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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] fracarol:
Are these CPU temps right? I usually keep an eye on battery temperature so maybe you can have a look on that too (and personally I can help with that if you want). If those are battery temps well maybe your phone has a problem LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] IDPBBrisa:
Yes, these are CPU temps. I keep monitoring with CPUZ, my battery sits between 44ºC-47ºC while cpu is at 70ºC

I've made some tests earlier, any screen mirroring, sidesync aswell, keep my CPU at max speed, even if i let it idle at home screen. It stops when i turn off the screen.

If i play without screen mirroring my cpu gets 50 to 60ºc, usually 50ºC, and battery at 30-35ºC.

Do you recommend me a better app to check temps?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] fracarol:
The app you use to check temps is good but 30-35 °C for the battery is the maximum I'd recommend, over 40 °C I'm surprised the phone does not shut down itself for overheating. When you mirror you definitely have to put a fan on it in some way.. on Amazon you can find something as cooling pads or cooling covers if you try to search (I bought a simple fan and created a stand with Legos LOL). I'd say that the other temps are just right

Anyway for good temps monitoring there is gsam battery monitor, it's very complete and records temps even when the screen is off etc
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] fracarol:
It must not get TOO hot even under heavy load, it should at least throttle to limit CPU frequency
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] omg1010:
My S7 worked very well with a custom ROM (Batman Rom) until I used my S7 for navigation and it got quite hot. Result was the phone froze and reboot ended in a bootloop. Tried reinstalling ROM but failed all the time (phone stuck when unpacking the ZIP file). Tried everything from resetting to factory default, installing stock ROM, nothing works hence I suppose phone is damaged (memory or mainboard).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] widgetspinner:
Phone gets hot pretty easily. Running the camera for example will cause it to heat up though I've only had it start rebooting after installing Oreo. Likely because it's more aggressive with keeping the CPUs at higher clocks.

Samsung really should have issued a recall for these with the S8 and Note 7 "batterygate". It's a defect if I can't run the phone at full, stock CPU @ 22 degrees ambient and not have it shut down. Can't imagine the battery will last long at that heat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] fracarol:
I think the time to get at least a custom kernel has come, sammy made terrible kernels for the newer S series devices too
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] widgetspinner:
Agreed but this is a hardware /design problem the used a software bandaid on.

Could very well be the thermal compound needs to be replaced. On the other hand, if they used a heatpipe that wasn't rated properly then no thermal compound in the world will help. I'm sure someone out there has access to a proper FLIR camera, it would be interesting to see where the heats coming from and if replacing any of their cooling actually helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] fracarol:
Sammy has been using heat pipes the wrong way. If the heat pipe does not transfer heat to a heatsink (the phone's glass body is definitely NOT a proper or useful heatsink) it's just useless and it will cook up our (non removable) batteries. Anyway someone made an article about the Exynos 9810's kernel and it seems it could be much better. For us normal people i think a good governor and some underclocking would be the best thing (of course underclocking is a bandaid as you say, I'd like to have active cooling on my phone but i don't think there's something like that on the market lol). The best thing would be cutting the glass back and put a metal piece linked to the existing heat pipe to dissipate the heat :cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] TechGG:
I had to send my phone in for a week for repairs with it overheating and they replaced the lcd and it fixed it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] widgetspinner:
Interesting. Can you provide any more details? Model, rough manufacture date, what prompted them to replace the LCD? If Samsung has a known defect (not necessarily covered under warranty) - they certainly aren't making it public because I've asked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] TechGG:
It was made in decembers batch back in 2017

Everything they found was this

Problem Found

( image attached I didn't wanna show anyone the ticket number since i didn't want anyone to know personal info )

LOOPBACK FAILURE , CHARGING FAILURE , NO POWER UP , Fingerprint Sensor Failure ( I never had issues when I sent in the device with power or charging )

Replaced :

audio recieiver 110DB22SWB Waterproof

incell battery pack EB BG930ABA 3000MAH

A/S Rework kit octa r/kit ( SM-G930V sm-G )

Home key assy-sm_G930V

on the email they said they only replaced the LCD

Quote from the email

Original Problem:

HARDWARE ISSUE - TEMPERATURE ISSUES - PHONE IS WARM WHILE IN USE

Problem found:

LCD BLANK/SEG. MISSING/LINES - CHARGING FAILURE - USB 3.0 CONNECTION FAIL

Solution:

REPLACED LCD - REPLACED COMPONENT
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] widgetspinner:
Ah, different CPU. It's possible the LCD has revisions... Have to leave it up to someone else with more knowledge of Samsung logistic internals to decipher that because it makes no sense to me.

