Samsung Galaxy S7 review

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Last year, we applauded Samsung's apparent willingness to listen to its critics and change the way it makes smartphones. The result was the wonderful Galaxy S6, a premium metal-and-glass handset more than capable of going toe-to-toe with Apple in the desirability stakes - and one of the most powerful phones of 2015. The positive reception afforded to its appearance makes it easy to understand why Samsung - still clearly keen to take on feedback, despite its status as the world's biggest manufacturer of smartphones - has decided to borrow a page out of Apple and HTC's book by retaining the same design language for a second year, albeit with some minor modifications. Oh, and those elements Samsung cruelly removed from the S6 - such as expandable storage and a waterproof casing - are back too. This feels more like an "S6S" then, but Apple's strategy appears to have worked well enough over the years, so one can hardly blame Samsung for aping the approach.
That's not to say that the Galaxy S7 is total dead-ringer for last year's offering. The back of the device how has a curved surface which allows for a bigger battery but also reduces the unsightly camera bump that made the S6 so hard to lay down on a table. A thicker phone might sound like a drawback, but the aforementioned curves make it feel almost identical to its forerunner. The glass back has a similar look to the one on the S6, and is just as prone to cracking - a protective case of some description is a highly recommended first purchase, despite the fact that will obscure the phone's gorgeous bodywork.
Despite Samsung restoring its relationship with chipmaker Qualcomm after the Snapdragon 810 debacle, European buyers of the Galaxy S7 won't be getting the shiny new Snapdragon 820 chip. Instead, they'll have to make do with Samsung's own Exynos 8890, offering comparable performance. 4GB of RAM is also included - an impressive and some might say unnecessary amount for a mobile device - while internal storage comes in 32GB and 64GB, depending on how much you want to pay. All of the S7's tech is enclosed in a metal-and-glass frame, boasting IP68 certification, making it dust and water resistant.
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