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A new Galaxy phone will always generate a lot of discussion. While many are focused on the Edge, what does the smaller S7 bring to the table? It's one of the pricier phones on the market today, so is this hype, or has Samsung improved this phone over last year's Galaxy S6? Here's out full review of the Galaxy S7!
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[@diabolical4142]

I like this guy. He knows his shit

[@diabolical4142]

PRADEEP BUDHA Fuck off ya dumb GOOF

[@timg2727]

I watched MKBHD's S7 review and then watched this one. Juan is blowing Marques out of the water at this point. So many more intricate details about the phone, whereas Marques seemed to stick with surface-level observations and glossed over a number of features.

[@Brunoxid0]

timg2727 Mkbhd lately focuses more on "pretty videos" than diving deep in the tech.

[@Mr.Beasley]

I agree. people want MKBHD approval... but Juan is giving enough details to decide for yourself. I like Marques' videos, but mostly because of the quality. Juan is on to something special though.

[@momo.ru-kun]

As of 2015, MKBHD is pure eye candy and lacked substance, I kind of stopped watching the team crispy, because when I'm buying tech I need details.

[@ninjaminer6111]

Too True

[@JhaveriAakash]

+timg2727 MKBHD is over rated and his S7 review only affirms that. he is always later than other channels and he hardly provided anything new,of value in his video good B-roll isnt going to win for long

[@Brunoxid0]

12:47 "oh that's a nice phone, have a good day" - little bug.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Ha! "Whoops, I'm totally in your shot here aren't I..."

[@rohithosamani36]

+Bruno Techera hmm for me it looks like an ant

[@momo.ru-kun]

Juan is my new favorite tech review. Substance over eyecandy, sorry Team Crispy.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Alvin Capalad I like to dig deep :-)

[@DarthOnWheels]

+JuanBagnell Love the rhythm of your voice. Very Entertaining, enthusiastic and fresh to hear! Nice Video man!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

De Celle Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@suraj4020]

+JuanBagnell will we see an s7 edge review from you?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

suraj shekar Jaime handled all things Edge. I covered the regular S7. Maybe we'll swap for ATB vids?

[@shotoniPhone]

considering switching to this from iPhone

[@MannyMartinezC]

I just switched. excellent phone!

[@nickackermanchannel]

excellent review !

[@phantomriddleronxbox]

Great review, Juan! Pocketnow has recruited an excellent member :)

[@skjamessecond3844]

I really enjoyed your review, you're doing it big these days! Wishes for all good stuff for you in the future!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+S.K James Much appreciated :-)

[@Danu01c]

please keep making the in-depth camera reviews!! Especially for the G5 I'm waiting to see both in hand to decide which one to take!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Daniel Carrión SUPER stoked to go hands on the G5. V10 is still my fave shooter, so I'm curious to see if LG can top it.

[@JasonFerguson17t]

Great review!! Thank you sooooooo much for going over audio output. Finally!! Please keep doing reviews like this.

[@metalcrip89]

Top notch review Juan keep up the excellent work Brother!

[@carspotter9656]

6p vs s7 edge comparison please!

[@viditsharma6663]

this is one of the most comprehensive (& non boring) review on KZbin.

[@enricomdalcompare]

That pen. I want it. Now.

[@brandonc3624]

+WeBFootballin He is suggesting you tell him what that pen is and where to buy it smh.

[@hunyango2k]

i love the overall quality but... highest quality image = 4:3 ratio?... year 2016? come on samsung!!!

[@hunyango2k]

***** ei, 4:3 ratio is so 1950's... just like you... and you're all grey mate.... have a haircut dude. =)

[@hunyango2k]

+Valentin Burger the world just moved on... and 4:3 is very oooooooooooooooooooooold....

[@nicholashedworth7521]

+hunyango I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or if you are just really dense.

[@hunyango2k]

+Nicholas Hedworth neither, i am being me...

[@WeatherxCalipha]

+hunyango I think you should learn more about photography before you judge.

[@longsss]

I have a question Juan, did you test the audio quality from the headphone jack in the exynos 8890 version? Seems that the exynos variant has a Wolfson DAC that sounds better than the stock Qualcomm DAC.

[@Kevin-ck6bu]

What stylus is that? And where can I buy it?

[@Crush3dI]

+Kevin Stevenson I wanna know too

[@2006lilmoe]

Amazing review. Really the best out there. Bravo!

