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Samsung Galaxy S7 - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- 0}d
PROTIP: Turn off power saving mode if you want the camera to launch faster.
Sadly, Samsung did not exempt the camera from power saving mode. I assumed they were smart enough to do it but they didn't.
- Bill
- L1H
Koko Tech, 27 Nov 2024to be honest, i want this as my secondary (even tho it’s outdated, i want a taste of nostalgia)You want a taste of nostalgia! Nothing much wrong with this phone. I am still running it as my daily driver. The battery is pretty useless at this point - as to be expected - and that's my only gripe. For everything else it's great. The camera is fast and excellent. When I moved to this phone I thought it was huge. I since picked up an S10+ and the form factor is too limiting for me to use it as an actual phone - it's just too large. So the S7 keeps on going. It will have to well and truly die, or I get a good offer on a Pixel 8a or something to migrate away from it.
- Koko Tech
- 3LZ
Anonymous, 18 Jun 2024How did you manage to do that? it’s probably a custom rom
- Koko Tech
- 3LZ
to be honest, i want this as my secondary (even tho it’s outdated, i want a taste of nostalgia)
- mffin
- nR{
still using this phone today . but i would not recommend that unless you only use it for chatting or playing 3 games that have less then 5 gb of space because damn . i can only use 24 gb out of 32gb and half of that is used by pictures . but the phone works perfectly well if you dont count the battery life . its so old and has been used since releas by me and th battery is not that good anymore . but it can play games like war robots without probolem wich i find amazing the camera and the display is also really good .
- clueless
- rW1
Still a fine phone.
Began to be restricted by APPs because of the highest Android vercion.
5G in USA and 3G rolling down affected it's connectivity: LTE apparently is not the same in all of this model: some are still fine, some have intermitting problems, some can't connect at all.
Rest of the world is still fine with these.
Using them for trips to insert local SIM
Very good compact thingy.
Water proof (for a short time...)
- Bugle
- MIq
I wouldn't recommend the phone nowadays, unless physical buttons phones are your thing, in which case this is a go-to.
- Bugle
- MIq
Had one for 2 years between 2018 and 2020 and as a backup phone until 2022. Battery life on this thing was something to behold, it would last forever at 1 percent. Smashed the back panel early on but phone continued to work fine. Also my phone with physical buttons.
- synxzan
- XWG
Anonymous, 11 Mar 2024For some reason this thing works faster than my current xiaomi 14faster battery draining? lol
- rsjbac1020
- 7Aj
This is one of the best Samsung Phones ever made, it really looks sleek and cool. The camera is pretty awesome. I threw it into deep pools and it still works (and filmed)
The Galaxy S7 can run Android 14 and the performance is still somewhat smooth
The Galaxy S7 I think is one of the best Samsung phones ever made. (And kinda the iPhone 7 except the headphone jack lol)
- Anonymous
- kZq
Rue, 04 Jun 2024Just updated mine to Android 14 :3How did you manage to do that?
- hooligan
- x}e
amazing phone, my mum got one on release and then gave it to me 2 years ago, i love this phone, i love the older android os
- hooman
- Q$h
I have 2 and i love these. old phones are awesome. :3
- Rue
- mgT
Just updated mine to Android 14 :3
- Anonymous
- xjH
Son, 11 May 2024Change your phone , it is really outdated. Nearly 8 years old.happy Sunday
- Son
- tDR
Brian, 16 Apr 2024I have been using this phone, the verizon version but it keeps on restarting. What might be th... moreChange your phone , it is really outdated. Nearly 8 years old.
- Azu10157
- kk{
Anonymous, 21 Apr 2024I miss the physical home button. It is easier to launch the camera while the smartphone is ... moreAnd they're so bloody fun to click.
- Anonymous
- n67
I miss the physical home button.
It is easier to launch the camera while the smartphone is in the pocket by double-pressing the physical home button than by double-pressing the power button.
When the phone is in the pocket, a physical home button like the S6 and S7 have is easier to reach with the thumb, where as the power button is far deeper in the pocket.
In a quickly passing moment, a physical home button allows the camera to be launched before it is pulled out of the pocket.
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- Brian
- Nv5
I have been using this phone, the verizon version but it keeps on restarting. What might be the issue and how can this be solved?
- Daniel
- Nu6
Good phone overall...But there are some downsides.
Gets uncomfortably hot when gaming... prompting the phone close the app due to overheating.
As for 2024 standards 6/10.
