Samsung Galaxy S7 Review - A thing of beauty!

[@TheBigboySid]

I prefer this kind of 'after a few weeks of usage' review wayyy more than those 'had this for couple of hours' videos.

[@TheBigboySid]

+FatfighterXD lmao exactly

[@paulandreasallik]

ikr,

[@Joshxtra]

+Sid Acidic I think these are the best phone reviews

[@Drinkyoghurt]

+FatfighterXD Exactly. You really get to know a phone after using it for a while and the novelty factor has worn off.

[@te86a]

+Sid Acidic "So I just bought this phone and it sucks..."

[@NTDang]

every techie uploads a HTC hands on/review, Linus s7

[@LinusTechTips]

+NTDang my policy is to use phones I review as a daily driver for a couple weeks before writing/filming. I don't feel like my "experiential" impressions compete directly with what other phone reviewers do and since this isn't really a phone-centric channel I don't feel the need to rush out to be the first one to do an "unboxing" or "impressions" video. There are already a dozen guys out there who do that better than I would.

[@CursedSeal7]

+LinusTechTips Thanks for that Linus. If I wanted to watch nonsense from someone who doesn't know anything about actually using the phone, I'd go there. I'd rather wait here.

[@luthfikun6601]

+LinusTechTips Are you gonna do a review on HTC 10?

[@joshuasmee1862]

+LinusTechTips I would be nice if u posted videos for fast moving tech areas like phones quicker by not having the week on vessel exclusive

[@steliospasiardes678]

+LinusTechTips NOTICE ME SENPAIII

[@Magic_monkey_man]

Watching this on my S7, best phone I've ever used

[@kylenetherwood8734]

But, audio.

[@Magic_monkey_man]

+Kyle Netherwood Headphones

[@yungtery505]

+The Trammell fuck headphones nexus 6p all the way

[@kylenetherwood8734]

The Trammell The DAC is a bit shit.

[@yungtery505]

+Kyle Netherwood i know i know :"( i have the 6p and it doesnt have the best sound but 80% of the time o listen from the smartphones speakers so i dont bother hehe

[@benjamming883]

I shed a tear when he said "you finally got me Samsung" Why do these tech videos have to be so damn emotional 😢.

[@accordinglyryan]

I bought this phone on launch day to accompany my iPhone. I hated the S4 and S5 when I had them, the S6 seemed pretty good but had a few drawbacks...but this phone, this phone is the real deal. There's pretty much no compromises. Excellent phone.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

Now that I've seen it, I can't unsee it. Your nose is frkkin ginormous, Linus

[@LinusTechTips]

+UltimateXtreme I know rite.

[@fran7436]

+LinusTechTips git rekt linsu

[@Houdini_Bob]

+UltimateXtreme nah ginormous is Ian McKellen's honker, that thing has it's own gravity well.

[@eraldorh]

+UltimateXtreme I duck anytime he moves his face from side to side.

[@QuantumVantage-nh6yc]

+UltimateXtreme Takes one to know one rite?

[@EposVox]

Nice review other than the "LIK" typo at the beginning, lol. I do appreciate that you actually spend time with the phone instead of "Hey I've had it for 3 days here's my review"

[@TheHoaxHotel]

Yawn, call me when they unveil the S10 with the extended cab and running boards.

[@zoppp621]

lol

[@sachan9081]

I love your channel

[@JayzTwoCentzIG]

Chutiyas and ladders man Chutiyas and ladders...

[@thefinder8087]

Love your channel

[@patrickwalling-laperriere7477]

+The Hoax Hotel You want to see mine?

[@DocSeal]

when the phone is faster than my laptop

[@Greenadine0]

theos when my phone has a better display than my pc

[@jeneralgod]

Kevin Zuman better display, does not mean better phone

[@ajsmith4344]

Jack ripper it kinda does though

[@jeneralgod]

AJ Smith yeah good luck with lag in the future

[@insideuranus8770]

theos

[@TheCoDzillaPlayer]

Its called selfie camera now? Not just "front camera"?

[@maggiejordan2638]

Ikr!

[@kobathor]

+TheCoDzillaPlayer What else is it used for? I've never used my front camera for anything other than selfies.. and I haven't taken one of those in about 2 months.

[@kobathor]

chocomilk1989 I was wrong. I actually do use it for video calls. Totally forgot about that!

