The Galaxy S7 edge (and its flat sibling) packs the latest hardware inside a beautiful outer shell, and unlike the Galaxy S6 edge, also comes with a giant battery to make sure that hardware can be used without constantly worrying about reaching for the charger. Fast charging support is included as well, but unfortunately, the S7 edge can take an unusually long time to reach 100 percent charge.
Neither the Exynos nor the Snapdragon variant of the device comes with Quick Charge 3.0 support – the Snapdragon version can support the feature, but to keep things fair for consumers of either variant, Samsung hasn’t enabled Quick Charge 3.0 on its newest flagships. With a 3,600 mAh battery under the hood – which is big compared to even the 3,000 mAh batteries on the Note 5 and S6 edge+ – the lack of Quick Charge 3.0 means the charging times have slowed down considerably compared to Samsung’s yesteryear flagships.
The Note 5 can charge to full from 0 in 80 to 90 minutes, while the Galaxy S7 edge takes almost two hours – and sometimes more if you’re actively using the device – to reach full capacity when fast charging is enabled. Frankly, it feels very slow when you’re sitting around waiting for your S7 edge to charge, especially when you’re only topping it up from above 50 percent battery level, at which point fast/adaptive charging isn’t as fast as it is when your device is fully out of juice.
Yes, the large battery means the increased charging times are only natural, but I can’t help but feel like Quick Charge 3.0 support – and an equivalent for the Exynos variant – would have meant lower charging times despite the increase in battery life. That would have made the Galaxy S7 edge the ultimate powerhouse as far as endurance is concerned, but I guess we will have to wait till the Galaxy Note 6 or the Galaxy S8 before fast charging goes back to under the 100-minute mark.
P.S.: The Galaxy S7 edge is still an excellent smartphone, and the best you can get if you are looking for a flagship device. Read our review to find out more.
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