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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

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Released · Mar 11, 2016

5.5-inch · 2560x1440px

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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Design
Dimensions	5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
Weight	5.54 oz / 157.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Silver, White, Pink gold, Black pearl, Coral blue

Display
Size	5.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type	Super AMOLED
Resolution	2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo
GPU	Adreno 530
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
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Battery
Type	3600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,e Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, e
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
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Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 12, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG935F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.66 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

with 64 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	64GB

for Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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Overall User Rating

(34 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

9.5

Performance

8.9

Display

9.6

Battery life and charging

9.1

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