Those with heat problems at least in this thread are Exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] ghellab ridha:
Mer
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] mediatl:
Overheating upon bootup

Hi, I have a 1 year old galaxy s7 (snapdragon version) phone,, and it gets extremely warm almost hot literally 1-2 minutes after i power it on.. Then it will cool back down when it sleeps.. I tried wiping the partition and i did a hard reset,, I do not have hardly any apps on it and i disabled almost all of the bloatware.. The phone has 585 charge cycles on it and i would say that the battery life is about 30% reduced from when it was new... It still charges fast, and charges to 100%.. I wonder is changing the battery would solve this overheating problem? I'm Hesitant to do that because I'm afraid the aftermarket battery might be worse than the aging oem one in it.. lol Any ideas? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] carlocristi:
S7 8.0 oreo exynos

The phone use to heat up in intense usage, especially in games. I don't know what they've done, but with the new OREO update, the phone runs "cooler" than ever, even in demanding games, without leakage of smoothness.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy S7's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] s3icc0:
best low light device on the market ...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] memtronic:
Period.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] frooss:
sometimes laggy
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] davebugyi:
Well, that's how photography in low light works. The shutter speed is increased sometimes up to 1/8 s, which roughly translates to 8 fps. That ain't smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] i666:
the rear camera's quite well, but I hate the fix focus on the front camera.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] victorinoxs:
way tooooooooooo much sharpening in Auto mode......I got the Samsung sensor.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Jakeuten:
Got a stunning shot of the stars with a 10s exposure. All I can say about this camera is wow.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] AngryBeast:
I think the camera in low light (almost without light) works pretty well.

you can look at this, I was amazed ...

postimg.org/image/refmvvrwr/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] _Belial:
It's good but it doesn't touch the LG G4/G5 in low-light, especially since max exposure is 10 seconds on this compared to 30 on the LG devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] MK73DS:
Very good in photos, good in videos but only at 30fps (that's normal, physics applies :3)

The only feature I'd love to get is to use for example 4 pixels for each pixel when recording at 1080p, like that, each pixel is 4 times bigger and gets 4 times more light. It also could be useful in photos but the quality loss will be noticeable (but not in videos)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Cyn1:
Very good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] carlocristi:
S7 8.0 oreo exynos

The low-light capture capabilities are very nice! I've compared with an iphone x, and it blows it out of the water in dark sceneries. Not bad for an old phone ...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] ZanDyne:
I did the same comparson

I would not say it blew it out of the water buts it's a shame to see apple using what I believe to be the s7 camera sensor in the new iPhone XS
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
With the latest Google hdr cam with the right settings it does wonderfully

This phone should still be hot for a phone it may not have custom roms buts overall it's better than most mid rangers
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] ifellouttabed:
I prefer the gcam port, but I'll sometimes use the Samsung camera for the long exposure. Here are 2 photos I took with the s7 (edited in photoshop).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
Looking good

Have you tried night shot Google camera hdr port
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] ifellouttabed:
I searched but I can't find what you are talking about. Link? I'm interested to test.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
Look in this thread it's the first one that says night mode

This is the link for the apk https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
Did u try it out

Broke my lens got the best replacement I could find
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
They look great

Still a good camera owned it from launch
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] FORC3:
Can you please advise me which version i should choose for a s7 with lineagos 15.1.

The Gcam hosting-page overview is so confusing.

Which Version do you use, from what developer, and based on which criteria did you choose it?

tia
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] S7sadly:
Hi no problem

MGC_6.1.013_MiMAX2_A8.1+.apk is the exact one I use it stutter a little sometimes but quality is pretty good all features work including night sight once you get it working I will share my screen shot of my settings
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] FORC3:
I guess this one is not compatible with exynos chips(galaxy s7).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy S7 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] s3icc0:
pictures looks great ... but there is no detail everything is melted and blended together ... too much software tweaks ... unfortunate - when buying I was expecting something better
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] robertkoa:
Yes. I noticed even viewing Online Demos on my Phone that the S6 Photos were sharper and more detailed than S7.

