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Combine incredible water resistance with a great screen and a powerful processor, and you get the Samsung Galaxy S7. It's built to withstand dunks in water for up to 30 minutes, and then you can wipe it off and get playing with a 5.1-inch touchscreen. The Samsung Galaxy S7 enjoys a quad-core processor for ultra-fast responsiveness.
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2
Amazing phone, but no talking & surfing seriously?
on March 23, 2016
Posted by: VRUMVR6
This phone is seriously gorgeous, powerful, and amazing in every way but one. Unfortunately it's a big flaw by today's standards... you cannot "talk & surf" at the same time. In other words, while you're on a phone call you cannot use the internet, nor send an email that you were just writing prior to the call, etc.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
Mobile Submission: True
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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114of 180voted this as helpful.
Combine incredible water resistance with a great screen and a powerful processor, and you get the Samsung Galaxy S7. It's built to withstand dunks in water for up to 30 minutes, and then you can wipe it off and get playing with a 5.1-inch touchscreen. The Samsung Galaxy S7 enjoys a quad-core processor for ultra-fast responsiveness.
Customer Rating
2
Amazing phone, but no talking & surfing seriously?
on March 22, 2016
Posted by: VRUMVR6
This phone is seriously gorgeous, powerful, and amazing in every way but one. Unfortunately it's a big flaw by today's standards... you cannot "talk & surf" at the same time. In other words, while you're on a phone call you cannot use the internet, nor send an email that you were just writing prior to the call, etc.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
Mobile Submission: True
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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119of 137voted this as helpful.
Work, rest and play with the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. A massive 5.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen goes all the way to the edges of the phone so that you get the maximum area possible to work with. Solid water resistance, great processing and masses of memory round out this Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Customer Rating
2
Amazing phone, but no talking & surfing seriously?
on March 22, 2016
Posted by: VRUMVR6
This phone is seriously gorgeous, powerful, and amazing in every way but one. Unfortunately it's a big flaw by today's standards... you cannot "talk & surf" at the same time. In other words, while you're on a phone call you cannot use the internet, nor send an email that you were just writing prior to the call, etc.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
Mobile Submission: True
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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85of 123voted this as helpful.
Work, rest and play with the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. A massive 5.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen goes all the way to the edges of the phone so that you get the maximum area possible to work with. Solid water resistance, great processing and masses of memory round out this Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Customer Rating
2
Amazing phone, but no talking & surfing seriously?
on March 21, 2016
Posted by: VRUMVR6
This phone is seriously gorgeous, powerful, and amazing in every way but one. Unfortunately it's a big flaw by today's standards... you cannot "talk & surf" at the same time. In other words, while you're on a phone call you cannot use the internet, nor send an email that you were just writing prior to the call, etc.
This problem was quite honestly a total shock to me as my previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which had no problem whatsoever multi-tasking like that, ever. I had my old phone for three years and I multi-tasked calls and data usage all the time with my Galaxy S4 in fact.
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 (and Galaxy S5 too for that matter) have dual antennas - one for phone calls and one for data connection. So the much older Samsung phones worked great.
Apparently Samsung - for whatever reason - decided to cut some corners and remove the dual antennas on all the Galaxy S7 phones.
This is really bad news if your phone carrier uses the CDMA cellular system (like Sprint, Verizon, others...) as CDMA cannot accommodate talking & surfing simultaneously.
The only way around this problem is if you are connected to a useable Wi-Fi network somewhere - which is just a bandaid, obviously.
If you want to talk & surf on a Galaxy S7 phone then you'll need to have a GSM system phone (like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.).
This is a deal-breaker for me. I take business calls all the time while I'm emailing, or need to look something up online during a call - business related or not.
With my Galaxy S7 on this network - I need to excuse myself from the call and hang up first, then look up what I need quickly, then make another call and hope to continue where I left off with whom I was speaking to... not so easy when you're on a conference call or speaking to a specific customer service rep about an issue you have.
My smartphone is basically my do-everything device, and it should be too. By 2016 standards this is ludicrous and totally unacceptable.
Samsung failed to continue using dual antennas and these CDMA networks (Sprint & Verizon namely) cannot handle multi-tasking without the right phone.
You'll need a phone with dual antennas or buy a Galaxy S7 on a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile.
Mobile Submission: True
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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+48points
83of 118voted this as helpful.
Combine incredible water resistance with a great screen and a powerful processor, and you get the Samsung Galaxy S7. It's built to withstand dunks in water for up to 30 minutes, and then you can wipe it off and get playing with a 5.1-inch touchscreen. The Samsung Galaxy S7 enjoys a quad-core processor for ultra-fast responsiveness.
Customer Rating
4
Samsung fibrings back SDcard and water resistance!
on March 7, 2016
Posted by: VRUMVR6
This is a very nice and very fast phone. So glad that Samsung brought back the SDcard expandability and water resistance that it skipped out on for last year's S6 models. Unfortunately we in the U.S. only get the minimal 32GB internal memory model - which in reality is only 25GB available when you first boot your phone. If you start installing lots of apps this small limit may become a problem down the line as Samsung opted out on the ability to use the SDcard as internal memory feature that is otherwise available with this Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Keep these things in mind before purchasing. Other than that, I love this phone and hope the space limit doesn't arise too soon for me!
Mobile Submission: True
I would recommend this to a friend!
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