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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] apprentice:
Icons are a bit boring, side panels need more work and you cannot create your own themes.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] edditnyc:
I'm a Nova user but so far I'm on board for TouchWiz. I applied some basic themes (Vanilla, Android 6.0) and those assuaged any issues I had with the skin/icons. I also realized you still keep Samsung Pay and Edge panels even using another launcher so for me that's another nod to TW/Samsung for not hiding killer features while using another launcher. The Settings UI is much better and easier to digest. All the gimmicky "s" modes are gone or buried away from the Quick Settings. So I could roll either way. Overall I'd give this high marks knowing if I get bored I can always go back Nova.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] squallz506:
Tolerable after disabling bloat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] stevae:
touchwiz is better, but still not as good as nova. putting nova prime on it, and a new darker theme, this thing is slick. i love it. but i absolutely HATE the new, so called security feature, that makes you put in your password after a reboot, instead of just allowing you to use fingerprints. i mean, that's why we setup fingerprints, and i'm yet to understand how typing in your password in front of strangers is more secure than just using your fingerprint?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] dazzer1975:
ive never disliked tw and don't understand why prefer opted for vanilla android, i mean N is only now bringing features that samsung phones have had for literally, years.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] gsilvestre79:
design is mediocre

not much change from samsung n8010 ui

as soon as root possible without losing any abilities/priviledges including google pay, samsung pay & my knox
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Its a lil boring but better than ios. Looking forward to N.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Mehigh101:
The only bad thing with this year's Samsung skin is that we will recieve android 7 later. But we already have android n features like split screen view,clear all...touchwiz is full of features and that's why i like it. I don't care if i will have a 5k boost in score on antutu if i only have my phone to call and message people. Touchwiz is awesome. :)

Again,the only bad thing is that the devs need a lot of time to skin newer versions of android
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] ninegoodthings:
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but the emojis for the S7E are IMO hideous (not stock Android) and impossible to change without rooting and voiding your warranty.

I can't link to them, but you can easily find them yourself and see if they fit your style.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] PapaMag:
I use Nova Prime and bought a custom TW theme from the theme store to give me the look I want in SystemUI, Phone, Messages, and such. I use a Cobalt Icon set, and custom wallpapers. It's very tolerable with this setup.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] RileyIssKing:
Samsung theme editor...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] aergern:
That's an Android thing now not a Samsung or TW thing. It does that on both my S7E and Nexus 6P.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] apprentice:
My post was back in March, I bought a Note 7 but after the recall I am now back with the S7 Edge and it's much better now, especially with theming :)

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] spacefanboy9216:
The camera features are very difficult to access, thanks to the tiny buttons which fail to register everytime unless you are a sharp 'shooter' with your thumb. I wish they increase the size of in-camera buttons such as that of Large Eyes, Manual Focus arrows, etc. What do you all think of this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Picolini:
Very low brightness on the lowest setting, and insanely bright on max. Colors look great, response is excellent.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Doctorhitch:
I've had with the S6 that I'll only get full brightness when it's directly in the sun. Indoors it doesn't matter but outdoors facing against the sun it sucks, is that gone with the s7?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Hallberg:
so much better than the s5 that i had before, now i can se the screen even in sunlight.. guess i have to wait untill summer to know for real.. but looks great so far!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] bruciebabie1963:
My s6e+ screen got brighter than my s7e.... Is it just me or what
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] sknaveed4278@gmail.com:
GOOD

EXCELLENT :o
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Looks good outdoors currently passes halfway mark on brightness maybe 65-70
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Tommolo:
The Note 4 I had before was much brighter outdoors than the S7 Edge...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Canadoc:
Did you have auto brightness on

I have noticed my Note is brighter at max brightness but with auto brightness on s7 edge passes it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Rickyzx:
Super amoled display. It's give you same brightness in the sun. There are no phone that you can give same brightness in the sun. So, outdoor visibility is best from any other android phone. Don't think about outdoor visibility. I check it. Really amazing!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] civomt:
Hello everyone! I want to introduce you my real life outdoor video of Screen sunlight visibility comparision between, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and other Galaxies.

