![]() ![]() In any event, it's nice to see what time it is without having to wake up the phone. Samsung claims the feature has a negligible impact on battery life if you're skeptical, you can turn "always-on" always-off in the settings. The S7 phones have an "always-on" portion of the screen that displays the date, time, or a photo if you like. ![]() It can just turn individual pixels on and off. Unlike LCD technology, OLED doesn't need a full-screen backlight to display anything. One of the benefits of AMOLED is that it's efficient. And while the screen is flat, its back also tapers inward at the edges, producing a similar handfeel. Its 5.1-inch AMOLED display has the same resolution at the Edge, but it's smaller, so it's sharper (577ppi). The Galaxy S7 doesn't get the wraparound screen. The back curves inward at the edges, making it feel like the world's slimmest axe handle. Its screen is the same size as the iPhone 6S Plus's, but the Edge looks and feels more compact. The Edge's major difference is that its 5.5-inch screen (2560x1440, 534ppi) spills over its edges like an AMOLED infinity pool. (Don't worry, you can clean them with a quick hose-down on the back patio.) You can get each phone with glossy black backs if you want less bling-or a phone that better hides fingerprints. The "gold platinum" version I tested is chromed-out, a premium-looking wedge of aluminum and glass. Their screens are gorgeous, and the Edge is a head-turner. Never recharge them while they're wet, but rest assured these phones really are waterproof. So go ahead and dunk them in that jar filled with combs and mysterious blue fluid next time you're at the barber shop. I also had a 10-minute phone conversation while taking a shower, and call quality was solid. I submerged the S7 Edge in a sink for a few minutes, and it was fine. The S7 phones carry IP68 ratings, meaning they're impervious to dust and can withstand a dip in 5 feet of water for 30 minutes. Not as absurd as taking a selfie or making a phone call in the shower, which you can also do. Only Canon's DSLRs have had something similar at the every-pixel level. What's new here is the percentage of the sensor Samsung has devoted to the task. Many standalone cameras, Samsung's Galaxy phones, and Apple's iPhone have had this tech for years. A good phase-detection system simply pops into focus. A contrast-detection system searches in and out for focus-a serious challenge for low-light and fast-action shots. Compared to common contrast-detection autofocus systems, phase detection is faster and more effective in low light. Each one of the 12 million or so pixels serves a dual purpose: to collect light and to drive the camera's phase-detection AF. A bigger sensor with bigger pixels also helps capture detail in low light.īut the most notable feature is the new autofocus system. ![]() Second, Samsung decreased the pixel density of the sensor, spreading 12 megapixels across an imager that's larger than the last generation's 16-megapixel sensors. They capture more detail and color in the dark, thanks to a trinity of attributes.įirst, the wide-open f/1.7 aperture helps harness light, allowing the camera to use faster shutter speeds in the dark and capture a shallow depth of field. But these cameras also rethink how and where we use phones to make pictures. Like a lot of modern smartphones, their optically stabilized cameras shoot 4K and hyperlapse video, and they have manual exposure controls. The S7 cameras are better than many point-and-shoot cameras. They're super-versatile, and that's before you get to the part where they're the cornerstones of an excellent VR platform.īut above all, the new Galaxy flagships make one thing clear: Smartphone cameras have transcended their station as convenient "good enough" replacements for dedicated point-and-shoots. Either way, you're getting a tremendous combination of photographic firepower, in-hand comfort, build quality, water resistance, processing, and pragmatism. Or maybe it's that phone's sibling, the less-curvy and smaller Galaxy S7. The new greatest Android handset of all is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. There are so many great phones that it's hard to settle on one for long, because another amazing Android phone comes along every 12 minutes. If you're drawn to Android phones, welcome to an embarrassment of riches. ![]()
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