[@スパイシーな男の子]

+TheCoDzillaPlayer Clearly it's called both.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

+chocomilk1989 video calls ? and what do people see in video calls ,your self face ,selfie

[@ashishpatel350]

apple can kiss my butt hole.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

K

[@J-Gx]

+Ashish Patel you gay bruh? that's fine. Go with christ. *I am the duuug, the big bad duuug*

[@Slamdoxicalz]

+G009 But.. you let him get away without having a hall pass

[@shreniklokhande1367]

+shrenik lokhande ashish

[@adi4u48821]

+shrenik lokhande Gaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

[@NoobaGutt]

seven generations later, they finally got us all.

[@bowser515]

Not quite, they still need to catch up in the speaker department. Taking a leaf out of HTC's book would be a good idea for Samsung. As it is, it's hard to choose between the pro's and cons of this and the HTC 10. I'll likely go for the better sounding 10 although the water and dust proofing on the Galaxy would be very nice.

[@jacktumbleweed]

Sound is my one major gripe so far with my S7. I've only had it a few days but I already really miss having two front facing speakers. I was heavily debating between this and the Axon 7, mainly for that reason.

[@bowser515]

delinquentJACK I've actually kept hold of my One M8 for now, I love it so why spend £5-600 on a new one? If Samsung release the S8 with decent speakers, I'll bite for sure.

[@oklahomes6742]

delinquentJACK preach

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@fisheatsyourhead lol

[@LazerLord10]

As someone who bought the G4, I really enjoy the manual mode in still image mode, but there are ABSOLUTELY no manual controls for video mode! What the heck is that all about? I can't even change exposure offset, which is VERY important to not getting completely washed out video when there is a bright subject. Heck, my 5 year old Droid Razr could do that! Yes, I know that I could use cinema FV5 or other 3rd party cameras, but they just don't work nearly as well as the built-in camera. If I want to take a quick video, but everything is over-exposed, it takes too long to open a 3rd party app that may not even work. (Cinema FV5 barely runs, and it only records 1/3 of the time I push the record button)

[@chaoticmonkey243]

I've just switched from the iphone 6 to the samsung galaxy s7, best thing i have ever done. Great review, agree with all of it, though what i would like to see is what linus said with the fingerprint scanner on the lock button, on screen buttons instead of the current and then use that space for dual front facing speakers.

[@tommywikstrom9100]

I have the S7 edge and totaly love the heft and thickness. Also love to have a huge battery :D

[@bowser515]

This phone with HTC's boomsound speakers would be pretty much perfect. As it is, the sound alone is enough to make me swing for the HTC 10. Why Samsung aren't taking forward facing, good sounding speakers seriously boggles the mind.

[@Terraapples]

So people claim Samsung copies apple, so Samsung makes a phone similar to the iPhone. People hate it, so they make the phone they wanted to make. People love it.

[@Crazymindplow]

Classic.

[@brendano221]

+Terraapples They'll do it again with the S8, it looks like they specifically market the even number models (at least since the S4) to people who just buy the latest one every year. Then for most people who generally only buy every second year anyway, the odd number models focus on useful features and real usability.

[@Pknuckles1804]

brendano221 There's truth to this. My first smartphone was an S3. Had it for awhile and it started slowing down so I upgraded to an S5. Had that one for two years and my mother-in-law needed a phone so I upgraded to the S7 Edge. The even numbered phones just weren't a huge change. I couldn't be happier with the S7 Edge even over a year later. I see no reason to upgrade.

[@metalfuelandfire]

Linus you definitely should have done the S7 edge instead because it's NOT actually any harder to hold than the S7. The edge had a 5.5" screen vs 5.1" but it's only 3mm wider and the edge on both sides actually makes it EASIER to reach because it fits the inside curve of the thumb and opposite side fingers, giving you those 3mm back. Also it has even better battery life because of the much bigger battery and same resolution. Also, the edge screen is waaay more feature rich for access from the lock screen. All other specs are the same and the only downside is that both edges make it even easier to press the tactile bottom buttons when holding the screen from the bottom.

[@kiryuukazuma04]

I've just switched from S4 to S7. I'm not surprises because I know what this beast can do. Even if Samsung did has some gimmick features in its predecessors (Like the S4 that I've used for 3 years) or made a wrong decision some times. but it means that they always try out for something new for the phone. That is what the "True Innovation" supposed to be defined. Not only just put a music player and a telephone together then called it smartphone and become a god.

[@MrAndyb96]

You can interact with always on with the edge as you can stroke the side and it will tell you notifications, and also it helps to lock the phone when it's in your pocket :)

[@fargonthebrave]

the buttons down below are the only reason i love this phone

[@ondank]

That look of pride on the end. Some techy at Samsung is balling his eyes out with joy right now.