The S7 in good light seems more similar in Detail to iPhone 6.

Not sure how S7 Camera got such a high rating.

If shooting low light it has advantages but does not seem to equal S6 in good light.

"Three iPhones and a Stripper walk into a Bar."..oh wait...no iPhone jokes...;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] wired335:
This camera is unreal. Where my Sony Z3 would struggle this phone shows it's mustard incredibly well. Impeccable detail that is on par with some micro four thirds cameras out there. I'm very very impressed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] makane716:
I think the pictures are fantastic. Way better than my SGS4 I switched from.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] JAYNO20:
They seem to be the same as my S6 in quality, but better in low light, which is about what I expected. The S7 camera is just a touch better than the S6's from what I can see. Not sure what the other guys are getting, but this is on par with my S6 for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Astraphic:
COmpare this to my old phone, the Xperia Z3, the photo quality is much better despite its 12MP camera. The optical stabalization is awesome. i can zoom into an object and the object will stay relatively stable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] ThomsWallpapers:
wish it was better

by the way, be sure to check out my website
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] pmark019:
The pictures and videos looks great on the phone but when transferred to PC or uploaded it is not the same. This is because of the AMOLED.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] lowik2:
i just moved from lumia 950 to s7 and im very disappointed with pic quality , but apps make it up i guess
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Bright.Light:
Show us the pictures, including why you like the camera or why you are disappointed by it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] cyberdrox:
The best low light camera phone with f1.8 aperture. Should I skip the DSLR?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] sefelizrc:
Using pro mode
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] flax:
To avoid Samsung high postprocessing with extreme software sharpening i'm using RAW and than convert it with Photoshop. There is much more details in RAW so, picture quality is better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] stevedensmore:
Try Snap Camera...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055140
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] johnnyspritz:
After all the hype and rave reviews about the camera, I thought I'd be getting a DSLR quality camera. Using the default settings, the camera isn't that good and overprocesses everything. Pro mode fixes that and RAW photography is excellent though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] daniel644:
I haven't thoroughly tested the phone, I just got it 8-9 hours ago, but initial impressions is it's light years better then my old LG G3.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Samsung Galaxy S7 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] s3icc0:
I am really dissapointed here ...

4k - probably good I tried it but have no intention to use it - maybe in few years ..

1080 60fps - too much detail lost

1080 30fps - it looks like painting ... terrible - my s4 is doing nicer videos ... or even my iphone 6

720 240fps - well iphone does better
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] StickyGeko:
Here's a 4k video taken on my s7 on Friday night of my son racing his Sworkz s104 Evo A final

---------- Post added at 06:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 AM ----------

https://youtu.be/9gQqgtUCxZ8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Jairus24:
Here's mine shot in 4k with post-processing added in Sony Vegas Pro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiDiSAoFMiU

Non post-processed version are also available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kiV0O7GvfU
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] rdcamero:
Video from a concert this past weekend.Straight out of the camera.Shot in QHD.Given the conditions I was very impressed with the video and sound quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZaK8hdQt0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] support@codedb.net:
I compared the video quality of Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Lg G3. For the same HD video on youtube, LG G3 provide crisp and colourful output, while S7 video is saturated and pixelated. I am disappointed with S7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] cbentertain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aldBSkz6UCo

Check this CInematic 4K Video which is filmed with the Galaxy S7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] southsideswaggar:
Video is set private!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] russiandivxclub:
Pretty damn good man !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Bright.Light:
Hmm.. it's funny to see that those that are disappointed do not share an example, while the enthusiastics do.

This way it's impossible to compare.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Opus Dei:
how do you add the cinematic look
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] h1shahar:
I moved several weeks ago from iphone6+ to S7.

Yesterday I attended a live music show and recording on S7 were horrible (distorted) compared to previous iphone 5 and 6 experience I had.

