EDGE at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We’ve gotten our hands on the GS7 EDGE just

ahead of the event, so let’s take a look at what’s new in this latest Android flagship

smartphone. We’re talking about the 5.5-inch display. The much bigger battery. The return

of the microSD card. And, yes, it’s waterproof.

So This is the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. As the name implies it’s a lot like its sibling,

the Samsung Galaxy S7. It’s got the same internals — either a high end Qualcomm Snapdragon

processor or Samsung Exynos, plus 4 gigabytes of RAM and 32 gigabytes of storage. it’s

got mostly the same design, which definitely is a continuation of the Galaxy S6. And it’s

using the same microUSB port which let's it also work in the current generation Gear VR

.

But there are a few important differences in the GS7 edge.

The first is that it’s bigger. The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch display — the GS7 edge

is larger at 5.5 inches. (That’s still smaller than the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 5.) It’s got

20 percent larger battery at 3600 mili-amp-hours. That’s a big battery, and it’s a big deal.

And the second is that edge display, which is more like what we had in the Galaxy Note

edge than in the GS6 edge. Samsung is using more pixels for the edge display this time

around, and you can do more with it.

You can load it up with app shortcuts. Or shortcuts to specific tasks. You can get the

weather and news. You can have browser shortcuts, tools stocks. You can have quick access to

your contacts for calling and texting. It’s highly customizable and a lot more useful

than before, and you can just easily swipe your way through them. (And you still have

that excellent edge bedside clock.)

Now The display in the GS7 phones — it’s still quad-HD AMOLED and it's still very gorgeous

— it's also has an always-on mode so you can check the clock or calendar at a glance,

and get basic notification information.

And the fingerprint-scanning home button is there, still flanked by capacitive buttons

for back and recent apps.

The other important features include the microSD card, which can add up to 200 more gigabytes

of storage for things like movies and pictures and music. But it’s not using the adoptable

storage feature in android 6.0. And speaking of that, yes, the GS7 edge is

launching with Marshmallow, the latest version of Android. It’s still highly customized,

of course, but colors are definitely more muted.

And it’s got a special games launcher and support for the new Vulkan gaming APIs. If

you've never heard the name Vulkan before, all you need to know is for developers will

make it a lot easier to make games and especially VR games — run more smoothly on your phone.

Now The camera is always a big seller Samsung’s top phones. The Galaxy S7 edge takes the total

resolution actually down a little bit to 12 megapixels. But the sensor itself uses larger

individual pixels that let in more light, and it's using a wider f/1.7 lens as well.

The end result is a lot more light is coming in, and that’s a good thing. Plus every

single pixel is now being used for phase-detection auto-focus, which is faster than ever. ANNNNND

it’s got optical image stabilization — that’s OIS. So shaky video and blurry pictures will

be less of an issue. We have no doubt that this camera is going to be good.

And that brings us to what may be my favorite feature in the Galaxy S7 edge — it’s got

an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. That is, it’s waterproof. And it’s waterproof

without having covering any of the ports with annoying flaps.

So there’s a very quick initial look at the brand new Galaxy S7 edge. It’s waterproof.

It’s got a huge battery. It’s got that excellent edge display.

And we’ve got so much more coverage coming your way from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Be sure to give this video a thumbs up, and head on down below to the description for

links to everything you need to know on the Galaxy S7 and GS7 edge!

FADE IN

This is Phil with Android Central, and it’s time for the launch of the brand-new Samsung

Galaxy S7 EDGE. We got our hands on the GS7 EDGE just ahead of the official announcement

at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, so let’s take a look at what’s new in

this latest flagship Android smartphone. We’re talking about the 5.1-inch display. The bigger

battery. The return of the microSD card. The EDGE screen. And, yes, it’s waterproof.

INTRO BUMPER

This is the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. As the name implies it’s a lot like its sibling,

the Samsung Galaxy S7 which you can take a look at by clicking up here. It’s got the

same internals — either a high end Qualcomm Snapdragon or Samsung Exynos processor, plus

4 gigabytes of RAM and 32 gigabytes of storage. Plus it’s got the same design, which definitely

is a continuation of the Galaxy S6. It’s got the same removable microSD card. It’s

also waterproof. And it’s using the same microUSB port and also fits in the current

generation Gear VR virtual reality visor.

But there are a few important differences in the GS7 edge.

The first is that it’s bigger. The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch display — the Galaxy S7

edge is larger at 5.5 inches. (That’s still smaller than the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 5.)

It’s got 20 percent more battery capacity at 3600 mili-amp-hours. That’s a big battery,

and it’s a big deal.

And the second is that edge display, which actually is more like what we had in the Galaxy

Note edge than in the GS6 edge. Samsung has dedicated more pixels to the edge display

this time around, and you can do more with it.

You can load it up with app shortcuts. Or shortcuts to specific tasks. You can get the

weather and news. You can have browser shortcuts, tools and stocks. You can have quick access

to your contacts. It’s highly customizable and a lot more useful than before, and you

can easily swipe your way through them. (And you still have that excellent edge bedside

clock.)

The display in the GS7 phones — it’s still quad-HD AMOLED and is gorgeous — also has

an always-on mode so you can check the clock or calendar at a glance, as well as basic

notification information.

And the fingerprint-scanning home button is there, still flanked by capacitive buttons

for back and your recent apps.

The other important features include the microSD card, which can add up to 200 more gigabytes

of storage for things like movies and pictures and music. But it’s not using the adoptable

storage feature in android 6.0. And speaking of that, yes, the Galaxy S7 edge

is launching with Marshmallow, the latest version of Android. It’s still highly customized,

of course, but colors definitely have been muted. And it’s got a special games launcher

and support for the new Vulkan gaming APIs. If you've never heard the name Vulkan before,

all you need to know for now is developers will be able to use it for making games — especially

VR games — run smoother.

The camera is always a big seller Samsung’s top phones. The Galaxy S7 edge takes the total

resolution down a bit to 12 megapixels. But the sensor itself uses much larger 1.4 micron

pixels that each let in more light, as does a wider f/1.7 lens as well. That means more

light is coming in plus it's got OIS (optical image stabilization) it's using a more advanced

face detect auto focus so it's focuses faster. And basically it means that your pictures

are going to be better in low light and less shaky for video

And that brings us to what may be my favourite feature of the Galaxy S7 Edge. It's got an

IP 68 rating for dust and water resistance. That is, it's waterproof and it's waterproof

without having any covering of the ports or annoying flaps so there's a very quick initial

look at the brand new Galaxy S7 Edge

It's waterproof, it's got a huge battery, it's got an excellent edge display, and the

camera is even better. And we've got a lot more coverage coming your way from Mobile

World Congress in Barcelona

Be sure to give this video a thumbs up and head on down below in the description for

everything you know in the GS7 and GS7 Edge and everything coming at us from Mobile World

Congress

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