[@emu5581]

I love that skin on Linus' S7. Is a soft rubber like what's on the Nexus 5

[@ulfark7934]

Still rocking a S7 and the only problems i got are battery failing and a stuck sim card tray. The phone still responds quickly despite the storage overflowing. The only reason i'm considering a new one is because of the repair costs to keep an obsolete phone viable instead of getting a flagship killer. Great review Linus glad i took your advice back then.

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

I have a Samsung S5 and I don't plan on upgrading any time soon. Do you know what is my "next target" smartphone? It is the *Samsung Flexible OLED Display Phone* that they have shown years ago where, the phone looks like a *Flash Drive* and with a press of a button, the screen pops-up from the phone itself in a horizontal position. THAT is my dream smartphone.

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

***** In what ways do you mean "lag"? If you mean in terms of "scrolling" through the apps, no, it scrolls just fine. If you mean when opening/using apps like say KZbin, Internet, etc, no, it works fine. If you mean games, well, I personally don't like gaming on mobile in general, though, I recently downloaded Digimon Linkz just because I am a Digimon fan and I must say, the game DOES lag in few parts (outside battling) and it crashes plenty of times too. Though, I don't know if it is because of the phone itself or because of game bugs. I was very happy with my S5 even when I had the original "Kitkat" OS on it (in fact, I regret upgrading to "Lollipop" because I don't like the white settings layout at all and prefer the original dark layout of the "Kitkat" OS instead).

[@VividBagels]

+Infinity Master People on kitkat or lower have stage fright though..

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

VividBagels Ehh... I barely use my phone. I normally use it for calling plus chatting on Whatsapp (and now playing Digimon Linkz). I'm not a phone addict like most people these days and we don't have real "hackers" in my country as compared to European/US countries. Nevertheless, my only grip with Lollipop is the layout color for the settings. If only they gave you the option to change it to whichever color you want, I would've been totally fine with it. (Screw you, Google! - _ -)

[@VividBagels]

+Infinity Master Root seems like your thing

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

VividBagels I wish, but I'm not a "clever tech" when it comes to smartphones, so I don't want to risk it. I only wish for "rooting" to change stuff like "region lock" which annoyingly prevents me from installing certain Apps available to the rest of the world and a few other "customizable" stuff. But overall, not worth it and I'm not experienced enough to do it or be able to handle any "problems/malfunctions" if things go wrong, so no, rooting is not for me.

[@pecata3277]

Soon we'll be rocking phones with 980ti-s and 4790k-s...

[@0xf7c8]

+GamePlay Em..no.

[@kamikazilucas]

in about 5 years

[@xCr00k3Dx]

Not until x86 processors are the norm in smartphones, or ARM decides that "only do in hardware what cannot be done in software" is no longer a good operating principle.

[@dr.martinlroberts1908]

@@ethanstayer6846 rtx 2080

[@user-mc5xr9ku6x]

3years later and still no sadly

[@darrylprabowo9083]

iPhone 6s is way better than any Android phone if it had Bigger battery Bigger base memory Better Camera Better Specs Better Display Water Proofness Expandable Storage Emulators Better speaker More Customisation (iOS9)

[@linussak5655]

last time i came this early i became a father

[@lewisjay4873]

Daddy?

[@linussak5655]

Lewis warden lang​ go away unwanted son ;)

[@JCMacDonald]

+linus sak (LinusB2) last time i clicked a video i saw a shitty joke. this was the last video i watched. please make the connection here.

[@linussak5655]

+Josh g +dhd i know it's a bad joke... just had to

[@Delayeed9]

+linus sak (LinusB2) Did you? Really?

[@KillianDefaoite]

Its May, 2018 and I got a refurbished one yesterday for $270. I absolutely love it.

[@The_Lone_Aesir]

Thanks for this. i've been waiting your review, as well as others, before i bit the bullet and upgraded. I'm coming from an S4 so it should be a major improvement.

[@camb546]

This phone is a work of art. I picked one up a few days ago, the edge version. Absolutely the best phone I've ever used. The whole thing is covered in gorilla glass 4 with a polished mirrored high grade aluminum. GG4 is harder than most metals, only exception being minerals like quartz that can scratch it. You won't need a case for this one, as long as you keep rocks out of your pocket and don't drop it, it will stay immaculate even from microscratches. I love the themes and customization offered by TouchWiz. The only caveat of this phone are the speakers and the non removable battery ( which is understandable given the design) best phone ever as of April 2016

[@wolfie1027]

Have the glass sides ever cracked

[@yaseen157]

Nice typo at 1:55

[@linusmlgtips2123]

Yes

[@tgc9642]

+yaseen reza I was looking for this comment.. Do you think it was a legit typo or attempting to ridicule a KZbin commenter?

