If you're a casual phone user who uses your handset to check email and Facebook, make a few calls and informally take photos here and there, paying that much for the most bleeding-edge mobile processor and camera may be superfluous.įortunately, there are alternatives. In the US it costs between $650 and $695, and in the UK and Australia it costs £569 and AU$1,149, respectively. Unlocked and without a carrier subsidy, the Galaxy S7 doesn't come cheap. (It'll be more valuable too when you resell it if you can promise a new battery.) There are cheaper alternatives It's also practical to have a fresh new battery up your sleeve when you're a year and some change down the road and the device's battery isn't what it used to be. Having a spare to swap in and out - like when it's midday, the power is draining and there's no plug in sight - is undoubtedly useful. But some people prefer the option to swap out their batteries. It has wireless charging capabilities and it clocked in one of the longest lab tests results we've measured at 16 hours of continuous video playback. That's not to say the Galaxy S7's battery is a slouch. Unfortunately, its 3,000mAh embedded battery is planted firmly inside the phone and you can't take it out. Some handsets manage to retain at least one of these features, and the Galaxy S7 has expandable storage (up to 200GB) thanks to its microSD card slot.

It achieved a One Charge Rating of 14 hours and 42 minutes, which is way better than both the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+ smartphones with One Charge Ratings of 9 hours 14 minutes and 12 hours and 45 minutes, respectively. Check out our battery life test procedure, to know more about our tests in detail.Though the battery wirelessly charges, it isn't removable. It lasted for 16 hours and 42 minutes in our video playback test. It lasted for 10 hours and 4 minutes in our WiFi Browsing test. It lasted for 7 hours and 42 minutes in our 3G Browsing test, better than other flagships. It lasted for 25 hours and 2 minutes in our talk time test. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 8890 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. The Galaxy S7 edge packs a 3600mAh built-in battery with support for Samsung’s Adaptive fast charging that can charge the phone fully in about an hour. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results. Samsung launched the Galaxy S7 edge smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs.

Samsung s7 battery removable