- s7 fan
- XVA
I love this phone it works perfectly even in 2024, 7 years old. Sadly I have to upgrade due to lack of network support for 3G. I wish phones are built like this
- Anonymous
- ij2
For some reason this thing works faster than my current xiaomi 14
- samsung is good
- 0xZ
it's really good phone i have the pink gold version runs great
- S7 as second6
- gMA
The perfect example of having great build quality and hardware.
I purchased s7 gold back in 2017, and its still working good.
Everything working fine here for me, slapped custom rom and its good to go even in 2024.
Yeah physical power button, volume button has worn out and battery back is poor, but still usable for me as secondary.
Those who are having this phone and volte is not a necessity then you guys can flash android14 lineages.
Otherwise note9 port of android10 is also available running online 2.5 running security patch of 1st feb 2023, use that. You will miss none.
Probably will replace battery, as samsung official service centres still having spare parts for this phone
- Anonymous
- F0y
Hopicus, 12 Feb 2024Is this phone become very laggy in 2024? Still usable?This phone is actually good even in 2024 l do not experience any lagging, the super amoled makes videos and outdoor usage very relaxing.
- Azu10157
- kk{
I have model # G930A and it can't go above Nougat. Is there anyway to upgrade it to Oreo?
- Anonymous
- sxs
I got a secondhand one and installed it with android 9 one ui custom rom and its working okay
- f
- LhX
mcgoon, 28 Sep 2023It's not claimed anywhere on this page that it IS an Apple. The page specifically says th... moreIt is an Android phone. How can a Samsung phone be from Apple?
- Florin
- La8
Matt, 08 Aug 2022The S7 is relatively solid, but it is now nowhere as good as the newer models. After just two ... moreThis phone's camera doesn't have an actual optical zoom capability, what you call zoom here is simply enlarging the image, the same as using your mouse wheel to "zoom in" a photo on your computer - obviously you won't get the same quality as the full size 1:1 photo. There are only a few phones even in 2023 that have a real optical zoom (i.e. by the physical movement of the lens).
- RichVan
- 6c3
James, 17 Sep 2023sometimes the batterys can be a scam and lie about the battery capacity just be careful"Battery capasity (5000 mAh TYPICAL)
The typical capasity has been tested under third-party laboratory conditions. The typical capasity is the estimated average capasity considering the deviation in battery capasity among the battery samples tested under the IEC 61960 standard"
This is the battery capacity statement in the "about phone" settings. So, where is the scam and lies?
- mcgoon
- gq0
Depth, 01 Sep 2023its an android, not AppleIt's not claimed anywhere on this page that it IS an Apple. The page specifically says that it's an Android phone.
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- James
- k35
Anonymous, 28 Apr 2023you do realize you can go to amazon and find a replacement battery, they will give you afterma... moresometimes the batterys can be a scam and lie about the battery capacity just be careful
- james
- RIC
the korean varian ang global variant is same battery pin?wat i mean all s7 variant same battery pin?
- Depth
- m23
Todd, 18 Aug 2023You might want to rethink that notion because Apple has also been noted to throttle and slow d... moreits an android, not Apple
- james
- I@a
the korean varian ang global variant is same battery pin?wat i mean all s7 variant same battery pin?
- mErL
- 0N4
It took less than half a hour to flash TWRP + LineageOS, the phone is running with Android 13 very smoothly, it seems another device compared to the previous Lagsung A8 stock rom. Now it's actually usable good as a second/backup phone :D
- Todd
- 4xn
Anonymous, 14 Jul 2023I've had this phone for at least 5 years. Overall, Samsung phones work great in the first... moreYou might want to rethink that notion because Apple has also been noted to throttle and slow down over time as well. In fact they are getting sued over it for doing exactly that.
- AnonD-1090716
- KuY
Anonymous, 14 Jul 2023I've had this phone for at least 5 years. Overall, Samsung phones work great in the first... moreAre you from the US?
even if you're not, your S7 could start functionating bad because you haven't updated to software, or cleared caché, the point is that Samsung devices doesn't start to slow down after the first year of use.
I've asked first if you were from the US, since that market got the Qualcomm 820 variant that was worse than the Exynos 8890 variant, and still have had other issues.
- Anonymous
- r%Y
I've had this phone for at least 5 years. Overall, Samsung phones work great in the first year and slowly decline. Loading was unbearably long. It took at least 10 minutes to be ready for anything if I shut it off and turned it back on again. Text messages could take 5 minutes or more to arrive. This year it just started having issues texting images or sending texts to groups. I've just purchased a Motorola smartphone instead. If they aren't any better, I'm going to Apple. My daughter's IPhone was originally my husband's and it works like new after 4+ years. I'm tired of spending so much money on devices that purposely self destruct.
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