[@rayhan2884]

+TGC Not a legitimate typo.

[@feraligatorade99]

Idk, that seems like they were just imitating the average KZbinr.

[@Marco-xv4qs]

I have an iPhone 6s and I'm gonna upgrade soon but idk if I should get the iPhone 7 or the Galaxy s7 edge. I've been thinking about switching to an Android device but I'm not sure if I should. If I do will I regret it?

[@Greenadine0]

Marco Sanchez I don't think you will, but I'm saying that while never having owned any iOS device, but did use some here and there. You'll probably have to get used to Android for about a week or less, and then you'll probably be fine.

[@6644pmr]

Marco Sanchez i switched from ios to android after the iphone 6 and ill never go back to apple

[@thot_wheels7618]

Sean White Boi Fresh Sean the s7 is improved

[@B333D33]

So if he doesn't recommend it he should stop talking? Then why even ask for opinions.

[@pokerman8378]

Sean White Boi Fresh Sean he was asking for switching to s7 edge reviews, not s6 reviews, i actually had the galaxy s6 and changed to the s7 edge, and I think that it's much better, it comes with a charging port to usb port, to pass all the information from a older android device, it's much faster and the battery life is much better

[@michaelscott2110]

Flawless video LMG. Awesome job.

[@jannik9853]

Damn, one hell of a fine review linus! There is the spirit and joy of making content I kinda missed in you last videos. Nice to see it back :)

[@SuPKrew]

Will u be reviewing the G5 or HTC 10?

[@LinusTechTips]

+Daniel Tan both.

[@LinusTechTips]

+Daniel Tan both.

[@discordian9163]

HTC 10 is coming sometime soon :D

[@NicoleKe]

Ummm.

[@discordian9163]

Look how old the comment was dude.

[@brickman409]

3:36 that ad just reeks of Apple.

[@RahulSathanapalli]

Besides for the fact that they haven't unnecessarily thrown around "Revolutionary" or "groundbreaking". :p

[@hetakusoda2977]

Samsung can try all they want, but the iPhone will always be better! Said no one ever. :)

[@Th3man12]

naw there's a ton of ignorant, all about hype, people that say that

[@ericw.1620]

+HowTo:EVERYTHING click read more XD

[@BrownBearCity]

thanks for the clarification man. indeed a great in depth review.

[@jlcurtis94]

hope you do a HTC 10 review, can't wait to hear what you think about it

[@lostpopcorns]

make modern phones with

[@kingsmithsonian138]

Right the new phones don't even fit in most people's pockets..

[@chernobyl4045]

Maybe the iphone se/6(s) or xperia z5 compact are somthing for you

[@rjnash2610]

Start the video and keep pressing the left arrow quickly (effect is funniest if you don't let him speak - of course)... lolz...

[@YaviOld]

+RJ Nash ahahaha , it works just to good :'D

[@mitchtheh4x0r]

also did anyone notice he said the xperia z 5 compact (as zee instead of zed) not really a big deal but I though it was cool

[@LinusTechTips]

+mitchtheh4x0r I am Canadian.. But America is a huge influence here.. I use "zee" and "zed" interchangeably.

[@MrDrWho13]

+Mario in the UK it's pronounced "zed". I've found that Canada's English is a mix between British and that of the US

[@pr0xZen]

+MrDrWho13 * Might be some French influence, too...

[@MrDrWho13]

+pr0xZen Yeah a lot of the english language is based off of french because of the history between France and England/Britain as a whole

[@bigpod]

+mitchtheh4x0r i have a question why do you americans and also others use freaking words to say letters i understand military for use of phonetic alphabet but not normal people its not zee or zed its Z

[@armandtdupreez1026]

Great video. I was waiting for the LinusTechTips review specifically before making a final decision. I will definitely be getting the S7 (or the S7 Edge, simply for the bigger battery)

[@RedmundR2]

these reviews are so detailed, i think ive found my new favorite daily tech channel!!!!!

[@jonr.d.castelo8748]

Watching this again on my s7 to reasure myself that I made the right choice and still no regrets

[@ggsoloplayer]

can relate

[@RustigMusic]

"Actually, Linus the S7 was released LIK a month ago so..." 1:59. :/

[@CDNSpartan]

Possibly this was uploaded to Vessel a month ago. I don't have vessel

[@RustigMusic]

I'm just saying that the word like is spelt with an e.

