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Galaxy S7 review: The 2016 Galaxy that brought back microSD and waterproofing.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2016·$670
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#74 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 2016 fan favourite — now firmly a museum piece.

The Galaxy S7 fixed the S6’s missteps with microSD and waterproofing, and debuted Dual Pixel autofocus. microUSB, no 5G and ended support make it history today.

01Display

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size5.1 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,440 px (577 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass 4

02Camera

64/100

64/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2016.

Main12 MP, f/1.7, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Selfie5 MP, f/1.7
Video4K @ 30 fps
FeaturesDual Pixel autofocus (debut)

03Performance

52/100

52/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2016 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 820 / Exynos 8890 (14 nm)
CPU4–8 cores
GPUAdreno 530 / Mali-T880
RAM4 GB
Storage32 GB / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

62/100

62/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2016.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired15 W
Wireless9 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

06Value

56/100

56/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2016.

What works
  • Brought back microSD and IP68 waterproofing.
  • Dual Pixel autofocus debuted here — fast focus.
  • Sharp QHD AMOLED.
  • Compact, comfortable build.
What doesn't
  • microUSB port (pre-USB-C).
  • No 5G; software ended at Android 8.
  • Mono speaker; single camera.
  • Discontinued — a vintage device.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 109-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .