The S7 slims down the bloatware considerably, while leaving plenty of advanced settings for customizing everything from the lock screen to phone themes - you just have to dig a little deeper now to find everything. Less bloatware is a very, very good thingīack in London, my appreciation for Samsung's more restrained customizations to the Android 6.0 software settled in. The iPhone 6S' similar selfie-flash did better in the same scenes. Toning down the brightness would make it more useful, especially if I could pick a warmer color temperature or lower brightness setting to make it all less intense. This came in handy, since my sister basically selfie-documented every move we made for her husband and kids, especially at dinner and the bar. I did use the S7's front-facing screen "flash" to light dark selfie scenes, which basically means the phone screen whites-out before the camera fires. Selfies looked a little off: either too smooth or too sharp, even with beauty modes off. You can also scroll to the end for a specs comparison chart. Here's what I found (along with fellow S7-testers) while using the S7 around Europe. So, for now, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge remain the best phones money can buy. But none of them will likely be on the market for months to come. Sure, there are some potentially worthy rivals out beyond the horizon - the iPhone 7, the next Nexus model, and the Galaxy Note 6.
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In fact, the only phone that surpasses it is its own fraternal twin, the larger, curvy-screen S7 Edge, which is technically my top pick - but only if you're willing to splurge. It's superior to the excellent Google Nexus 6P, Apple iPhone 6S, LG G5 and HTC 10.
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Straight up: the Galaxy S7 is the best all-around phone out today.
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In fact, the S7 was an awesome phone that never cracked under the pressure of being the only way I take pictures and navigate completely unfamiliar terrain, all while keeping battery life going during long days out. So I tested the Samsung Galaxy S7 in London and Berlin, while colleagues also took it for a spin in San Francisco and Sydney.