[@RandomCheetah]

Who's watching on the s7?

[@pipeborrero]

Watching this from my old S7 while my Note 10 is being repaired... And I gotta say, this phone hasn't aged much. Apart from the obvious aged design, performance and app compatibility is still rock solid for my needs (although IG has a bug) and the camera is good enough so that my friends don't ask me if I changed phone. Was this a great phone? Or has hardware improvements plateaued?

[@Danielism]

Love my LG G5 the 8mp 135° is more usable than I thought. and the adjustability within the stock software is incredible!

[@alexstone691]

3:00 ad in video in video ?

[@_Dandy_S]

lol i bought this phone and came home to this review. I have chosen... wisely.

[@RABBiT.94]

zenwatch manager on samsung...... linus also like to live dangerously

[@LinusPhillips]

I knew it! It was clear he was going love it, I've been waiting for this review for days! I got the Edge and its beast, especially that battery and camera😍😎

[@chance0123]

I like the new style of editing with the graphics and everything! It's a refreshing change.

[@MrVicky409]

No matter how high end hardware you put in this mobile or any other, at the end of a day its still an Android OS with badly optimization, where $500 Galaxy note 4 lags like a hell on asphalt 8 or any other high end mobile games.

[@prithvianilkumar4758]

Yea

[@toantri97]

Go to developer options and activate 4X MSAA

[@hamzaniazi3211]

Well the they re-did the OS so Samsung doesn't have any speed issues, S6 and onwards

[@SpaceSpud96]

This is why we go for Nexus devices, you don't get any of that xD

[@Axuled]

+Syed Waqas Munir Lol. Stop.

[@GreenSoap]

Meh, still happy with my Galaxy SII.

[@CMstacker]

High praise to Linus not being the cargo-cult Apple fanboy like most YT tech reviewers :D.

[@thealch3myst]

worth the wait for Linus's review that either seals the deal or breaks it for me. WORTH THE WAIT as always

[@DVR693]

I can say linus helped me buy with the head, I wasn't a huge fan of Samsung toys, but then I watched this video and some weeks later I have an s7. I can say is the best phone for a day to day usage, it's so nice

[@dacasman]

When you review phones, it would be a good idea to remove all cases, skins and screen protectors.

[@alexkwan3]

dacasman except dbrand is sending them the phone, so they don't really have a choice about it, probably.

[@dangdiggity9916]

was hyped about it (still using a s4 lmao) untill they sai nonremovable battery, would rather downgrade then

[@xanderdom]

I hate this complaint so much, a nonremovable battery = 10 times more encasing strenght for it to withstand falls and hard impacts. No "loose parts" makes for a better phone. Get a grip man.

[@dangdiggity9916]

CreoleRep7 well, i'm sorry that my samsung phones has fucked up and stayed frozen til i removed to battery/put in back in again. its not often but it sure as hell is a problem. nad no its not like "just hold th power button" or leave it for 50 houes, cause guess what, i've tried ;;

[@Pknuckles1804]

Ulf Nope The cool thing is that I've never once had my S7 Edge lock up like that. Over a year after getting it.

[@chandlercampbell3356]

140 MBPS is "fast but not REALLY fast". My wifi at home is 250 kbps :(

[@jeffrbake]

+Chandler Campbell Mbps, big difference. 100 Mbps is ~ 10 MBps, give or take. Also, I suggest not using DSL =) (It costs about the same as cable...)

[@chandlercampbell3356]

+Jeffrey Baker I use century link.... They're pretty trash

[@jeffrbake]

Chandler Campbell I would see what other providers you have. You have the 10 Mbps package, which is $19.95 a month. To give you a point of reference, I pay $50 a month for Time Warner, getting approx 117 Mbps.

[@chandlercampbell3356]

+Jeffrey Baker I have the 40 MBPS packet and they're robbing me

[@jeffrbake]

Chandler Campbell I am sure there is something else going on, as not giving you the speed you are paying for is highly illegal. I would check that your router/modem are capable of handling higher speeds, as well as checking your network cables to make sure they are at least cat 5.

[@MasterYoshidino]

0:52 no regrets. You might not be in the know for how Samsung updated each iteration but they were basically doing damage control with the S7 to reintroduce aspects removed from certain builds i.e. S5 -> S6. I still think Samsung is making mistakes for not taking advantage of when they perfected the bezel with the Galaxy Alpha and put it into the Note 4 [I know you bashed it for being too big but comparing it to iPhone 6 Plus is NIGHT AND DAY from how well you can hold it without dropping aspect]. That bezel made it basically "idiot proof". Round bezels are prone to being dropped [I dropped my S2 from forgetting I was holding onto one several times]. The boxy bezels force the user to realize they are holding something AND increase grip. Win win.