I hope you will like it and it will help you! :)

Link for the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x9cYNii3Pc
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Neemac:
I'll give it 10 out of 10. That's because the marvelous Friedrich420 at Echoerom has given us the awesome outdoor mod in V5. See picture attached. Now I can't go without it :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] audscott:
I had my note 5 and S7 edge outside today in the naked sun, both set to auto brightness. I couldn't tell the difference with or without sunglasses. Bother beautiful and clearly visible with sunglasses. My iphone toting daughter lost her mind. LOL HAHAHA
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] chaose:
did any of you notice a pink hue when viewed in direct sunlight? sections of the screen covered by shade will appear white without the pink hue.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] cyberdrox:
My S5 is brighter than my S7E at all level outdoor.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] ran69:
better than the 6s for sure! :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] kamranhaghighi:
It's ok. my note 4 is brighter btw.

I don't know why people like AMOLED. They're absolutely awful.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] shah22:
Superb
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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] marquinhodsdm:
It is as dark as it gets. By far the best display on the market.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] tiskewlio:
Not sure what the purpose of this thread is, as the blacks on the s7 are true black. It's AMOLED so the "black pixels" are literally black because there's no light coming from them.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] J.Biden:
Vantablack wants a word with you, lol. The screen could actually get even blacker/darker.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] stormonya:
im a true black.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Rajaasim1980:
Its not as black as it is on s5 or note 4 especially text
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] xdathekilljoy:
The photo of it is terrible. The black around on the screen is more truer than the item itself lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] kamranhaghighi:
this is an AMOLED panel do we even need this? :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] spacefanboy9216:
Because it is visible! The SAMOLED display on S7 edge is pitch black when compared with S5 and Note 3 at Low and High Brightness levels. However, at full brightness, the Note 3 has a vibrant display albeit little loss in details especially in the areas of red colors.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] JeffreyNijnatten:
Screen and color's are great! Only whites aren't really white, they are yellowish.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] clarky4:
My G935F too. It has a little bit yellowish display. I hope Samsung to fix this issue soon
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] mrcricket23:
It's an amoled screen, don't think there's much they can do. There's pros and cons to amoled screens just like there's to LCD screens
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] muzicfreako:
Whites are a bit yellowish. Looks weird and terrible compared to the screen on my One Plus One which shows true whites and highly accurate colors. Guess will have to live with it since this isn't device specific at my location.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] adnan12344:
very nice screen and color. white is great color.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Cryosx:
On adaptive mode the whites are pretty white (maybe on the bluish side) but the colors are too vibrant. I'm on photo mode and the whites are very warm. Im seeing a brownish orange tint to the whites.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] monaa11:
well

well
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] The Root:
Exactly and I don't mind my whites being a bit bluish, like my laundry.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] pitopika13:
On a Basic mode, the white are warmer (I dont really mind that since it soft on the eyes) than the other modes but the color accuracy are so accurate!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Mubble:
With screen mode set to Amoled Photo it's very accurate.

(I'm a professional photographer so am comparing the colour and white balance representation to my calibrated monitor).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
I think 'photo mode' complies with the sRGB spectrum which still oversaturates colours compared to RGB. - If you do photo work and need pin point accuracy with this mode it is about as good as it gets.

For normal use however the 'Basic' mode has been tuned to almost 100% accuracy.

I agree that whites, especially at lower brightness levels, have a yellowish tint to them.

Unfortunately Samsung, in their pursuit for 'technical perfection' (total colour accuracy ... which this model comes closer to than any other phone screen on the market at present) have not included any other white balance adjustment, just the four presets. Not good.

Even my Elephone P9000, a superb phone for the money, has much more elaborate controls in form of Mira Vision/Mediatek which lets me adjust many parameters, including white balance, which are unaccessible in my S7E.

