
Full HD+ (2280 x 1080) resolution

The Gorilla glass 5 compares at the front of the display to the S10 and S10 plus that has theirs at the back. Another thing is it lacks the on-screen fingerprint sensor.

The Colour Options:

Flamingo Pink
Prism Blue
Prism Black
Prism White
Canary Yellow
Green

Samsung Galaxy S10E – The Camera

There are two rear cameras, the same as the S9 dual aperture tech, in other words it’s 77 degrees field of view 12MP main camera and switches between f/1.5 for poor lighting conditions and f/2,4 for brighter scenes.

The extra lens is a 16mp f/2.2 super wide 123 – degree FOV camera. This is very useful for the zoom feature, it is a bonus. The software is impressive, it switches between lenses as you zoom in and out seamlessly. These lenses are the same across the S10 line in other word if you buy an S10e which is more expensive than another s10e model, you will still get the same lenses.

The camera delivers good quality photos even in poor lighting conditions. It’ll blur the background if necessary and you can alter the background blur intensity even after taking a shot. Samsung also includes:

Blur filters
Artistic
Spin
Zoom
Colour point – this makes the background black and white.

One of the camera features is the shot suggestions that help to frame up the shots. The shutter activates when you hover the reticule, although this is not always accurate. A close-up object with enough lighting will reveal excellent details.

You can test the blur effect of the main camera without switching to the portrait mode, this will produce the desired effect. You will get strong details in the foreground and the rich bokeh in the background. The background was tapped to get it focused and the bokeh gave the foreground sone nice blur.

It is good at tracking fast moving objects such as bright flames that moves in a wind, they are crisp and not blurry. They were not over exposed nor blurry despite having to capture a dark stone shot. The photo software is a big bonus, it was added for neural processing unit to the Galaxy S10 line, this matches the scene the camera is on to the 30 scene optimize settings.

Samsung Galaxy S10E – Battery

It is a 3,1000mAh unit
It’s smaller than the S10’s 3,400 ah batteries
It will last for a day
It is slightly bigger than the S9 battery
Using Samsung’s fast wireless charging 2.0 you can charge it wirelessly
The phone can also charge wirelessly using its own battery

Specs and Performance

The baseline for the internal storage is 128GB across the S10 line. This is generous because the standardisation is long overdue. It has less RAM compared to other models, still a decent amount of memory. It comes with a micro SD slot in case you decide to upgrade your storage manually. It has all the same sensor with the more expensive models such as:

Accelerometer
Barometer
Gyro sensor
And so, on

Except for the heart rate sensor. Which was installed in the Galaxy model since the introduction of Galaxy S5 and its absence seems to be having an effect. It could either be a feature that will no longer be available in other to reduce cost and free up internal space. If this is the case, then users will no longer be able to check their heart rate.

Bixby voice assistance returns with this phone with a dedicated button below the volume on the left side of the phone. Some A1 – powered sub features were introduced to the unpopular voice assistance. The Bixby routine has pre-loaded settings than can be toggled, which will switch around with your settings based on cues. A connection to your car or bluetooth triggers one of the settings. Bixby was trained to learn your usage pattern and suggests new routines.

Early Verdict

Some features seem to be missing for a reason, for example the S10 and S10 plus comes with third cameras. Nevertheless, the phone is still a powerful device built with top specs, with the unique style of a flagship device.

In conclusion

This phone beats the iPhone XR in a way, it comes with an AMOLED screen instead on an LCD display.
A slightly bigger battery
A micro SD slots
Double baseline storage and RAM
Two rear cameras
A fingerprint sensor
A headphone jacks

A solid phone that deserves a decent share in the market, it’s been shaped to be one of the best options especially when it comes to the price.

This cutting edge device provides the benefit of effortless high performance and comfort, thanks to an outstanding innovation. The secret behind this stunning device is the amazing design which provides much functionality with effortless power. The device offers an amazing feeling of comfort and control.

The Beautiful Huawei Mate 10 Pro Review

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

The Huawei smartphones boast of commanding a big share of the market and this is mainly due to two things:

Long life battery
A bigger screen
Premium design

This phone tries to strike a balance between being a good value for money and offering a top-notch experience, this phone is the first Chinese firms’ first winner. The front is all screen with thin bezels at the top and the bottom sections which makes it a rival with the Samsung models but without the curved screen.

It looks great with the elongated ratio 6-inch full HD + OLED screen
The resolution is not as high as the competitors
Not at lovely as the Samsung model
Rich in colour
Wide viewing angles

It feels great in the hand with the curved black glass and metal sides. The metal band around the sides meets the curved glass black which makes it feels incredibly solid and ergonomic in the hand for a large smartphone. The mocha brown colour makes it extremely attractive.

The mate 10 pro matches Google’s pixel 2 XL at 7.9mm thick
It’s 0.2mm thinner compared to Samsung Galaxy S8+
All three phones are similar weight: Mate is 178g, Pixel 2 XL 175g and Galaxy S8+ 173g.

The water resistant is IP67 standard, this mean up to 1m of water for up to 30 minutes. This is enough to survive swimming in the loo or bath for half an hour.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro – Specifications

The screen is 6in FHD+ OLED (402ppi)
Processor: octa-core Huawei Kirin 970
RAM: 4 or 6GB of RAM
Storage: 64 or 128 GB
Operating system: EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo
Camera: A dual rear camera 12MP colour with OIS, 20 MP monochrome, 8MP front facing camera
Connectivity: LTE, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS
Dimensions: 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
Weight:178g

The phone can be sued as a remote control with the IR port for Tv and other stuff. Huawei stands out because it’s one of the few companies that manufactures its own processor and chips just like Samsung and Apple. The Mate 10 Pro has Huawei’s new Kirin 970 Octo – core processor which, is more powerful and efficient than the previous generations.

It also has a new “neural network processing unit” this is the latest technology with Apple and Samsung and bunding some form of 1 processor in their new smart phones. The phone is snappy for the day to day activities. Apps, even the games loaded faster than most competitors, switching between apps was instant. Unlocking the device and getting into action is quite fast indeed.

The Huawei has an excellent fingerprint scanner at the back, which is undoubtedly the best in the business for the performance of a smartphone. The phone does predict if you’re about to launch an app and clean your system with the promise that the phone will perform better on day 1 as well as day 365. This is a bit difficult to proof, we just must believe until proven otherwise.

The battery will last for two days between charges, it could be switched on 7am one day and the battery runs out of the last juice at 9am on the third day which means lasting up to 50 hours without the assistance of power saving mode. Some other phones have only survived for 30 hours.

A breakdown of how the battery last longer:

Browsing and using apps in five hours
Sending 100s or emails and text messages
60 minutes of Netflix
Listen to music for five hours via Bluetooth

It charges quite quickly, reaching just under 60% under 30 minutes, the only downside is, it’s not compatible with wireless charging.

EMUI 8

The standard Android experience was modified to create what it calls emotion UI. The Mate 10 Pro runs the new EMUI 8 based on Android 8 Oreo, this makes it one of the first new devices to be released running the latest and greatest version of Android.

EMUI 8 is the most refined version with lots of theme options and settings like Apple’s IOS with every app icon on the home screen. You can turn off the Google feed which sits at the left part of the home screen pane which you can switch off. Google’s new adaptive icons that look around for apps that have been updated is also included and various wallpapers to choose from.

The Huawei eye comfort mode is the option to reduce the blue light to reduce eye strain and help to get some sleep at night. This can be scheduled for a specific time, there’s also an option to turn the interface to black which is like night mode in some app for saving power. It’s compatible with the default user interface and Huawei apps, but not third-party apps.

There are series of power saving modes on offer in EMUI 8 which works very well. It could be the general monitoring of any rogue apps that might try to destroy the battery’s life or the ultra-power saving mode. These disables some of the functions and limits the numbers of apps you can use to extend the battery’s life.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro – Cameras

A third generation of Leica branded dual camera which is far better compared to the company’s previous efforts. You will find on the back of the camera:

12- megapixel colour camera
Image stabilisation
20-megapixel monochrome camera
Each camera has a fast f/1.6 lenses

The two cameras function together to produce accurate detail and light in colour scenes. This also creates a hybrid two-times zoom that works in all except worse lighting conditions. The systematic mode needs to be checked to ensure that some photos are not over exposed in good lighting conditions. The neural processor is used to run fast object recognition for:

Scene selection
To detect anything from text to food to flowers
To optimise the camera for the shot.