[@rigobertogomez25]

man! Haha you deserve more subs, this review was outstanding 👍👍👍

[@omriraz1214]

0:05 - 0:07 Oh Boy!

[@Fittiboy]

gg samsung!

[@GoogleUsedToLetThisNameBeLong]

I still am using an Iphone 4S and the shame is borderline unbearable. All the kids throw shit at me and call me names and tell me to not let my poor genes spread to the general populace. I have to cry myself to sleep every night! WHY WORLD WHY!!!!!

[@nyanator8110]

ok

[@patshauntrick5171]

Good for you kid

[@megaprimegamer1184]

Hold this L

[@lerabidheavy7437]

dude if you need a cheap powerful phone get a Asus zenfone 32gb storage 4gb RAM 13mp camera with Toshiba sensor 5mp front camera and cost 170$

[@SolidStateTech]

when is your review of the lg g5 coming? it's been like two months

[@chad5696]

Would be nice to have a review of the Feenix Aria headset. It seems like a nice price for the hardware, but is it a significant jump from the HyperX Cloud (at about one third the price)

[@western-oud1898]

I'm totally with you about the weight of an expensive phone,if I'm paying over 5 hundred pounds for a phone I want it to feel nice weighty.Weight makes it feel more premium and one of the main reasons I've changed from iPhone's to Samsung galaxy s7 apart from realising Samsung phones are much better imo

[@MatthewMorrisD]

My Z5 Compact just went kaput. It's in an "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped" loop which can be fixed by a full wipe .. except, anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days, the loop returns and renders the phone unusable. I used to love my S2 (SGH-i777), so I figured a return to Samsung was inevitable. This video confirms my feelings, excellent review, Linus!

[@jonathanvoshell7914]

Love that intro!

[@earlyaf5599]

I have the edge version, the best phone I've ever had and still using it as a daily driver. the exynos chipset quite sucks for gaming nowadays but it still runs smooth

[@scottmorrow3765]

has your s7 not exploded?

[@ggsoloplayer]

do you have temperature issue?

[@crimsonstang]

They finally made the volume and power buttons not directly across from one another?! That was one of my main gripes, though my friends said they never had the problem with their S5's.

[@wajinshu]

Got my S7 Edge yesterday, so happy with the phone. The battery and camera is superb xD

[@masterdoge17]

Same

[@wajinshu]

@@masterdoge17 Wow, I didn't know I post to this video 4 years ago. I switched to S9 after 2 years and I regret it because the battery is lackluster. Thanks for this reply though.

[@utubekullanicisi]

@@wajinshu Was it always lackluster or did it get lackluster 2 years later? If my understanding is correct you’re still using it.

[@wajinshu]

@@utubekullanicisi I upgraded to S9 which is the worst in the battery department. The constant update made the phone lag too. I may go with an iPhone if I can't tolerate it anymore.

[@utubekullanicisi]

@@wajinshu It's all about getting the right phone for you. If you care about customization but you still want great battery life and long software updates, maybe consider a Galaxy S21/S21+ or wait for the Oneplus 9 / 9 Pro. Phones have gotten a lot better in the battery life department since 2018. But Apple is still the leader when it comes to polish and long software updates imo, even if you lose some customizability along the way. I use a jailbroken iPhone 11 Pro Max and I absolutely love it. The camera is great, the performance and fluidity is great (even if it closes apps in the background a little bit more often than I'd like) and the battery life is superb. So my recommendations today would be: Oneplus 8T, Oneplus 8 Pro, Galaxy S21, iPhone 11 Pro / Pro Max (the Pro Max is a pretty heavy phone but if you don't mind the weight and you like big phones I recommend it), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro Max

[@Pillokun]

I got the S6, bought it just a month or two before s7 came out and yeah what a difference s7 is. The thing I noticed when playing with the s7 in store that it is so much nicer to hold it. What a pleasant surprise, that and the battery and the sdcard reader makes the s7 actually feel light years better. I want.

[@GifCoDigital]

Nice review cheers Linus.

[@Bobby2Hotty83]

i agree with you linus. i have the edge s7, and i love it, i mean im on my phone all day long and still have at least 25 % battery life left. plus camera is spot on with waterproof. and feels like a premium device, not plastic. great review

[@DoctorObviously]

I'm still very much enjoying my LG G4, great phone!

