Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review

This general light shot shows perfectly the power of the S7 Edge's camera to capture detail

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge review

An unremarkable photo - except it was captured while running. The autofocus on the S7 Edge is strong.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

While most smartphone cameras can't capture that moment when snow starts to fall, the Galaxy S7 Edge manages it with aplomb

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

This photo was taken in pretty low light, and while it took a couple of attempts to focus the result is pleasing, with the minimal muddying and hairs still distinguishable.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

A bird mid-flight - again, great sharpness

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

This scene has differing light levels from left to right - the phone was still able to capture the difference well

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

For a comedy bonus look at the camera's prowess, zoom in on the expression of the top bird's face in the full res image

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

The water droplets here capture the bird washing itself perfectly.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

At 3x zoom, you'd struggle to notice the noise present initially until you look more closely

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge review

A nicely-framed shot with differing light levels - an easy one to snap when noticed
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Gareth Beavis
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Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grew with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.

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