Mar 10, 2016 01:03 AM
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 is very similar to one of Apple’s iPhone "S" releases. On first glance, you’d be hard-pressed to tell the Galaxy S7 and S6 apart.
But look a little deeper and you’ll spot changes, both big and small, that make the S7 a much better phone.
Refinement is key with the Samsung Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S6 was a huge departure in so many ways for the Korean tech giant.
Samsung replaced the cheap-feeling plastic and faux-material backs of previous Galaxy models, with swathes of metal and glass. The resulting Galaxy S6 was a stunner, but the S7 is even more beautiful and far more ergonomic.
That theme runs throughout the whole of the Galaxy S7. The microSD card’s return is proof of this. The S6 ditched the microSD slot to much uproar.
In terms of design though, TouchWiz has seen a huge improvement this time around. I have never been the biggest fan of Samsung’s slightly child-like custom interface, but here it finally seems to work. Everything has been toned down, and the default apps are actually quite good-looking.
Samsung's decision to reduce the camera sensor from 16-megapixels to 12-megapixels will spark debate among those who believe more is better is
But, megapixels aren't everything and it’s actually a good move. The aperture has been widened to f/1.7 and this means low-light shots are much better as more light can enter the lens.
My biggest criticism of the Galaxy S6 was the awful battery life. The 2, 550mAh cell was barely capable of making it through the day, and devoured juice when streaming video and music.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The only thing really missing from the Galaxy S7 is a surprise. It’s like a greatest hits of Samsung’s flagship phones, taking all the bits that everyone liked and adding them to the lovely design that came last year.
Expandable storage, a bigger battery, no protruding camera and an easier-to-hold design were my biggest requests after using the S6 – and they’re all here. Yes, the S7 doesn’t rewrite the smartphone rulebook, but when it looks to be this good I don’t think it needs to.