[@danielvutran]

Sick review Broskixdfp

[@IcarusNadir]

I've been an HTC user for 6 years, and I've had 3 HTC phones so far. I care alot about simplicity in the UI, almost no bloatware, good speakers, the build quality and a good camera. I don't know if I should get the HTC 10 or the S7.

[@IcarusNadir]

***** I just got it and I love it 😊

[@IcarusNadir]

***** the HTC 10

[@Larph13]

I am a samsung fan here dude and all I can say, your choice man. HTC is a great phone too. I just prefer having ip68 ratings and good screen phones. Stick to the HTC or welcome to the hood bro. Either way, apple is now 2nd in phone quality.

[@thot_wheels7618]

Tareq Jarmakani there's no big difference in the audio quality (I don't mean the speakers).

[@gamerdareswins2825]

DanielRDB HTC should just give up and make phoned for other companies.

[@nicksmith8166]

Finally! I was waiting for Linus to do a review.

[@aussadroid]

Have to totally agree with linus here, cause I've been using a S7 for the past two months almost. Mine is an exynos variant and is very efficient in performance without compromising on battery life.

[@justgiz]

Nice. I've been thinking about getting a new phone and I've only ever thought about the Google Nexus. Never thought about continuing with Samsung, but this review is making me think i might want this phone.

[@GrubKiller436]

OH MY GOD. I love this video! This is the only video ever to address the issue/flaw I see with the S7. I too agree how much nicer it would be to have on-screen buttons rather than the off-screen ones that they have now, also with the fingerprint scanner onto the side. Imagine if the S7 implemented that... They'd have room to incorporate dual front-firing speakers! It would've truly been the perfect phone!!!

[@georger5484]

I honestly prefer offscreen buttons

[@GrubKiller436]

Well the only reason why I would prefer them onscreen would be for implementing a better speaker system. But if a company could actually make a phone with offscreen buttons with decent dual front-firing speakers, that would be even better!

[@kepeter97]

Maybe the jokes about the iphone 5 scared companies away :D The internet was swimming in pictures about 1.5m long "iphone 20"-s. So nobody wants to make a long device anymore...

[@tangyspy]

Linus video annotations/links now work on android youtube app. I saw that on Collage Humor video.

[@neky92]

Finally "no" spoilers!!!! It would be nice if there weren't any in the video title as well :D

[@Linkophere]

I got the S7 and it is an enormous upgrade from my last Galaxy Prime. sweet piece of hardware. Only thing is the messages app may stutter and crash if to many texts build up since it loads all messages at once. Had 5000 messages and it occasionally stuuters or slows or crashes. other than that its great

[@littlemikey46]

Just bought a S7 yesterday. It's looking really good so far :D

[@arabonarocketcamel8352]

I have a S4 and I love it. Outdated sure but it does everything I need and more. Alot of people get sucked into the trap of upgrading their phone every year when they don't need to or can afford to do.

[@mahius19]

+TheTexasRangerNamedDeath Same, even though my daily driver is the LG G4, my old S4 still gets used every now and again (mainly for Wi-fi only at home). Those were the golden days for Samsung, a great piece of hardware for a very reasonable price (I got a killer contract on my S4 that the S6 and phones since have not been able to match).

[@arabonarocketcamel8352]

***** The only real reason people powerhouse phones is because they don't have a PC so all their computing like Photoshop that requires beefy hardware is done on the phone.

[@mahius19]

TheTexasRangerNamedDeath I'd very much like to believe you... but I know most of the people who actually have such phones, do in fact have tablets, laptops or even regular desktop PCs. So your reasoning only applies to very few people. With your idea though, it just means even less reason for people to buy these phones since folks have more powerful hardware already. Since you mentioned Photoshop, I actually looked up the app. It's a single relatively new app from 2013, and it looks like a regular photo editor. I really don't see how such an app requires the best hardware. The funny thing is, folks often claim they buy a pricey phone for X reason and then they rarely use it for that purpose. I know folks with Galasy S6E and iPhone 6S who don't use their phone for much besides the regular uses of phone calls, browsing the web, KZbin and a few apps. One can do that stuff with reasonable pace on even the cheapest models these days, let alone the flagships of previous years. Smartphones remind me of how wasteful and vain human beings can be these days.

