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Are the edges worth it?

I currently have a Galaxy S6, and I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade to an S7 edge or a regular S7. Is the edge functionality worth the extra cost?
Thanks!
--Ron

If You like and need better battery and biger screen go for it. Edge is the last thing except visuals ?

i just made the same switch as your talking about. i was on the regular s6 and made the jump to the s7 edge and i love it so far. i love LOVE the battery life as ive been on a single charge starting from 4 am this morning and its 10 20 now and i still have 24 % left . my s6 wouldve been dead by now . the only thing so far that ive noticed myself doing is actually not using the edges as theyre intended and from what i can gather is simply because im not used to having them. i love the phone and im sure you wont be disappointed! good luck in your choice!

Coguar said:
If You like and need better battery and biger screen go for it. Edge is the last thing except visuals ?
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Thanks for your reply. How does the S7 edge camera hold up against the S6 camera? I'm hearing good things about the S7 camera, but it would be good to get the opinion of a user who's used both.
--Ron

I disabled the edge features... I just love the look of the device, bigger screen and bigger battery.

The Edge features were not worth it on the S6 Edge. They're more than worth it on the S7 Edge and I can't t live without them.
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I exchanged my S7 for the S7 Edge. Good bit better battery life. Don't use the edge features.
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I like some of the functionality of the edge. The only problem I've had with the edge is I use SwiftKey as my keyboard and I set it up with the number line on top of the keyboard. Sometimes, it's difficult to press the number 1 because it's right on the edge. I think I can shrink the keys a little in SwiftKey so it'll fit better, but I haven't tried it yet.
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dutch_in_seattle said:
Thanks for your reply. How does the S7 edge camera hold up against the S6 camera? I'm hearing good things about the S7 camera, but it would be good to get the opinion of a user who's used both.
--Ron
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I tested S7 edge at the Samsung experience booths, the camera is marginally better on S7 vs S6 in regular lighting, under low light scenarios, it takes brighter images with less noise. The aspect ratio is 4:3 though so you'll get vertical black bars on the screen when you review the pics you took since most screens including the phone are 16:9
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VICosPhi said:
I tested S7 edge at the Samsung experience booths, the camera is marginally better on S7 vs S6 in regular lighting, under low light scenarios, it takes brighter images with less noise. The aspect ratio is 4:3 though so you'll get vertical black bars on the screen when you review the pics you took since most screens including the phone are 16:9
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The camera defaults out of the box are 4:3 however you can change them to 16:9 or even 1:1 if you want.

Yeah that's true, but then you lose 3MP more and FOV due to crop. ....
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I've had the s4, note 3, note 4,note 5,and now s7 edge, the edges are cool, but super annoying when typing with 1 hand, because I have a tendency to hit letters on the edge of screen when typing. So far, I believe the note 5 was a better phone, but then again I was in love with the pen features.
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My last 3 devices have been edge variants, note edge, s6e+, and s7e. I absolutely loved the functionality of my note edge but had them totally disabled on s6e+ cause they kinda sucked. Now with s7e I'm using the edge panels again, Samsung has definitely improved the stock panels and some development on new panels are ok. They still have a long way to go but there's enough function now for me to use them. Plus the edge is a sexy beast looks wise.

S7 Edge screen vs S7 screen

Don't take it the wrong way but has anyone who has both the S7 and the S7 Edge or has had the chance to play with both phones notice that the S7's screen appears to be a lot sharper? I know the PPI is better but the screen actually looks more vibrant as well.
FYI both screens are set to adaptive display and both screens are at the same brightness level. The S7 Edge appears to be washed out compared to my S7.
NOT ONLY DID I TEST THE SCREEN ON BOTH OF MY PHONES (S7 & S7 Edge) BUT I TRIED IT ON MY FIANCÉE'S S7 EDGE AS WELL.
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OuncE718 said:
Don't take it the wrong way but has anyone who has both the S7 and the S7 Edge or has had the chance to play with both phones notice that the S7's screen appears to be a lot sharper? I know the PPI is better but the screen actually looks more vibrant as well.
FYI both screens are set to adaptive display and both screens are at the same brightness level. The S7 Edge appears to be washed out compared to my S7.
NOT ONLY DID I TEST THE SCREEN ON BOTH OF MY PHONES (S7 & S7 Edge) BUT I TRIED IT ON MY FIANCÉE'S S7 EDGE AS WELL.
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Yes, I noticed the same. It's really noticeable if you use sd-black theme, the 7 looks better. On a personal note, i like my regular 7 better than the edge. I hate that I can't use the edge without a case due to unwanted touching of the curved screen.