[@Giggahurts]

The fact that this dude actually goes over headphone audio quality already makes him my new favorite out of the PN team. Keep it up!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Justin Colley I don't get people that skip over things like that in reviews. Listening to music and podcasts is a HUGE deal on my phones...

[@anotheran]

Have you tried the fingerprint scanner on a galaxys6 with the marshmallow update? Based on your video, I think the s7 and s6 perform similarly now. I'm surprised about the bottom speakers, some reviewers have said its muffled. Perhaps they damaged it under water? Square says the speaker can be damaged in water.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It's possible. I recorded audio against the iPhone 6s and they were pretty evenly matched. I wonder if water can get stuck in those smaller holes maybe?

[@diabolical4142]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing.. MKBHD said the speaker sounds really tinny now, "because of the water resistance".. A little relieved Juan is saying it's not too bad

[@valentynlyevyentsov]

The Exynos variant sports a Wolfson DAC, instead of the embedded one on the Qualcomm. I would've loved it of you had tested the Exynos' model sound signature.

[@muzammilsyed]

You are doing a great job Juan Carlos Bagnell. keep up

[@TechnoGeek209]

Is OIS available when recording in Full HD at 60 fps ?

[@RonnyC98]

Juan saved pocket now when Michael fisher left.

[@erwinmalimban2197]

+Ron Calara where did michael fisher go?

[@infidelgastro]

+Ron Calara Fishers gone? Thank heavens for that. He was one slick, smooth, oily dude.

[@simontodorov8126]

+Ron Calara no just no where is he

[@hnaku8748]

Great review Juan. I like the depth you put into it, hope this trend continues.

[@gnerd07]

very few can match fisher's way with words but juan is definitely a worthy replacement in the team. He's been excellent so far.

[@Itaintyouitsme]

Rock solid review.

[@TheNerd]

Excellent review. I really missed those in depth videos. Thanks to you and erica we have now 2 really good reviewers on youtube producing informative content instead of advertisements with comments... (yes im pointing at you techno buffalo).

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+d3xLP 's Sci-Fi Channel That's high praise. Much appreciated :-)

[@BigOak1669]

What a great review! I was a little disappointed with MKBHD's; Juan did an incredible job here with balancing info and personality. Thank you!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Wade Samford I just watched it. I thought it was a fine overview of the phone. I wish I had that kind of budget for camera work and editing, but for now I'll stick with being a nuts and bolts guy. We need to go deeper...

[@BigOak1669]

All his stuff is good, but I expected a little more. For me, your review was very enjoyable and informative. Please keep it up! I'm looking forward to the next one.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Wade Samford Cheers :-)

[@SpaceSurferGod]

Excellent review, much better than some who just like to put fancy artwork and eyecandy shots of phones in abstract places. Really liked the pace and detailed disemination of information. Best reviewer after Michael Fischer.

[@manumishra3570]

I like this review substance over floss unlike others, great job 👍 Hey juan, can u tell me what's your top 3 smartphones currently.. I can't decide & in huge dilemma what to buy, ur views will help

[@G0UDG]

great review At long last a phone review that mentions how this device performs as a phone ie: how well it holds the signal from the mast refreshing to see well done

[@G0UDG]

also good to hear the tx and Rx audio mentioned

[@rddocke]

always a pleasure watching your reviews. got some refreshing shots in the videos recently, I like it. want to give you credit for how thorough your reviews are.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Ronnie D (Doc) I mean don't get me wrong, I like videos with lot's of pretty shots too, but I like being able to help people actually spend their money you know? :-)

[@rddocke]

+JuanBagnell I think you've accomplished that with these latest for sure

[@Sithhy]

Hey Juan, what pen are you using in your reviews? *:D*

[@stefanusj]

Juan, what is the stylus that you use in this video review? Thanks.

[@ast5515]

Best review on this channel yet.

[@Chaos1091]

Yooo! You're in the pocket now team!? Holy cow I love your videos bro and I got so excited when I heard your name! Wow! :D

[@mwboost]

No more message ticker? Had it on the S6. Not yet to see it on my S7.

[@Mikeuz_]

I like the new reviews they seem more accurate keep up dude

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Luis Miguel Casillas Alcalá Glad yo enjoyed. I like to dig deep :-)

[@jaliscolo24]

I have a question Juan , i like recording videos of my band when playing live i have used Lumia 1520 and iphone both don't distort the audio ,how is the gs7 on this aspect ?