[@Naturalfreakz]

How are your upload speeds absolutely demolishing your download speeds? 4:16

[@masterplay1201]

The wonders of Google Fiber, while here in Brazil you get like 180KB/s in the upload lol

[@vincenthuynh3635]

Luke, Please do a review of the corsair carbide 400c :)

[@figaro3663]

if any of you are still watching in 2018, here's a few points about the s7 that i still have. 1. The battery life deteriorates after a little while, and i find myself having to charge it about 3/4 of the way through the day after medium usage. 2. there is screen burn in. And quite a bit of it. 3. micro usb is garbage, and they really should have just gone with USB C. 4. Build quality is ok, after heavy usage for the past year and a half, the Micro USB port has gotten to the point where only one broken charger (not even the fast charger that came with it) works in the phone. 5. at this point, it's just a guinea pig phone. Like seriously, it just updated to Android 8.0 oreo like 2 months ago. 6. this is more about the update to Oreo. It's very glitchy. icon frames defaulted to on, and turning them off doesn't actually turn them off. That's just one of the many things that don't work when i try to change them in the settings to what i want. There's probably a few more things about it i particularly don't like, but i can't think of them right now. So, if for some reason, you were thinking of buying the s7 or s7 edge, don't. Just go with the s9 or wait a little bit and upgrade to the s10

[@scottmorrow3765]

does it still explode?

[@CarvedxD]

Most, if not all custom roms have support to disable buttons and enable onscreen navigation for example cyanogenmod has it under "buttons" in the settings and is what I currently use on my Samsung note 4. If anyone else also has the same issues with hitting the touch sensitive buttons on the bottom of Samsung devices, I highly recommend checking that option out.

[@mikehodson6526]

Do you notice the 4 zones of the OLED refreshing separately, namely when moving the phone left/right vertically infront of you? It may be more noticeable during dim screen settings vs full bright. Your rolling-shutter camera is able to take this effect and make it visible with 1 "frame" period, look very close at the red table in the phone screen background at 5:50 for a few seconds. The black lines you see rolling, are effectively the beat-pattern between each oled segment refreshing quite fast in sync with eachother, and your camera scanning its CMOS sensor out concurently, each pixel being a different point in time. I am horribly annoyed by my display being broken up into 4 segments as i move it around and as such I cannot ever buy one of these :(

[@TechNick94]

Still using this phone, no issues

[@ggsoloplayer]

do you have temperature issue?

[@cylo5770]

You should test edge version, I didn't know why exactly I would buy it when I was getting S6e and then e+, but I'm now so used to the edge functionality when having screen locked that I'd probably missing it if using "normal" non-edge smartphone..

[@CollateralNerdage]

I've been using the S7 Edge for over three weeks now. I upgraded from the S5 (early upgrade, actually, because my contract wasn't up until December otherwise but the S5 was falling apart). I can honestly say that I love the S7 part of the phone. Since starting to use it, I get the feeling that I could never go back to my old phone, because the S5 feels like a cheap toy by comparison. The screen is so much brighter and more beautiful. The battery is so much bigger (The S7 Edge has an additional 700 Milliamps over the regular S7, so I never have to carry a charger with me anymore, even on heavy use days!). The camera looks so much better and launches so much faster. There's no cheap little crappy battery door that comes off super easily like on the S5, but it's still waterproof and dustproof. It also feels much more durable than the S5 did, with a premium feel versus the plastic feel of the S5. My main gripes with the S7 Edge are price and the screen. I don't use the edge apps as much as I should, and that's because they're unresponsive and difficult to use. They're not intuitive like they should be. They're actually more of a nuisance to use than a convenience. While the Edge screen is undoubtedly beautiful, especially when watching videos, I really dislike it. I'm a guy who's bigger, with bigger hands, so the screen gets accidentally touched all the time when I'm trying to use it or even just hold it. It's incredibly frustrating, and required me to buy a case JUST SO I COULD USE THE DAMN THING FOR ANYTHING. That, paired with the lack of Edge functionality, makes me regret the decision to purchase the S7 edge over the S7 regular. I would have traded in the S7 Edge for the S7 if I would have had the few extra dollars in restocking fees to pay to Verizon, but I didn't so oh well. While the additional battery is really nice and the Edge screen is beautiful, the Edge is not worth buying over the regular. If you want the additional battery life, then get a separate battery pack. The S7 part of the phone, though, is a genuine joy to use.

[@GhostofTrufflePast]

I had the same experience. I upgraded from my S4 and damn was I impressed. Granted my S4 lasted 3 years with no issues, and could easily last another year and a half if I really wanted to stretch it, but the upgrade really highlighted how far Samsung has gone with their new phones. I didn't bother with the edge however since a $100 price difference isn't worth the minor battery and slight screen size upgrade. With that said both phones are just plain amazing.

[@danielwillems3795]

When the intro rolled i pressed the like button just because of the thing before the intro :D