Samsung Galaxy S7 detailed screen analysis

After analyzing one of the most anticipated phones of the year, the Galaxy S7 edge, it is time for its smaller sibling. Let us have a look at how the Galaxy S7′s display fares. If you want to know what the graphs in this measurement mean, please refer to this post. First, the basics. The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen. It has a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels...

[Poll] Battery life on the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge improves with time

With a considerably larger battery on the Galaxy S7 edge compared to the S6 edge, and even compared to the Galaxy S6 edge+ or Note 5, you would expect the flagship to offer out of this world battery life right out of the box. That is unfortunately not the case, and as we noted in our review, battery life on the Galaxy S7 edge is still only a one-day affair at most. On many days, charging by the evening was necessary for continued usage. Disabling...

Sprint Galaxy S5 updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Sprint has updated the Galaxy Note 5 to Marshmallow about two weeks ago, and the Galaxy Note 4 just a few hours later (on the same day). The following day, Sprint decided to push Google’s latest sweet treat for the Galaxy S6 edge+. With the push out for Samsung’s latest devices, customers with older devices have been left to wonder when they’d be the proud recipients of the mobile dessert. Galaxy...

Verizon Galaxy S7 promo in high demand, free Gear S2 deliveries delayed until May 2016

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are in high demand, but the promotional deals from carriers has boosted sales even further. In the US, T-Mobile has given away a free year of Netflix. Verizon is called the Cadillac of Carriers (US, that is) and with good reason: instead of offering just a free Gear VR headset with customer pre-orders (initiated by Samsung), Verizon went one step further:...

Samsung will use its Olympics partnership to push Samsung Pay

Samsung has had a long association with the Olympics. For years it has been one of the biggest sponsors of the game and the partnership has allowed the company to promote its devices in the process. Not only is it going to deliver the first Olympic content in virtual reality but Samsung is also going to use the Olympics stage to further push Samsung Pay, the mobile payments service it launched last year. Speaking at a conference in Copenhagen, vice...

Samsung Gear 360 US price revealed

The Gear 360 is Samsung’s first 360-degree camera. It allows users to easily capture 360-degree video and images which can then be viewed in virtual reality with the Samsung Gear VR headset. The Gear 360 features dual 15-megapixel CMOS camera sensors with each having its own wide-angle fisheye lens. These camera sensors enable the Gear 360 to capture 360-degree videos with 3,840×1,920 pixel resolution and 30-megapixel 7,776×3,888 still images. The...

Samsung Pay might eventually allow payments in virtual reality

Samsung is heavily invested in both mobile payments and virtual reality so it may not be surprising to see the company join the two at some point in the future, even the company hints at that. Samsung is looking at the potential of powering payments in virtual reality with Samsung Pay, the mobile payments service it launched last year. Samsung is also looking to catch up with Apple Pay in allowing customers to pay for in-app purchases using Samsung...

Review: Samsung fast wireless charging stand makes charging very convenient

Samsung introduced fast wireless charging on the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ last year, and also released a fast wireless charger to go along with the devices. With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge sporting an Always On display mode for always-on information, Samsung made a new standing fast wireless charger. As the name suggests, this charger props your device up at an incline. Compared...

Samsung’s beta music player app gets support for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5

Samsung recently puts its proprietary music app for Android devices on the Play Store, soon after the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge launched without the app installed by default. The Play Store version was initially supported only on the S7 lineup, but the Korean company has now made it compatible with the Galaxy S6 series and the Galaxy Note 5 as well. Samsung had initially noted that the app was in beta, though that tag seems to have been removed...