<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Active	I-Application
are	O
Android-based	O
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
,	O
released	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S7	O
series	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
and	O
S6	B-Application
Active	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S7	O
and	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
were	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2016	O
during	O
a	O
Samsung	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
on	O
11	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
is	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
year	O
's	O
model	O
,	O
with	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
,	O
design	O
refinements	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
features	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
IP	O
certification	O
for	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
resistance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expandable	O
storage	O
with	O
a	O
MicroSD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
are	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
phones	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
home	O
button	O
with	O
a	O
front-sided	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S7	O
Active	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
Active	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
three	O
physical	O
buttons	O
with	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
embedded	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
when	O
not	O
considering	O
the	O
prematurely	O
discontinued	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
MicroUSB-B	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
USB-C	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
design	O
is	O
largely	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
S6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Worldwide	O
Olympic	O
Partner	O
,	O
special	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
were	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
blue	O
body	O
and	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
accents	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
Olympic	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
light	O
blue	O
(	O
"	O
Blue	O
Coral	O
"	O
)	O
color	O
option	O
,	O
as	O
previously	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
recalled	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
software	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
curved	O
edge	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
ruler	O
,	O
a	O
night	O
clock	O
and	O
various	O
visual	O
notification	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Edge	O
notification	O
light	O
for	O
phone	O
calls	O
and	O
incoming	O
messages	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
preferred	O
colour	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
for	O
five	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
additional	O
setting	O
that	O
allows	O
adjusting	O
the	O
brightness	O
of	O
the	O
built-in	O
LED	O
lamp	O
when	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
torch	B-Application
between	O
five	O
brightness	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S7	O
,	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
&	O
S7	O
Active	O
are	O
IP68-certified	O
for	O
dust	O
and	O
water	O
resistance	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ports	O
are	O
sealed	O
and	O
thus	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
protective	O
flaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S7	O
,	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
&	O
S7	O
Active	O
feature	O
a	O
1440p	O
Quad	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
;	O
the	O
S7	O
&	O
S7	O
Active	O
both	O
have	O
a	O
5.1-inch	O
panel	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
larger	O
5.5-inch	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
prior	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
's	O
screen	O
is	O
curved	O
along	O
the	O
side	O
bezels	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charging	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
moisture	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
models	O
(	O
S7	O
,	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
&	O
S7	O
Active	O
)	O
have	O
larger	O
batteries	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
with	O
3000mAh	O
,	O
3600mAh	O
&	O
4000mAh	O
capacity	O
respectively	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
AirFuel	O
Inductive	O
(	O
formerly	O
PMA	O
)	O
and	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standards	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
S7	O
does	O
use	O
MicroUSB	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
with	O
7.5	O
Watts	O
of	O
effective	O
power	O
through	O
a	O
Qi	O
1.2	O
supported	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
plate	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
2.0	O
USB	O
charger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
claims	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
fully	O
charge	O
using	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
fast	O
charging	O
within	O
90	O
and	O
140	O
minutes	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
100	O
and	O
160	O
minutes	O
respectively	O
on	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
S7	B-Application
edge	I-Application
feature	O
a	O
12-megapixel	O
(	O
4032×3024	O
)	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
"	O
Dual	O
Pixel	O
"	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
technology	O
for	O
faster	O
autofocus	O
and	O
an	O
f/1.7	O
aperture	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slow	O
motion	O
videos	O
are	O
recorded	O
with	O
720p	O
HD	O
at	O
240	O
fps	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
twice	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
Note	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
has	O
a	O
mode	O
for	O
the	O
manual	O
adjustment	O
of	O
operating	O
parameters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
exposure	O
,	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
light	O
sensitivity	O
,	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
exposure	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
light	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
exposure	O
settings	O
are	O
locked	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
LED	O
torch	B-Application
can	O
not	O
be	O
toggled	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
devices	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Exynos	O
8890	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
the	O
S7	O
uses	O
the	O
quad-core	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
;	O
unlike	O
Exynos	O
,	O
this	O
SoC	O
supports	O
older	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
networks	O
that	O
are	O
extensively	O
used	O
by	O
carriers	O
in	O
these	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
"	O
Smart	O
Switch	O
"	O
app	O
to	O
help	O
transfer	O
content	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
device	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
,	O
or	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
running	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
or	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
(	O
6.0	O
)	O
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
proprietary	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
app	O
drawer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
always	B-Application
on	I-Application
"	O
functionality	O
displays	O
a	O
clock	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
notifications	O
on-screen	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
in	O
standby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
turned	O
off	O
if	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
detects	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
an	O
enclosed	O
space	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
widget	O
panes	O
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
in	O
"	O
Edge	O
Single	O
"	O
and	O
wider	O
"	O
Edge	O
Single	O
Plus	O
"	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
's	O
"	O
adopted	O
storage	O
"	O
feature	O
is	O
disabled	O
and	O
not	O
usable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	O
update	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Vulkan	B-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
low-level	O
graphics	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Experience	I-Application
software	O
suite	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
S7	O
and	O
S7	B-Application
edge	I-Application
received	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
multi	O
windowing	O
feature	O
which	O
allows	O
showing	O
multiple	O
supported	O
applications	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
flexible	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
floating	O
pop-up	O
,	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
preceding	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
micro	O
SD	O
card	O
slot	O
and	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
premium	O
metal	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
preceding	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
particularly	O
praised	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
curved	O
sides	O
on	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
phone	O
much	O
narrower	O
than	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
flat	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
becomes	O
readily	O
apparent	O
when	O
you	O
put	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
next	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
with	O
5.5-inch	O
or	O
similar	O
screens	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6s	I-Operating_System
Plus	I-Operating_System
(	O
5.5-inch	O
)	O
and	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
6P	I-Device
(	O
5.7-inch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
some	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
MHL	B-Protocol
support	O
and	O
the	O
IR	O
Blaster	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
stock	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
player	O
apps	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
equivalents	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
Micro	O
USB	O
charging	O
port	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
USB	O
Type	O
C	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
approximately	O
100,000	O
devices	O
were	O
sold	O
within	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
had	O
between	O
7-9	O
million	O
units	O
shipped	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
edge	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
handset	O
from	O
South	O
Korean	O
's	O
2016	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6s	I-Operating_System
had	O
around	O
60	O
million	O
shipments	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
edge	I-Application
and	O
other	O
phones	O
from	O
Samsung	O
garnered	O
around	O
25	O
million	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
units	O
have	O
an	O
irremovable	O
vertical	O
pink	O
line	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
,	O
which	O
seems	O
to	O
appear	O
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removal	O
of	O
the	O
AMOLED	O
panel	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
should	O
the	O
user	O
break	O
the	O
screen	O
on	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Philippines	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
36	O
year	O
old	O
make-up	O
artist	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
in	O
a	O
beauty	O
salon	O
in	O
Antipolo	O
City	O
,	O
Rizal	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
her	O
16-year-old	O
daughter	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
using	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
started	O
to	O
diffuse	O
smoke	O
over	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
said	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
refund	O
the	O
damaged	O
smartphone	B-Application
which	O
she	O
bought	O
last	O
April	O
2016	O
and	O
the	O
management	O
is	O
investigating	O
the	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
model	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
hardware	O
is	O
essentially	O
identical	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