[@kurdistan790]

SAMSUNG galaxy s7edge ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@raduque]

What game was shown after Skyforce 2014? Found it.

[@Ian89384]

When will the after the buzz video for this phone be uploaded?

[@TECHKYYASSER]

i miss him

[@rajbanc27]

do a comparision between s6 and s7.....ur comparisions are so better than others...the best literally

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Sohish Rajbanc Check back in tomorrow morning :-)

[@Zeratul306]

If I put a dbrand skin on it, Would the dbrand skin also be waterproof or will it wrinkle/slide off?

[@Desgeneratico]

Great phone and good review.

[@MrPransker088]

What type of stylus do you use for the review?

[@kihunipunk]

Great review, Juan.

[@cholo1647]

hey Juan. I'm wondering if your g4 still works... Have you updated it to marshmallow? Many g4 units are having the bootloop (which is a motherboard problem) and screen burn-in issue. And LG knows it and they acknowledged it. It seems like the affected batches where the units that are having the serial number that starts with 500 to 511. and they probably have fixed it in the motherboards with serial numbers that starts with 600... but I'm not sure because they haven't said anything about it. And the screen burn issue is also common. I did not know its possible to an IPS display. In the Philippines, many are complaining about it. And no one knows how or when will the bootlooping starts. Although many have said that they updated their unit to marshmallow and it triggered the bootloop but no one can confirm that because some have bootloops before the marshmallow. What do you think about this? Does the Lg v10 have this issue too? PS. i know this is not related to the S7 but i wanna know cause I'm confused whether to buy the s7 or g5 or just save money and buy the g4 or v10. thanks! PSS. have you seen the technobuffalo's review on the S7 (not the Edge version)? Though both of you did a great job on each respect, their cinematography plus your content and delivery would be a PERFECT review. Just a suggestion you know... and sorry for they quite long read

[@lucas30509]

Amazing video. Keep up the good work. Cheers!!!!

[@Llucius1]

I wish HTC has a phone like this with boom sound !

[@AdarshPandeyFilms]

major flaws touchwiz and the speaker

[@simonsaysrewind]

true but I think Wiz isn't that bad comparing to previous versions and I use Nova launcher. the speaker does sound like crap but I generally use a mini jbl speaker or headphones which sounds very good.

[@AnthonyLimo]

How about you guys revisit the HTC M9 on Android Marshmallow?

[@richmondrafaelacuzar6648]

what kind of stylus are you using?

[@Mr420jec]

thank you reviewer..Jaimes voice was driving me crazy

[@Darkseth88]

Even if everyone knows what you mean, it's not a Fingerprint scanner. Its A Sensor. A Scanner is what you can find on the Galaxy S5, or on many Business Notebooks. *flies away*

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Darkseth88 NO! DON'T FLY AWAY!!! COME BACK!!! DAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRKSSSSSSSEEEEEEEETH!!!!

[@picattiu4813]

whuuuu this reviewer is good, i miss michael fisher, but carlos gou did a great job at reviewing keep it up

[@Jojobizzare80]

What Stylus are you using ?

[@siddhantsharma2779]

Why the hell are there 2 reviews for this phone and 2 unboxings Pocketnow pls talk to eachother about who will make what vid about which phone It's my bagnell vs Jaime (hope that I got the names right) BTW gr8 phone and good vids

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Siddhant Sharma Ummm... Are you maybe confusing the S7 with the S7 Edge? You know those are two different phones yeah?

[@siddhantsharma2779]

JuanBagnell but they are similar. S7 edge is big and is curved. It has a bigger battery and that's it

[@Pocketnow]

+Siddhant Sharma No, that's not it. Get your facts right by watching each review. ^JR

[@brandonc3624]

Apply ice to that burn.

[@victuringan1429]

Confused kid. LOL

[@mrrtifosi]

Usually I don't comment but this was a fine review! Well done!!!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Michael P Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@techroam]

IM GONNA GET THE S7! ITS THE BEST!!!!

[@C1t1zen0ne]

+TechRoam Literally an S6 with an 820 and expandable memory. Chill.

