Tag: Galaxy S7
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Samsung Galaxy S7: Snapdragon 820 vs. Exynos 8890 speed test
Samsung sources components for the Galaxy S7 phones from several places – Samsung hardware (Exynos chipset and ISOCELL camera) and outside (Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and Sony IMX camera). We already saw that the cameras do have some differences, but no clear winner in quality. What about the chipsets? From our tests we’ve seen that the…
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 bill of materials calculated at $255
The parts of the Galaxy S7 cost Samsung $255, according to the latest report of market analyst company IHS. This is $1 less than the bill-of-materials of the Galaxy S5 from two years ago. IHS reports the most expensive bit of the Galaxy S7 to be the Snapdragon 820 chipset from Qualcomm at an estimated…
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The US will only get the 32GB Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge
Last year, Samsung took away the microSD slot from its flagships. It has come back this year with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, but it looks like the company is taking that as an excuse to take away the internal storage options for major markets. It was reported before the announcement that a…
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Customers in the United Kingdom will get the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 first in the world!
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge today. It has also been confirmed when pre-orders will open for the new handsets and when the release will take place in launch markets. Customers in the United Kingdom appear to be getting the best deal because Samsung promises that it will deliver the…
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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge benchmarked (the Exynos variant)
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge splashed down at the MWC and while their cameras and screens are the biggest improvements, they come with brand new chipsets, which we promptly benchmarked. We tested both the S7 and S7 edge and the difference in form factor didn’t make a difference in performance, so we…