The phone produces all round great shots, but not as detailed as the Google’s
pixel 2 smartphones. The lack of automatic HDR is also a slip in the normal point and shoot mode. The greatest feature and modes built into the camera does compensate for the shortfall.

Manual controls for everything comes with the pro mode and there are also other very useful creative modes from light painting to 3D panorama. You cannot go wrong with the 8-megapixel selfie camera.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro – More

The IR blaster can control your TV
It has a 4.2 Bluetooth support instead of 5. There is also audio support such as: ApX/apX HD and LDAC HD.
Connect your phone to a monitor with a standard USB-C to display port or similar cables. This can be connected to a keyboard and a mouse and turn into a desktop computer.
The glass at the back is a bit gripping but not a problem with the fingerprints
A screen protector fitted, and a soft plastic case is added as an additional
Lack of headphone socket is a little bit disappointing

In conclusion

The well-designed phone has managed to prove that it could compete in the phone market with other giants such as Apple and Samsung. Some of the things that have helped to give this phone worldly recognition are:

Great camera
Magnificent screen
Powerful processor
Artificial intelligence
A premium look and feel
Powerful battery

Even though there are no:

Wireless charging feature
No headphone sockets
No expandable storage

It is an affordable phone which helps to make it highly competitive. If you are thinking of replacing your phone without breaking the bank, this is the phone for you.

Exposing the Stunning Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review

It comes with a beautiful screen and a very good camera; the battery could be better. This beautiful design started with the new super slim design with the S8 at the beginning of 2017. Samsung boast of a:

New dual aperture
Dual Camera

Taking a closer look at the phone, one can tell the galaxy s9 plus look like its predecessor, the S8:

They both have the same glass curve
Both cameras at the back has metal side and a lump

S9 plus is 0.4mm shorter, 0.4mm wider, 0.4mm thicker than S8 plus but unless you take the measurement with a ruler, you’ll hardly notice. The iris scanner, front facing camera and various sensors located at the top of the bezels are smaller.

The amazing thing about this device is the frame which is easy to hold despite having a large 6.2inch OLED screen which is stunning, pixel perfect with deep black and rich colour in comparison to Google’s pixel 2XL which is 3.3mm wider. Samsung still manages to crease a space for a headphone socket.

You’ll feel the weight of the phone inside your pocket, a major change to this phone compared to the previous model, is the position of the fingerprint scanner at the back. It’s now placed under the rear camera which makes it much easier to reach.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review – Specifications

Processor – octa -core Samsung exynos 9810 or octa – core qualcomm
RAM – 6GB
Storage – 128GB plus micro SD slot
Operating system – Android 8.0 with Samsung experience
Camera – Dual 12MP
Screen – 6.2-inch quad HD plus AMOLED (529PPI)
Dimension – 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5mm
Connectivity – LTE, WI FI, NFC, wireless charging, Bluetooth, GPS and iris scanner.
Weight – 189g

Over the years Samsung has been able to proof that they are in the forefront of the advancement in technology. The Samsung S9 plus is a proof because it will do everything you want and more because if it’s high performance gaming and multiple apps on the screen, one thing that needs some improvements is the battery.

The battery span is not all that bad, will still get you through the day, but if phones like Huawei mate 10 pro will last you for two days and iPhone x will last for 30 hours, the galaxy S9 plus will last for 26 hours most especially since S8 plus will also last for about 30 hours.

To prolong the battery, you can set the screen to FHD+ which add about two hours to the strength of the battery, the problem is the display won’t be as crisp as it should be, if you change setting to normal, you’ll get a clearer display.

Although the battery does perform better with time because Samsung’s device maintenance feature suppresses the apps which are not in use but consuming power in the background.

Samsung’s Version of Android 8 Oreo

The split screen standard found in most smart phones running on Android means you can run two apps side by side on the large 6.2-inch screen. The galaxy S9 plus is one of the first Samsung devices to run the Android Oreo but looking at the bigger picture, nothing much as changed since galaxy S8 plus. Android experience regarding Samsung phones is fairly consistent among models, although the operation is smoother on S9 plus compared to other phones.

New Additions to Samsung S9 Plus Review

Home screen will rotate to landscape
On program icon, you have Oreo’s new notification system including markers
Apps message duplications in other to have two versions of apps.
New AR Emoji that uses virtual avatars to look like you, not accurate
Generates a series of gifts with virtual self-performing various actions you can send to people like gif.