Here are 2 from yesterday that are bad

https://youtu.be/YZG2LqMMraM

https://youtu.be/Kba-CLtZJlE

and 2 good with 5 and 6

https://youtu.be/LyrlLPP2zpE

https://youtu.be/fiJofpOj9ko
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] supremeweb:
video issue

My video doen't work at all, I have got phone and tablet galaxy, all the time some bugs coming up
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] NoaKauf:
What not working?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] forux:
4k at night: https://youtu.be/EW8qM1ggYB8

240fps at day: https://youtu.be/0Q5HAggaDwg

For me it is much better then lg g3 does, i never try iphone
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] darkinners:
While the sharpening look really bad in photos, Galaxy S7's video quality is superb.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] wanjieming@hotmail.com:
Hello. Video stabilization doesn't work at all. Even if I use HD with the setting checked...

The video shakes at every step I make.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] h1shahar:
Still sound is awful shooting concerts, iphone is superb in this feature... so annoying
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Kroniq:
I read somewhere that the video stabilization option in the menu is for electronic image stabilization. Supposedly OIS is always on and doesn't react the same with EIS enabled.. Try shooting a video with that box unchecked and see if it's any better
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Samsung Galaxy S7 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] galaxy_s7:
The front facing camera is permanently fixated on things in the background while things (faces) at selfie distances are out of focus. This defeats the purpose of the front facing camera. It doesn't seem to adjust its focus ever...

However, I do like the raise your hand or say cheese to take a picture function.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] xMGWx:
Noticed the same thing, pictures on face are a blurry mess compared to my s6.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Aikon94:
Yep noticed too, and I even made a comparison with the S6, which resulted sharper..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] GuestK00192:
I have an S7 and my wife has the S7 edge and the front camera is the best we ever had.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] LORD19191:
my sister was complaining the same thing but it thought she was being nit picky as she just switched form Apple but i guess it might be a known issue then.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] thankfornok:
Front camera is totaly out of focus! Has anyone else noticed that? A flagship phone shall never have such low level defect!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] xMGWx:
Welcome to the party, check out the S7 camera thread and you will see that many have this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] cyberdrox:
The front camera is utilising the center focus mode. Mine is working great. Sharps selfies and lots of details. Look at the eyes and the baby's shirt that is in focus. Tey are sharp and clear.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] proxxy:
Not impressed, blurry snapshots.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] warboss:
took this one today with my front camera :) I'm very satisfied with its quality
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] kyacrash:
extremely disappointed with the front facing camera. very blurry selfies.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Paz9:
blurry and feels like the beauty filter is on eventhough its off.

my s6 was way more realistic.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] darkinners:
Camera too wide inducing unwanted distortion and even with all the beauty feature turned off, image still look very paint like.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] TEAM17:
I'm interested by this topic. Any sample? The picture above is not really sharp. I hesitate with the One Plus 3.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] hello00:
you havent tried other phones have you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] oile:
I've created a thread on Samsung forum regarding this. Front camera has fixed focus to infinity instead of 40-50cm and software libs apply a crazy blur on faces and skin tones especially when iso goes up. It's incredible, I use screenshot of viewfinder to have a better picture than the shooted one!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Chef_of_Sweden:
Link please? :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] dm01:
a lot of distorsions. I hate wide angle cameras.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] Rajaasim1980:
S7 offer poor unrealistic selfie ..Best selfie which i had was with Htc one m8 and M9
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Samsung Galaxy S7 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] johnny8910:
Camera speed

Well, I've had my S7E for 24 hours now and have to say it's real fast to open the Camera up, to focus and snap a photo.

I'm comparing along side my G4 which I also own.

It's definitely quicker.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] jnadke:
It helps that there's a double-click home button to launch the camera app.

Which the home button also powers on the screen.

And it also reads your fringerprint and unlocks the device.

So you can go from device-off to taking an in-focus picture in literally 1 second (or less).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] johnny8910:
Maybe not quite that fast for me, but pretty dam near.

Double click sure helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] jnadke:
You can double-click from screen-off and it'll register everything.

Though, YMMV if the camera app is already in RAM. That can introduce a very slight delay.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] percussionking:
home + home + volume up

done.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] s3icc0:
100% no comment - it just work super fast
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] darkinners:
AI focus point not as good as iPhone but still one of the best in Android world.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] carlocristi:
S7 8.0 oreo exynos

Camera opens up pretty quickly, not as fast as other phones on the market but still good. I love the double tap home button to open camera feature! It really is handy.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Samsung Galaxy S7's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!