[@techroam]

+Adam Keays design wise. It changed. Camera better faster processor. SD card

[@chuske7749]

+Adam Keays What are you talkin about ? better cpu, expendable memory, waterproofing (IP68), better camera (especially in low light), bigger battery, more features etc .. you are dumb sir. xD

[@C1t1zen0ne]

That's what I said with the 820 and expandable memory. And whoopty doo, a SAmsung has a nice camera? Have you looked at even a low end Lumia? Nothing changes. There's no groundbreaking things that come with the S7.Samsung didn't reinvent the wheel.

[@C1t1zen0ne]

Chuske 94' I'm not dumb, I just really don't care much for Samsung or Android in general having just switched from Windows. It's still very clunky and there's stuff that is backwards. For instance, if I lock my device, then unlock it, I won't have service for up to 30 seconds. This didn't happen on windows. And there's plenty more things that I dislike about Android, and have all right to. If I want a "nice" UNIX based OS, I'd use an Apple product.

[@SwedishGamer322SG322]

What stylus was used in this video?

[@njmorris7914]

Loving this guy. Is he new?

[@alirehman4829]

nice job Juan!

[@Kevin-Schmevin]

Good job Juan!

[@cameronsamuels9139]

The ant at the end was like "I'm not worthy be near the S7" 😂😭😭

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+The Gaming Shadow 17 "Whoops! Sorry, I'm in your shot!"

[@williamzhou8085]

awesome review!!

[@Kobk.e]

How is the battery autonomy in comparation with the S7 edge?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+oskarstankovic Oh S7 Edge wins, but the S7 is no slouch, especially for those of us with smaller hands.

[@Kobk.e]

JuanBagnell I'm between this two just because of the phone size. My hands are also small I love the looks of the edge screen, but not his bloody giant size as well. Does the edge version benefits really worth it? I don't care too much about the price, just the size T.T If we compaire the S6 edge normal, which feels good in my hands to the S7 normal, who wins in terms of hardware and software? Guees that the s7 for the water and dust protection. God, this is hard lol. I also loved yourt Hyper x II review, literally made me insta buy them :P

[@ZTFxC]

What kind of stylus is he using? I need it!

[@dan-rl5gz]

what kind of pen are u using?

[@vishnunair1396]

Where is Fisher?

[@markomarko9]

What kind of pen is this ? ... working on s6 ?

[@ihave7sacks]

Does anyone use bloatware? How is it still a thing. It's been an issue since I got my Galaxy S2

[@erwinwagner2374]

He sounds like the guy at the beginning from Powerpuff girls😂🌙

[@gamingbrunch1581]

people said that the note 5 is a bid s6 with an S-pen now the s7 is a note mini

[@ThePlushNinja]

Music at around 12:00 ish?

[@robg915]

Why is this phone lagging on games? It's the latest chipset and GPU from Qualcomm.

[@mistertooter]

+Robert Dominguez It's weird, I haven't experienced any lag apart from a few hiccups once in a while. Not saying that it doesn't happen on everyone's device, but so far it's been pretty smooth.

[@bolosantosi5398]

A lot of pixels to push on such a high resolution screen

[@thelen4806]

new games are not optimized for new cpu and gpu, he should say that in the video

[@tizianobiagioni9743]

+bolo santosi 1080p is much better in gaming! I miss my Sony xperia z3 in gaming no lag perfect in gaming!

[@thelen4806]

Chun Yin the only reason why the new samsung products are 1440p because of vr if you still dont know

[@infidelgastro]

A damn fine phone to match a damn fine video review.

[@mindprison88]

@clarence0100 It's Sky Force 2014.

[@JogieGlenMait16]

I'm sure I have seen you from some other YT channel before. :)

[@radamstep]

What's the plane game at 6:14?

[@benrafter9172]

Is the s6 still a good buy? I don't have enough for the s7 at the moment.

[@jayarthur4130]

yes it is very fast still he even said it its hard to tell even comparing to the s7

[@reda6324]

+Ben Rafter i am a s6 owner and in my opinion it is the best phone i have ever owned , it's amazing fast , since i bought i have never encountered any lag yet , the camera blows my mind everytime i snap a picture, the only downside is the battery life , for me am not a heavy user or an internet warrior so its enough for me , and then i got the 6.0.1 update i was like this phone was already perfect and now it feels like i have a new phone. and it's sooo not worth it to upgrade to the s7 thats what i think

[@jayarthur4130]

+Rida MarLey yea my mother has a s6 I got the s7 4 days ago both are good phones but yeah of course s7 gonna be a little faster but my mom hasn't had any problems with her s6

[@landerlion1002]

Swear this guy has a robot like voice

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Lander “james101” Newford No. Am Human. Not robot. Not planning overthrow of humanity. Does not compute.