Biometrics

The fingerprint scanner is one of the best in the market and been placed on the back makes it better compare to previous model. There is a multiple mode to unlock the device such as:

Facial recognition
An iris scanner
A fingerprint scanner
Intelligent scan which combines facial recognition and iris scanning into one mode.
Facial recognition is not as secured as iPhone x but still good.
The fingerprint scanner at the back is great. It’s a great impact to the usability of the device.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review – Camera

The dual camera at the back includes a telephoto mode with two times zoom.
A 12-megapixel dual camera at the back
The rear camera has one wide angle and one telephoto camera both with optical image stabilisation.
A wide-angle camera also varies its aperture, flipping between an f- stop of 1.5 and 2.4

A faster f/1.5 allows more light most especially for poor lighting conditions such as:

Low light photography.
Extremely shallow depth of field.
The f/2.4 is great for shooting in good lighting conditions which can be control automatically or manually.
The camera produces well coloured and detailed photos.
The low light performance is highly impressive
The new super slow motion is up to 960 frames per second, this is the four times speed of regular 240fps slow motion.
The slow motion can be manually triggered in the slow-motion mode severally while recording is in motion.
The app comes with a motion detection option, this helps you to define an area in which the movement will trigger the super slow-motion capture.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Review – Observation

A hybrid slim version is made for dual sim or one sim and one micro SD
It’s water resistant to IP68 standards (1.5m of water for 30 minutes)
Dolby Atmos sound has been greatly enhanced which adds more pop and space to the audio, even with Bluetooth phones.
Bottom speakers and earpiece serves as a stereo
You can get rid of the ugly icon in the background
There is not much improvement to the Samsung personal assistance, this can be disabled on the home screen.

In conclusion

The awkward fingerprint sensor that was a problem Samsung Galaxy 8 has been improved in this phone. The battery life is not great, but will still get you through the day. The camera is brilliant, and the finishing is great. If you are keen about a wider screen, it’s one of the best choices in the market.

Revealing the Lovely Samsung Galaxy S8 Review

Samsung Galaxy S8 Review

This is like the Samsung s8+ almost everything about the Galaxy 8+ to the Galaxy S8. It’s built with:

Great design
Best display ever
Beautiful cameras
Good processor
Storage facilities

Features

8 inches display instead of 6.2
The battery is 3,000 MAH instead of 3,500

It comes with some of the problems with S8 + which is the bad location of the fingerprint sensor and the lack lustre debut of Samsung Bixby AL assistance. They are irritating but can be managed because it’s not much of a big deal.

Speed and Stamina

The 8 and 8+ are the first phones to boast of the Qualcomm’s view 10mm snap dragon 835 processor. The results are impressive because the delivery is a faster benchmark, compare to the snap dragon 821 especially for multi-tasking and graphics performance. You won’t notice the difference in many apps because software optimisation is more about how a high-end phone feels compared to the processor performance. The energy efficiency is quite impressive.

Display

A smaller display compared to S8+ which means the lower power requirement means it comes with a smaller battery. The battery will last all day with heavy usage with WIFI and Bluetooth, turn on plus adaptive brightness and all the other sub optimal settings. A bigger phone will last longer mainly because higher capacity will offer more standby to screen time. The phones have excellent battery span because a test was run with the display on and fixed at 200 nits.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Review – More Features

Hardware is more than a great processor speed and long battery span, there are future proofing feature such as:

Gigabit wireless
Wireless charges faster with support for both Qi and PMA standards
USB-C charges faster from zero to 73% in one hour with the included charger
Storage standard is 64GB
Supports Micro SD for expansion
Bluetooth 5 promises longer range, higher bandwidth and faster connections

The IP68 waterproofing is a life saver, although this is not a licence to be careless with the phone. The GS8 speaker’s quality is good, the 32-bit DAC delivers clean and detailed audio from the headphone jack. The two phones come with AKG buds which is one of the best ears bud worth about $100. It produces an excellent built in good quality clear sound. It supports Samsung pay plus the MST technology that is compatible with swipe style card readers. Samsung’s produces lots of technological products that compete with Google and in some cases, it’s difficult to decide which product is better but with the Samsung pay, it beats Google.

