Samsung Galaxy Unpacked (S7/S7 Edge) live coverage thread

[Aniallation]

Rather than bland text-based threads, here's some actual coverage. Will be updated as event continues so make sure you refresh the page as the OP gets edited.

 

Watch the event live

 

GearVR CGI intro

 

 

INTRO

 

 

Always-on display

 

 

Waterproof and dustproof is back, now IP68 rated

 

 

MicroSDXC card slot is back

 

 

Of course Apple diss

 

 

HARDWARE

 

Snapdragon 820 SoC - that doesn't look like a linear 30% but okay

 

 

Much improved GPU

 

 

Heatpipe cooling

 

 

Finally, good battery sizes

 

 

SOFTWARE

 

Expansion of Samsung Pay - Yay, Canada!

 

 

Samsung Connect Auto - OBD-II based car-to-phone analytics

 

 

 

GEAR 360

 

360 degree camera with 30MP F2.0 sensor

 

 

Make your own VR experiences, and compatible with Google Maps street view

 

 

~Mark Zuckerberg~

 

Wow, that was short. Thanks for coming!

 

FAQ: How is it different from the S6?

- Improved CPU and GPU (Snapdragon 820)

- More RAM (4GB)

- MicroSD card slot

- Waterproof and dustproof with IP68 rating

- Faster LTE (600mpbs theoretical Cat.12)

- Lower resolution camera but improved low-light performance and auto-focus times

- Always-on display

- Larger batteries 

- Removal of "plus" model, now all S7 Edge are 5.5"

 

The S7 is more of a refresh of the S6 that addresses it's main points of criticism, rather than being an entirely new revolutionary device.

[Amazingasian]

Micro SD slot and waterproofness from S5 + chasis from S6 = Galaxy S7

[Nineshadow]

Oh , always-on display as well.

[Timie187]

Well I know what my next phone will be.

[Fgtfv567]

Goddamn how are you taking screenshots this freaking quickly?!

[Aniallation]

Just now, Fgtfv567 said:

Goddamn how are you taking screenshots this freaking quickly?!

I'd be doing it quicker if my internet wasn't being slow af right now haha

[Senzelian]

Can you call someone with it? o:

[Bouzoo]

I expect for it to be the most powerfull phone out there. Wish LG used the Mongoose.

[VerticalDiscussions]

No USB Type-C? Lost interest :p. Funny how they didnt speak about the display, other than the Always on Ambient Display, but otherwise, they didnt even speak of its specifications or any innovation taken into consideration .-.! Guess audio, isnt a priority here either. Ye, definetly no longer interested

[atrash]

Besides the (maybe) better camera and faster soc, nothing else there are really that interesting to me. Nothing that makes me go 'Wooooww' like the G5 modularity although that phone design is kinda ugly imo.

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17 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

No USB Type-C? Lost interest :p. Funny how they didnt speak about the display, other than the Always on Ambient Display, but otherwise, they didnt even speak of its specifications or any innovation taken into consideration .-.! Guess audio, isnt a priority here either. Ye, definetly no longer interested

The screen and audio are the same as the S6, which are honestly nothing to complain about.

 

17 minutes ago, atrash said:

Besides the (maybe) better camera and faster soc, nothing else there are really that interesting to me. Nothing that makes me go 'Wooooww' like the G5 modularity although that phone design is kinda ugly imo.

Agree. It's basically addressing the criticism of the S6 (losing waterproof and SD from S5, and poor battery life), so it's more of a refresh than an entirely new device. 

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12 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

I expect for it to be the most powerfull phone out there. Wish LG used the Mongoose.

Wonder how much more powerful it actually is in real-world usage compared to the Exynos in the S6.

[Stuff_]

Looks the same as previous iterations. Meh

[Aniallation]

Just now, Stuff_ said:

Looks the same as previous iterations. Meh

It's pretty much a refreshed S6, so yeah.

[PillowSmoke]

2 minutes ago, Aniallation said:

It's pretty much a refreshed S6, so yeah.

 

Makes me feel better about my purchase that it's not that better, I am still unsure what my next upgrade might be though.

[RexinOridle]

The only interesting thing seems to be the gear 360.

[Bouzoo]

14 minutes ago, Aniallation said:

Wonder how much more powerful it actually is in real-world usage compared to the Exynos in the S6.

Maybe something like 0.4 seconds faster while opening apps. Nothing spectacular I reckon. 

Edited February 21, 2016 by Bouzoo

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1 minute ago, Bouzoo said:

Maybe something like 0.4 seconds faster while opening apps. Nothing spectacular I reckon. 

Maybe they'll do what Apple did and secretly upgrade the internal storage to some dope NVMe

[Nup]

I like this always on screen trend. I presume it's amoled or oled if that's the case. 

[Bouzoo]

6 minutes ago, Aniallation said:

Maybe they'll do what Apple did and secretly upgrade the internal storage to some dope NVMe

I just realized, they advertise it to be 30% faster than S6, I suppose that's the 810 S6, and not the 7420? Curious since "leaked" benchmarks show 820 to be slower than 7420 in mutli thread tasks, just wanna see how trustworthy those leaks are.

 

Leaked benchmarks showed us that 820 is slower than 7420 in multi thread performance, so not sure how it's supposed to be faster. Single thread performance results? Confusing if it is, since Samsung is not the type of company that would highlight something to be better than their own product.

[kuzimins]

Just now, Bouzoo said:

I just realized, they advertise it to be 30% faster than S6, I suppose that's the 810 S6, and not the 7420? Curious since "leaked" benchmarks show 820 to be slower than 7420 in mutli thread tasks, just wanna see how trustworthy those leaks are.

There was no sd810 s6. It was all exynos.

[Bouzoo]

3 minutes ago, kuzimins said:

There was no sd810 s6. It was all exynos.

Iirc there were only for US market?

 

Yep, wrong memory.

Edited February 21, 2016 by Bouzoo

[atrash]

1 minute ago, Nup said:

I like this always on screen trend. I presume it's amoled or oled if that's the case. 

Yes. I have had this function since the old Lumia 925. Just wave my hand over the phone or pull it out from my pocket and the glance screen will turn on. I can also set it always on during night time with 3 different (darker) colour presets. 

[Nineshadow]

8 minutes ago, Nup said:

I like this always on screen trend. I presume it's amoled or oled if that's the case. 

Samsung always uses AMOLED, so yes.

[Nup]

3 minutes ago, atrash said:

Yes. I have had this function since the old Lumia 925. Just wave my hand over the phone or pull it out from my pocket and the glance screen will turn on. I can also set it always on during night time with 3 different (darker) colour presets. 

Ahh I want that  heh either that or a smart watch. 

1 minute ago, Nineshadow said:

Samsung always uses AMOLED, so yes.

Amoled is just awesome. 

Thanks lads