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Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7 Smartphone Review by Andreas Osthoff
#1045 Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa
#771 ARM Mali-T880 MP12
4096 MB
32 GB
USF 2.0
5.10-inch
2560x1440
152 g
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9
11.55 Wh
700 Euro

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S7 (Galaxy Series)
Processor
Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa 8 x 2.6 GHz, Mongoose / Cortex-A53
Graphics adapter
ARM Mali-T880 MP12, Core: 650 MHz
Memory
4 GB 
, LPDDR4, 1794 MHz
Display
5.10 inch 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixel, capacitive, SAMOLED, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB UFS 2.0 Flash, 32 GB 
, 24.5 GB free
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3,5 mm Headset, Card Reader: microSD (up to 200 GB), 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetic sensor, barometer, proximity sensor, pedometer, position sensor, compass, WiFi-Direct, SAR-Body: 0.62 W/kg, SAR-Head: 0.41 W/kg, heart rate monitor
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2, 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3G (HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz), 4G (LTE Cat.9 450 Mbit/s Downstream, 50 Mbit/s Upstream), LTE, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.9 x 142.4 x 69.6 ( = 0.31 x 5.61 x 2.74 in)
Battery
11.55 Wh, 3000 mAh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Camera
Primary Camera: 12 MPix f/1.7, Autofocus, OIS, Sony IMX260, 4K Video (30 fps)
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix f/1.7
Additional features
Speakers: Mono, Keyboard: virtual, Keyboard Light: yes, modular 10 Watt power adapter, USB cable, MicroUSB-to-USB adapter, headphones, SIM tool, booklets, TouchWiz, Google Apps, Galaxy Apps, Mein Galaxy, Samsung Gear, S Planner, S Health, S Voice, Microsoft Apps, 24 Months Warranty, fanless
Weight
152 g ( = 5.36 oz / 0.34 pounds), Power Supply: 61 g ( = 2.15 oz / 0.13 pounds)
Price
700 Euro
Links
Samsung homepage
Samsung notebook section

 

355
cd/m²		348
cd/m²		354
cd/m²
353
cd/m²		350
cd/m²		348
cd/m²
353
cd/m²		347
cd/m²		351
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 355 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 351 cd/m² Minimum: 2.03 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 350 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.04 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.63 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
99.35% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
86.86% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
99.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
88.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.07
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Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.18 / 0.22 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 0.68 / 1.02 / 1.14 Watt
Load midlight 4.73 / 7.16 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Gossen Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
30h 10min
WiFi Websurfing (Chrome 44)
7h 36min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
14h 52min
Load (maximum brightness)
4h 02min

Samsung Galaxy S7 - 04/21/2016 v5.1(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
95%
Keyboard
71 / 75 → 95%
Pointing Device
91%
Connectivity
50 / 60 → 84%
Weight
92%
Battery
93%
Display
91%
Games Performance
60 / 63 → 95%
Application Performance
61 / 70 → 88%
Temperature
91%
Noise
100%
Audio
69 / 91 → 76%
Camera
94%
Average
81%
91%
Smartphone - Weighted Average

Pros

+very sophisticated chassis with excellent build quality and stability
+very good performance
+great display
+expandable storage
+IP68 certification
+good camera
+accurate GPS module
 

Cons

-TouchWiz does not use all features of Android 6.0
-slippery rear cover
-slight throttling under load
-only micro-USB 2.0, no USB-C, no MHL, no DisplayPort
-infrared transmitter was waived
-PWM
-high price
Epic Citadel Ultra High Quality: 58.2 fps
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB SDCard: 53.6 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 72.3 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 16.01 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 85.9 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 145.7 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 483.8 MB/s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests: 2094 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests: 6055 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 Memory Tests: 5590 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 Disk Tests: 35808 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests: 207417 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 System: 7730 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 2022 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 2216 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 2170 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 2010 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 3018 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 2715 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 19944 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 33348 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 29015 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 53 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 84 fps
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2562 ms*
Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 6401
Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 2199
Octane V2 Total Score: 13161 Points
BaseMark OS II Web: 957 Points
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 1723 Points
BaseMark OS II Memory: 2244 Points
BaseMark OS II System: 4217 Points
BaseMark OS II Overall: 1987 Points
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 27 fps
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 40 fps
Basemark X 1.1 High Quality: 30097 Points
Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality: 40252 Points
Lightmark 1080p: 13.86 fps
Vellamo 3.x Metal: 3371 Points
Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta: 3408 Points
Vellamo 3.x Browser: 7570 Points
AnTuTu v5 Total Score: 80582 Points
Basemark ES 3.1 / Metal Overall Score: 732 Points
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 15 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 28 fps
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 166 Points
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 7.9 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 15 fps
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 127902 Points
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 5354
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 1810
PCMark for Android Work 2.0 battery life: 371 min
PCMark for Android Work 2.0 performance score: 3550 Points
PCMark for Android Work performance score: 4826 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 74 Points
Asphalt 8: Airborne high: 30 fps
Dead Trigger 2 high: 56 fps
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 456 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 0.9 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 0.9 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 238.1 Hz
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 87.4 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 281 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 335 MBit/s
Display Display P3 Coverage: 88.8 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 99.3 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 99.2 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)