The placement of the fingerprint sensor is the major flaw, perhaps there’s a technical reason it was fixed at the side of the camera. This placement wouldn’t have passed the most rudimentary usability testing. The good thing Samsung compensates for this by making the camera and fingerprint reader flush with the phone.

The iris scanner is highly impressive because it is:

Fast
Reliable
Secure

The fingerprint is needed to unlock some apps and unlocking your phone with your eyes is:

Fast
Reliable
Secure

This is good enough to mitigate the disastrous fingerprint scanner placement.

High Water Mark for Display

The Samsung phones have claimed the title of the best display in the last few years and this phone is not different:

Peak Brightness
Best contrast
Colour accuracy
Colour gamut
Sharpness
Leads the pack in every metric
Good slopes sides
Very thin forehead and chin above and below
Virtual home button at the bottom of the screen

Software

TouchWiz is the previous name given to the software design which has been changed to Samsung experience. You won’t be disappointed at all; it still maintains the wholly Samsung interface built on the top of the latest major version of Android which in this case is Android 7.0. The interface fewer offensive compares to the past it looks great after some adjustments.

There are lots of features with the Samsung Galaxy S8 experience such as:

The screen stays on while looking because of smart stay
Launch the camera with a double tap of the power button
The screen shot function can capture long scrolling screen
Send your location to emergency contacts with a quick three times press on the power button
An optional front and rear camera images and a 5 second audio clip

There are lots of detailed ways that the Samsung interface differs from stock android, but not all changes are impressive. The new Samsung experience is different because it’s far better than touch wiz, there are many options regarding the features.

If you’re not happy with the Samsung puts frame around the app’s icon you can turn off the feature.
You can choose to show the app drawer button or not
You can get rid of the app drawer completely and have everything on the home screen
You can schedule and tweak the blue light filter
Turn off the LED notification if you want to
Change the display layout

Samsung Galaxy S8 Review – also boast of:

App store
Web browser
SMS app
Health app
Calendar
Clock
Email
Contacts
Phone apps

There are more worthwhile apps such as:

Secure folder
File browser
Support service

Bixby

There are still some works to be done in other for Bixby to compete with the likes of Google assistant or Siri. In the meantime, there are still some positive qualities about Bixby such as the vision which promises future potential. It can be launched from the camera app, the gallery or at the top of the Bixby home screen. You’ll have to point your camera at an object and Bixby will try and identify the object. Identifying objects is not 100 percent accurate for the exception of wine and books.

The best thing about the vision is the ability to scan a business card and import the information directly into the contact app. A button can be found below the volume rocker which summons Bixby. Google assistant is also handy to give the necessary support you won’t get from Bixby. I hope with time Bixby will be able to stand by itself.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Review – Top quality Camera

Smartphones will never earn the title of greatness without great cameras; a good camera is a high priority for most users when it comes to deciding on the type of phone to get. Samsung approach regarding the camera in this phone is conservative, it comes with two cameras:

A single 12-megapixel rear camera
An 8-megapixel front camera

The quality and ease of use are great for both cameras, the rear one is like the excellent shooter in the Galaxy S7 at 12 mega pixels with:

Dual pixel auto focus
Optical image stabilisation
At F/1,7 apertures
A new sensor with new optics
Improved image processing with algorithms

The front was bumped from 5 to 8 the added auto focus helps to deliver a beautiful selfie. The camera’s software is top notch with new filters and stickers plus a clean interface and its:

Super fast
Easy auto mode
A powerful pro mode
Selective focus
Slow motion
Time lapse
A new food mode that blurs the edges and punches the colour

One might be indecisive about this camera being the best, but no one will argue that it’s one of the best installed in smart phones.

In conclusion

The fingerprint sensor is not well positioned, but the compensation is the excellent iris scanner. It’s a killer phone with a gorgeous display with a fantastic new aspect ratio with a fast and power efficient new processor. The phone does everything needed.

Revealing the truth about the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

A major shift occurred in the mobile phone world with the touch screen invention. Since this invention smart phone has become a device that we all have to depend on for almost everything. After the first few models, what various manufacturers are doing now is to keep improving on the various models release into the market. Let’s take Apple or Samsung, for example, there are different models of iPhone 4, 5 and 6 and this goes for Samsung S4, S5 and S6 series.