I have read that in the current beta version of Android N there is indeed built-in white balance adjustments which would go a long way to eleviate this issue. Whether this will make it to Android N final version is an altogether different question.

Furthermore, even if it does, Samsung are not exactly the quickest adopters of Android upgrades so it could be some time until we see this on an S7/Edge.

Rooting seems to be the only option to get white balance adjustment.

Samsung, if you read this, please include colour sliders/white balance adjustment with your next upgrade. - Many, many thanks.

In most other aspects, this phone is superb.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Nitemare3219:
I understand why some people may want white balance adjustment, but understand that the white point in basic mode is what true white is supposed to be. Bluish whites that many people prefer are color inaccurate. Giving a way to adjust white balance within the modes makes sense, but I certainly wouldn't want the bluish whites that are found within Adaptive Display and AMOLED Cinema to make their way over to AMOLED Photo and Basic modes, because then the insane possible color accuracy of these screens is out the window.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] BionicDr:
Cinema and Adaptive are bluish colors, which is better for me since i don't like the yellowish colors of Photo and Basic.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] samven582:
How uniform are whites?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
I can only speak for my phone but screen uniformity is perfect.

Use LightManager from the app store if whites are to warm.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] samven582:
Thank! Which color did you buy?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
Platinum Gold :D

Luvely ...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] snake2332:
Do you guys put much faith in Display Mate's website?

For what it's worth, I prefer AMOLED Photo mode because Basic just felt a little too drab when I tried it for a few days, and Adaptive is obviously way too saturated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] 10thDmenxn:
i have never understood the gigantic deal some make about color accuracy. it's not like most people can even tell when the colors are slightly off. it's just something that grossly extremist of color can snarl and blow steam about. i have always preferred the punchy colors of the samsung displays, and although most of the time the colors are not 100% accurate, they are so close as to not make any difference to the 99.9% of the rest of us.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] monaa11:
right

done
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] kamranhaghighi:
Even at QHD I can see the weird rainbow-sh look in the display. AMOLEDs with pentile pattern look worse than something like IPS at the same resolution.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] kirinalin:
Im not sure if it's because of the curves or the QHD but the screen looks AMAZING. Great contrast between whites and blacks and so crisp for web browsing.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] krater1212:
Definitely one of the best screens available in smartphones. WOW effect is still present for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] nosympathy:
I think the edges ruin the screen for me. If the S7 had been larger I wouldn't have gotten the edge.

I say this as a previous Note 7 owner. The Note 7 edge wasn't so steep and didn't blur out text/pictures that go over the edge anywhere near as bad.

I will gladly buy an S8 edge outright if it holds the design of the Note 7's edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] sYnced:
Believe that IPS screens have more definition.

Not a bad screen, but if I compare my iPhone 6s Plus between this S7 Edge, iPhone looks more clear.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] nosympathy:
I personally don't think the clarity is any better, but the colors are far more realistic which may be what causes that thought. While the S7E is better than previous samsung phones I've had, their colors are insanely over saturated. That just is a samsung thing in general. Their TVs are the same way. Most of the stock adjustments are horrible and I could never own one without it needing calibrated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] qwewqa:
There are several options in settings > display > screen mode to adjust colors.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] sYnced:
I do know about saturation on AmoLed screens. I´m actually comparing both phones right now, and looking closely to them, I can swear iPhone has more like definition, despite of resolution on S7E.

You are right about TVs, their colors are too much strong for me, thats why I prefer LG, curved screens are insane.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] nosympathy:
Yeah, it doesn't come close regardless of those settings to the more realistic IPS display. I do blame Samsung, I think the displays are capable of realistic colors, but samsung is at fault for their love of over saturation.

