So just got my hands on, and wow it's really impressive. I played around mostly with the non-edge S7, and feels great in the hand. The build is top notch, definitely the best build handset Samsung has ever made. The lip around the metal team has been greatly reduced and the glass almost curves right into it. There was of course not bending, creaking, or give. It feels completely solid, as though there is no air space inside of it. And Samsung has nailed the bezel size, there is just enough so you don't get arrant touches, have something to hold in landscape, and is symmetrical while maximizing screen space. The whites also look whiter, though that could be because of adaptive display. I did set it to basic photo but didn't notice it changing much when I did. The metal sides also look a little darker which gives it an even more stealth look.
The edge also felt more comfortable than last years. The edges are no longer sharp, and it fits comfortably in your hands. Not a big fan of the curved screen myself, don't like the glare or the distortions in colors, but it looks super slick, especially in black. While it's still not a deep black like on my iPhone, it has sort of a shimmering texture, it looks great.
Performance was hard to gauge because it was a demo model running demo software and kept resetting it self, it felt as smooth as my Note 5 does.
The camera is about the same. It's a little faster at loading and snapping a shot. The bigger difference was in focusing, man it was lightning quick almost instant while my Note took a second or so. I took a picture a across the room on both and zoomed to see if there was detail loss with the lower pixel count, but it was about the same really. It looks like the pixels you lose are the ones on the side as it's not a widescreen format anymore. Couldn't test low light though.
For reference here is the original shot from my Note 5.
Storage space was disappointing, but this is a demo model, so it will be better with stock, but still only 15gb free space even with the demo software seems a bit much.
Overall, it looks like Samsung will keep its crown as the top android OEM, any faults on these devices are really just nitpicks or personal preference IMO, they have no glaring weakness. Samsung has really become the Apple of Android OEMs.
The edge also felt more comfortable than last years. The edges are no longer sharp, and it fits comfortably in your hands. Not a big fan of the curved screen myself, don't like the glare or the distortions in colors, but it looks super slick, especially in black. While it's still not a deep black like on my iPhone, it has sort of a shimmering texture, it looks great.
Performance was hard to gauge because it was a demo model running demo software and kept resetting it self, it felt as smooth as my Note 5 does.
The camera is about the same. It's a little faster at loading and snapping a shot. The bigger difference was in focusing, man it was lightning quick almost instant while my Note took a second or so. I took a picture a across the room on both and zoomed to see if there was detail loss with the lower pixel count, but it was about the same really. It looks like the pixels you lose are the ones on the side as it's not a widescreen format anymore. Couldn't test low light though.
For reference here is the original shot from my Note 5.
Storage space was disappointing, but this is a demo model, so it will be better with stock, but still only 15gb free space even with the demo software seems a bit much.
Overall, it looks like Samsung will keep its crown as the top android OEM, any faults on these devices are really just nitpicks or personal preference IMO, they have no glaring weakness. Samsung has really become the Apple of Android OEMs.