This sometimes leads to customers asking the questions if they actually need an upgrade or not. In this article I will be talking about the 7 series, this will help you to decide if you think you’re due an upgrade or not. My research reveals that new phones are always much better than previous ones. They tend to come with better features; if not producing new phones will be senseless.

In the case of S7 Edge, Samsung did borrow the blueprint from Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. What they have done is to incorporate major improvements to S7 Edge. Three improvements that stand out are:

A more sophisticated Camera
The battery comes with a longer life span
The overall feel of the phone is better than the previous models

This made this phone a fantastic device among smartphones from other manufacturers such Apple’s iPhone 6, LG, G5 and many more.

Design

To be candid this always tends to be one of Samsung’s strongest points. I recall the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 some years back, it was the most powerful handset at the time. The release of S6 and S6 Edge afterwards is much better than the S5. The same thing also goes for the S7 Edge which is out and is outshining the S series.

I discover that many smartphone users prefer the s7 Edge compare to the iPhone 6s plus.

Looking at the S7 Edge, it looks similar or almost the same to its predecessor below are some of the components that make up the design.

A metal rim is sandwiched between two slabs of Gorilla Glass 4.
There’s a lock switch on one side and a separated volume key on the other side.
The back is completely clean.
A flush Camera sensor.
Heart rate monitor.
Samsung Log.
The reposition slim tray now sits at the top, which now pops in a micro SD slot too, plus a microphone.
At the bottom you will find the headphone jack and another microphone.
Micro USB for charging.

There’s a new reversible USB-C connector that has already been used on Nexus 6P One plus 2 LG and G5. There’s a rumour that this connector will be included in the S7 Edge, but this is yet to be the case.

The front almost maintains the same cleanness as the back. It has an elongated home button which is set under the display. It has another Samsung Logo which some users think it’s unnecessary. The fingerprint sensor is located at the front button; this is as perfect as the others in the market right now. On screen button is not available with this model, back and multi-tasking keys lights up when needed. The advantage of getting rid of virtual buttons is it gives you more screen space

Camera

The camera is also redesigned, the S6’s and the S7 Edge’s module sits flat on the back of the phone. This might appear to be an insignificant change, but it makes a huge difference because users can now text with the phone on its back without rocking it from side to side. In a nutshell the S7 series has the same type of camera with enhanced features.

The camera has a 12MP sensor.
A lower megapixel to the previous models, a deliberate act from Samsung.
They are rather focusing on improving the camera hardware.
The sensor uses a higher rated 1.4 um pixels more compared to Samsung S6 for noise reduction
A wide f/1.7 aperture compared to last year’s f/1.9 which was rated low. The former provides room for more light
A super-fast dual pixel phase detection
An excellent low lighting performance

Processor

There are two types of Processor in the S7 Edge Processor

Samsung Exynos
The Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU performance is 30% faster than the S6 series
GPU has a 64% uplift
A PC like solution performance

The handset contains a heat pipe filled with water so that when SOC heats up the water turns to vapour and cools the SOC via a heat sink.

Software

It runs the Android Marshmallow with a new Touch Wiz over the top
Enhancement to the display functions that now allows gesture controls and a wider selection of apps.
There are more room on the edge for more apps, shortcut and info displayed.

The Difference between Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and S6 Edge

The main difference between these two phones is the size, rather than keeping both phones as the same size and just making changes to the edges, they ‘ve increase the size. This size had increase from 5.1inches to 5.5 inches. A decision about this will be down to the user’s preferences, some prefers the bigger size while other will rather settle for a small and compact size. I do believe that users’ who uses their phones for a lot of entertainments will prefer the bigger size. This is mainly because it offers a wider field of view.

Samsung has managed to install a wider screen into a small phone, comparing this to the iPhone 6S plus, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge:

The S7 is narrower
Shorter
Lighter

This phone can be easily operated with one hand and you can comfortably stretch your thumb from one end to another. Another advantage of a bigger screen is a compliment to the gorgeous sloping curved edges. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is the fourth Samsung phone to use this design trait and is the best.

The S6 Edge is a bit difficult to hold for an extended period, and the S6 Edge plus is simply too big. The Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge seems about the right size especially when it comes to handling. There’s enough space between where the curved screen ends, and the back starts to grip. The newly curved back slips easily into the palm, it feels great while holding and the features are pretty impressive, and the Samsung design team has done a fantastic job.

