Galaxy S7 edge - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 6 May 2016

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy S7 edge
OS : Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
Weight : 157 g
SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Available Colors : Gold Platinum, Black Onyx, Silver Titanium

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is an Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. S7 Edge is IP68-certified for dust and water resistance; the ports are sealed and therefore it does not have protective flaps. Moisture in the charging port prevents the phone from charging. Its 3600 mAh capacity battery support for wireless charging.

The smartphone also feature a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera with a "Dual Pixel" image sensor and f/1.7 aperture lens. The phone ships with Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz software suite. The new TouchWiz also allows the user to disable the app drawer

Hardware Specification

Processor : Octa-Core 2.3GHz, 1.6GHz
RAM Size : 4 GB
Internal Storage : 32 GB
Expandable Storage : MicroSD (Up to 200GB)

Display Specification

Display Type : dual edge Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 13.95cm
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD)
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
Main Camera : Dual Pixel 12.0 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@30fps
Front Camera : CMOS 5.0 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery
Talk Time : Up to 27 hrs
Audio Playback Time : Up to 55 hrs
Video Playback Time : Up to 18 hrs
Internet Usage Time 3G : Up to 12 hrs
Internet Usage Time Lte : Up to 15 hrs
Internet Usage Time WiFi : Up to 16 hrs

Connectivity

Operating Frequency : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHZ, 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHZ
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MU-MIMO
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : Bluetooth v4.2
Connectivity NFC : Yes
Connectivity USB : USB 2.0
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes
Location Beidou : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5mm Stereo

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio Playing Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Sensors

Geomagnetic Sensor : Yes
Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Hall Sensor : Yes
Gyro Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
RGB Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes
Barometer Sensor : Yes