{"id":13926,"date":"2017-02-22T13:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T11:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=13926"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:55:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T06:55:14","slug":"review-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-32-gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-32-gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 32 GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The S7 edge is the latest iteration in Samsung\u2019s flagship curved screen line. There was a lot of hype leading up to its launch; their marketing slogan: \u201cRedefine what a phone can do\u201d is a bold statement on paper; let\u2019s see if Samsung has been able to back up their confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung continues to pack a punch in their ongoing battle with Apple. They\u2019ve built a sleek, stylish phone that sets the benchmark.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14097\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14097\" class=\"wp-image-14097 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-300x293.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-300x293.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung S7 edge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The S7 edge has a better camera than the iPhone 7 \u2013 even though they are both 12 MP, the S7 has a wider aperture (f\/1.7), meaning more light can be let in, which theoretically means that images should be of a better quality; the iPhone 7 has a f\/1.8 aperture.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone 7\u2019s 4.7\u201d 1134 X 750 display pales in comparison to the S7 edge&#8217;s\u00a05.5\u201d, 2,560 x 1,440\u00a0Super AMOLED display.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that this (barring a few questionable decisions) is an absolute winner in every category.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in the market for a phone with a smaller screen, look no further than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/81051888\/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+32GB+Black?sst=s7+samsung%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=rgroup1\"><strong>S7 Flat<\/strong><\/a>, which has a 5.1\u201d display.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keys specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5.5\u201d Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 1440 X 2560 pixels<\/li>\n<li>Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4<\/li>\n<li>Curved edge screen<\/li>\n<li>12 MP, f\/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash<\/li>\n<li>5 MP, f\/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR<\/li>\n<li>Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 chipset<\/li>\n<li>Octa-core (4&#215;2.3 GHz Mongoose &amp; 4&#215;1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU (SM-G930F model)<\/li>\n<li>microSD dedicated slot (expandable up to 256 GB)<\/li>\n<li>4 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>32 GB of onboard storage<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: 2, A2DP, LE, aptX<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0, USB Host<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>Up to 22 h talk time (3G)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>A premium build<strong>; <\/strong>amazing 12MP phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash camera; waterproof; dust resistant powerful processor; 4 GB RAM; fantastic display; curved screen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Expensive; only 32 GB of internal memory; no IR blaster; No FM radio; No stereo speakers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/88333545\/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+edge+32GB+Black\"><strong>Samsung Galaxy S7 edge &#8211; from R8,999<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The S7 edge is the latest iteration in Samsung\u2019s flagship curved screen line. There was a lot of hype leading up to its launch; their marketing slogan: \u201cRedefine what a phone can do\u201d is a bold statement on paper; let\u2019s see if Samsung has been able to back up their confidence. Samsung continues to pack<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-32-gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1646,1647],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/samsung-s7-edge-feature2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13926"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13926"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16142,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13926\/revisions\/16142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}