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Yes, I noticed the same. It's really noticeable if you use sd-black theme, the 7 looks better. On a personal note, i like my regular 7 better than the edge. I hate that I can't use the edge without a case due to unwanted touching of the curved screen.
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My point exactly. Plus I love the smaller form factor. On my S7 Edge I currently use a Spigen case. It works wonders for the ghost touches. On my S7 I rock it naked. The only drawback is that it's much slippery (when I drive I have both phones on my lap and yhe S7 always slides off my lap.
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How about posting some comparison shots?
I use a UAG case so I'm not having issues touching the sides. I mainly got the edge over the s7 because of the larger battery.
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Richieboy67 said:
How about posting some comparison shots?
I use a UAG case so I'm not having issues touching the sides. I mainly got the edge over the s7 because of the larger battery.
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I can use my fiancée's S7 Edge camera to compare the 2 but I doubt it will show using the phone as a camera. It's not terrible but it is a bit noticeable.
I love both phones equally. The next thing I need to test is the speaker. I wonder which is louder or if they're both equal. As far as battery life they both seem to get just about the same amount of SOT.
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I have both & prefer the edge by far.. I can sort of see what you're talking about with the displays but it may just be because you told me about it, so now I'm looking for it. I might be able to do some comparison shots later with a decent camera. Someone PM me tmrw (Tue) if I forget & you actually want to see them. As far as the edge, spigen cases do the trick nicely for ghost touches.

Ghost touches shouldn't be a thing anymore... at least on my T-Mobile variant. I can sit and touch the edge all day long and NOTHING happens. I have to touch right where the flat part of the display and edge meet first before the edge will respond to touches. But any kind of edge swiping still works - the phone picks up edge touches still, but only registers them if you are using a swipe motion.

Nitemare3219 said:
Ghost touches shouldn't be a thing anymore... at least on my T-Mobile variant. I can sit and touch the edge all day long and NOTHING happens. I have to touch right where the flat part of the display and edge meet first before the edge will respond to touches. But any kind of edge swiping still works - the phone picks up edge touches still, but only registers them if you are using a swipe motion.
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Using Fleksy, I got sporadic touches all day and have to barely grip the aluminum to get Q,A, and the other edge letters to register. I have to use a case also.
Darn you fat hands!

Camera pics differences between two S7 edge's

Hi.
Today I've been comparing my brand new S7 edge with another older S7 edge, both of them with the Exynos chip .
Surprisingly the older S7 take much better photos while my new S7 takes more blurry shots. Especially with low light situations.
Do you know about any camera lens differences or updates between newer or older S7 builds?
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By the way, both devices with Isocell branded camera.
Any suggestion?
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Im on my second S7!
I take a lot of pictures and see no difference...
Your issue strange.
Here are som shots from booth phones I posted.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...ot-s7-edge-t3334695/post69622799#post69622799
The only different I have is the screen, my new S7 is brghter!

LyLu said:
Im on my second S7!
I take a lot of pictures and see no difference...
Your issue strange.
Here are som shots from booth phones I posted.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...ot-s7-edge-t3334695/post69622799#post69622799
The only different I have is the screen, my new S7 is brghter!
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Maybe a faulty camera or lense.
Just I didn't believe that a brand new lense/camera could be problematic.

Today I received my replacement and this seems to have the same lense like my old S7 and a different lense from older S7 Edges. Specifically, besides of more blurry photos it has some kind of different reflect in the lense.
Do anyone of you know about some kind of camera update for the latest S7 Edges?
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Pink tint in the S7 edge screen

Hello all, In my S7 EDGE LCD screen there is a pink tint [IMG="S7 edge pink tint Lcd problemarea. This area is hard to see in black black ground but in white or light colour back ground its clearly visible. It like in the middle area of the screen. And bottom side of the line its pink tint shade and above is normal screen. Have any one got this issue before. I noticed this after the Nougat update.
Thanks in advance

Hello. Here too. It's really close to s8 red tint problem....
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I have this same problem. Did u get it fixed?

Yellow screen shade on right side

Hello,
I just have a new lenovo yoga book. Unfortunately it's my second one since first has yellow color shade on right (about 5-10%) of screen. After replacement - 2nd has exactly the same. It looks like all of them are made like this?
At first it looks for me like fabric failure, but now it seems like I have accept it? How does it looks on your yogas?
thanks!
Marek

No happening on mine
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