Do you have the phone set to WQHD? I was comparing mine to my dads Iphone 6S Plus last night and couldn't tell a difference minus the heavy color saturation. I started using some B&W images to compare to try and remove the color problem. Tried to pick some pictures that were more on the W end than the B end to keep it relatively fair. Used some rather large pictures, larger than either display can show, which also plays a role in which compresses better. WQHD is 2560X1440 and the 6S Plus is 1920X1080. I did not compare two 1080P images and so the Iphone may win here. I can't say for sure.

Now if you were to ask me to compare my old Note 3/4 to the Iphone 6 Plus at the time, I would 100% agree with you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] qwewqa:
This article seems to say otherwise. http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] sYnced:
Yes, on WQHD, on 1080p doesn't have any chance to fight.

I am not sure what it is, just feeling more satisfied with 6s Plus. I have played with Settings on screen for S7E, but it's not close. It may be that I've used my 6s plus for a year and I'm new with the S7E, got used to ips.

Anyhow, I feel same as you with saturation. Samsung could do it better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Sir Hamude:
I used to own an Iphone 6s and the difference in screen quality is huge.I love my s7 edge!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
I really like my S7e in every way but an Iphone 7 plus display looks better to me.

Doesn't really bother me though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] nosympathy:
says exactly what I am saying...

Screens fine, but over saturated to hell and back. Yes it has a color management to help, but it can't fix horribly handled saturation by Samsung.

"As expected the Galaxy S7 OLED spectra are relatively narrow with deep notches between the primaries, which results in highly saturated colors that are adjusted with display Color Management to improve image color accuracy"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] qwewqa:
According to the article from DisplayMate, the the average color error (from sRGB) of the S7 Edge is 1.5 JNCD and broke the previous record for color accuracy. I see no evidence that Samsung was unable to properly calibrate the S7 Edge display in Color Management, as it had the least average color error for smartphone displays at the time of review.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] dheerpat:
kinda disappointed with whiteness of the screen

my opx and oppo f1 s have much whiter screen.this one is yellowish. any tweaks suggested?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
I once bought a Pioneer Kuro 50" Plasma TV. It was, at the time, heralded as the most accurate set available. Display Mate and others did their tests etc and several AV mags used the TV as a reference. It cost me £2700.

I sold it at a £900 loss 6 months later.

Never got on with it and honestly never understood what all the buzz was about. Whilst blacks were deep whites looked ... not white. Worse, in scenes with a lot of white content the brightness dimmed further. The thing also buzzed in tune with brightness levels.

The test reports didn't or hardly did touch on these well known problems often discussed on owner forums.

Moral ... don't believe everything you read.

I also feel that for me a good LCD still has the upper hand in naturalness picture wise overall compared to Amoled which, in comparison, seems over saturated. (I use basic mode and an app called Screen balance)

Other than that, I think the S7E is a good device and I probably will use it another year.

My next phone will likely have an LCD display though unless Samsung change their Amoleds in some ways (or introduce more versatile screen adjustments)

Saturation levels may well also depend on the resolution

If every pixel is used you likely get more Saturation. In Nougat you can lower resolution to HD. I haven't updated yet as I want more S7e user feedback on A7 (I have exceptional battery life on MM and no issues).

I would be interested to hear if anyone noticed less Saturation with reduced resolution, ideally backed up by measurements.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] ledanh89:
I can't see the differents between FHD and 2k with my eyes :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] drummerman:
Most can't. Don't worry :D

Marketing gimmick until headsets become more useful (which they are not at present).

Most (Almost all) content is not QHD. It means it has to be up-converted and this process itself will have a detrimental effect on quality.

They would be better off using gapless display technology which does wonders for perceived clarity but the curved displays preclude that for the moment. It's that gap between the amoled panel and top glass that is another problem.

Like I said, I find the iphone 7's display superior in most respects. Still love the 7E though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] Michele Lindemann:
I really like the s7 edge display, especially the high contrast and the edges make me feel like there's no "Limits" haha a really nice experience.

Sadly i can't notice any differences between FHD and QHD, i do not know why:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] shah22:
Outstanding
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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