[@CaptainBlitz]

I love this review. This guy reeeally dives deep into the flesh of the phone and almost leaves nothing... I wanna see him reviewing this year's Nexus phones.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+MrBlitz After the 6P, I'm SUPER curious to see what an HTC nexus might look like.

[@CaptainBlitz]

JuanBagnell Yeah and I can tell you, 4 months in and the Nexus 6P is still like the day I took out of the box. There's hardly any lag or any of Android's common issues after a few months. So yeah I too am stocked if HTC makes this year's phones. Especially seeing how sweet the 10 looked in the leaks.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

***** Fingers crossed this gets HTC back on track.

[@CaptainBlitz]

JuanBagnell Same here. I feel like returning to the Nexus programme might be just what they need.That is if Google gets the marketing right like they did with the 5X/6P

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

***** more input from google really couldn't hurt at this point.

[@kaihtheloner]

I'm confused more than ever between the iPhone 6 and the S7. I'm too cozy in Apple's ecosystem and the iPhone 6 (128 GB) costs only $525, while the S7 costs $675. The iPhone 6S (16GB) costs $750 and the iPhone SE (16GB) costs $825 in India so they're out of my budget range, lol

[@villeband430]

great review.

[@bing0bongo]

2:34 WILL IT BLEND? That is the question

[@vladimirpereira2009]

The S7 is still a pretty and very capable phone even in 2017. But I just prefer the S7 edge over the regular one.

[@misirnihat]

Godd review! I wonder the name of the game that starts at 6:24?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Nihat Misir Marvel future fight. I'm kind of addicted...

[@daniellee8705]

where did Michael Fisher go?

[@rohithkumarsp]

so where's the link ? why do KZbinrs do this and make us search the links in description ?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Rohith Kumar Link for what? The camera review? It's in the description, or you can hit the "i" circle in the upper right hand corner for the cards interface. It's linked there too.

[@rohithkumarsp]

JuanBagnell ahh, in the video you specifically said "its linked in the description"

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Rohith Kumar And it was :-)

[@rohithkumarsp]

JuanBagnell trust me when i say this, it wasn't there when i commented on this video, i have no reason to lie, might be the case it was added later. have a nice day and thanks :)

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Rohith Kumar No worries, have a great day :-)

[@arjuns6449]

What game did u play at 6:30 that s7 struggled a bit

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Arjun S Marvel Future Fight REALLY seems to like the Exynos more than the Qualcomm.

[@petihabmx]

big shoes to fill but well done man, a very good review

[@DiLLZGFX]

sweet review

[@zacc449]

does this amp thing make much of a difference? I'm a big music listener

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Zac Cramer It helps. It all depends on music file quality, the headphones you own, where you most often listen to music, etc. I don't think it's a radical overall difference, but it seems I have to dial the S7 up at least one click to match the output of the S6. This means that the noise (hiss or air) generated by the phone is also a tiny bit louder.

[@zacc449]

JuanBagnell thanks man:)

[@coltacristian]

Sony z5 family review?

[@dineshkumar91purohit]

which camera sensor is better, Sony vs isocell?(mine s7 have isocell,I'm not happy with it)

[@TechnoGeek209]

Both are identical at 99% there's absolutely no noticeable difference , Sony and Samsung have the best sensors ever so you shouldn't be worrying about this .

[@LoneWolfCODYT]

almost equal isocell is the best in my opinion, u might have a defective model or you're just too nit picky (not sure if that's spelled right)

[@broblowski]

nice review Juan Baguette.

[@Jojobizzare80]

How do i find out what sensor i have in my S7 Edge ?

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

+Jon Coffey you just gotta get really good at looking at the photo output. Examining the color dynamics through a flux filter, you can see focal length distortions from the sub pixel array. If you take that and feed it through Lightroom, it should be either 7 nano-meters for brightcell or 11 nano-meters for Sony sensor. I'm totally kidding. Download AIDA64 from the app store.

[@Jojobizzare80]

+JuanBagnell lol 😁 Thank you very much