More Details

Samsung has also included the IP68 rating for water resistance in this model just like the Micro SD slot. The IP68 ratings means you are able to dip the Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge into at least one metre of water for up to 30 minutes without causing any damages to the phone. This means it’s pretty safe in the rain.

This is by no means a vital feature, it’s quite amazing because this added feature is not an impediment to the design. There are no flaps covering the ports, there are no extra space between the display and the glass.

Screen

I touched on this phone having a bigger screen compared to its predecessor, in this section I would like to give you more details. Since the design is great, it’s no doubt that the screen is magnificent. It’s also considered one of the best screen s among the smartphones. Samsung did not go for the 4K display but a Quad-HD (that’s 2560 x 1440).

5 Inch quad-HD panel, dual curved Edges
Images, Films and games all look great while watching or playing
The pixels are completely invisible to the naked eye
The 534PPI (Pixels per inch) density beats the iPhone 6s plus
S7 Edge outshines the Apple’s phablet in the display department
A super AMOLED tech which is more vibrant than the LCD counterparts
Less oversaturation’s as compared to previous models
AMOLED displays are much better at showing off blacks than LCD
The blacks are inly deep instead of looking slightly grey, this is more noticeable when watching a programme
Tilting the phone to an angle also offer a better view

A feature called “Always on Display” mode is good but could do with some improvements. This feature takes advantage of the AMOLED screens that doesn’t need to light up all the time. In other words, the phone can still display time, date and some other information on the lock screen without consuming much power. Samsung claims that if the “Always on Display” is on, it will only use 1% of battery per hour and this turn out to be the truth during the testing period.

Hardware and Battery

The inclusion of a Micro SD card slot, brilliant for multimedia catalogue
A removable battery pack was not added. The cell has been bumped up from last year’s 2600mAH to an impressive 3600Mah.
Excellent battery life
Superpower saving mode
Micro USB port although not a Type C version
Lots of connectivity capacities

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Tips and Tricks

Always on Display Adjustment – Pixels not in used are prevented from consuming energy. This is achieved by a feature that allows the screen to light up a smaller number of pixels. Furthermore, the AOD modes will display the date, battery usage, the clock, missed calls and message alert on the lock screen without much power consumption. To activate the feature, go to settings >Display>Always on Display>Toggle on.

Adjustment to Colour Saturation – The AMOLED does display sharp and bright colours which might be too much for some users. The screen can be readjusting by going to setting >Display>Screen, then switch from “Adaptive Display” to “Basic”. The other options available are: “AMOLED Cinema” and “AMOLED Photo.”

Adjustment to Sound Equalizer – If you fancy making your tunes more interesting, check out your sound equalizer feature. Go to >Settings>Sounds and Vibration>Sound quality and effects, (scroll down towards the bottom)>Equalizer. There are also options such as: UHQ up scaler, Surrounds and Tube amp Pro. You can also adjust the equalizer by rotating the bass, treble, instrument and vocal knobs. You get the best of this in conjunction with the headphones.

Feeds Adjustments – The Curved associated with this phone makes it quite unique compare to Apple, LG and HTC. If your phone is faced down, you’re able to see notification with the support of the curved screen. If you swipe your finger across the edge activates and display information such as: Time, Missed Calls, News feeds, Stock quotes and weather reports. You can customise feed according to preferences by going to Settings>Edge screen>Edge feeds. All you must do is select the fees you like from the settings menu.

Notification Adjustments – Constant notifications is nothing but a big turn off. The good news you can reduce the numbers of notifications received based on personal references. Go to Settings>Notifications >select on and off for each app. You are also able to adjust the types of notifications by selecting “Advanced” at the top and select priority notifications, popup notifications and hide on lock screen options. If you receive an app notification you can also adjust the settings by pulling it down and tapping on the “info” icon. To see the individual app notifications, Go to: Settings>Applications>App of choice >Notifications.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Conclusion

In conclusion, there are lots of advantages about the smartphone. The good thing that makes this phone classy is, Samsung did listen to his customers. One proof is the restoration of the Micro SD card. Another thing is the waterproof from older models which has been included in the newer models.