When comparing LG V10 vs Samsung Galaxy S7, the Slant community recommends Samsung Galaxy S7 for most people. In the question“What are the best smartphones releasing for Spring/Summer 2016?” Samsung Galaxy S7 is ranked 3rd while LG V10 is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Samsung Galaxy S7 is:
the 3000mAh battery combined with the efficient SoC (system on a chip - CPU and GPU on the same chip) and Amoled display offer great battery life. Users on Reddit have been reporting 5+ hours of screen on time
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Pros
Pro Informative second screen
Additional smaller screen above the usual one, incredibly useful for multitasking, notifications, music controls. It also has an always on functionality with low power consumption thanks to the small size and separate backlight.
Pro Removeable battery and MicroSD slot
The rear cover can be removed to access an SD card slot and replaceable battery. This allows you to expand the storage capabilities of the device, and to swap batteries when you have no access to a charger for an extended time.
Pro High quality camera
The 16 megapixel rear camera takes photos that compete with the phones released spring 2016, despite being 6 months older. No phone camera from 2015 is superior, and only one or two can compete.
Pro 32 bit DAC
The digital audio converter on this phone is excellent, surpassing even the additional module that can be added to the LG G5 for a higher price, and it's built in. If you're an audiophile, or even just a regular Joe with really good headphones, you'll appreciate the quality of sound.
Pro IR Blaster
Control most tv's and more, easily with built in IR blaster.
Pro Wide-angle front camera
Dual front camera setup with a wide angle option for group photographs.
Pro Fingerprint scanner for security
On the rear power button is a nicely positioned fingerprint scanner that (after being updated) now is a quick and quality reader. Great for security and as an easy lock for your device.
Pro Durable construction
Steel side rails, a durable silicon/rubber back, and two layers of glass protecting the LCD display leave this phone as one of the most rugged competitors on the market, and one of very few that are certified to military drop test standards.
Pro Manual video recording controls
Fine tune your recordings with various adjustments before or during filming.
Pro Long battery life
the 3000mAh battery combined with the efficient SoC (system on a chip - CPU and GPU on the same chip) and Amoled display offer great battery life. Users on Reddit have been reporting 5+ hours of screen on time
Pro Industry leading camera
The camera may only be rated at 12MP, but it uses 'dual-pixel' technology which means there are actually two sub-pixels for each pixel. These dual-pixels will be able to capture much more detail than a regular 12MP camera. Each pixel has also been enlarged, allowing more light to enter. This means that lowlight photography will be drastically improved.
Pro Waterproof
The Galaxy S7 is rated IP68 for water and dust resistance. This means that it can be totally submerged in 1.5m (nearly 5 ft) of fresh water for 30 minutes. There are no flaps - just don't use the charging port until it has had enough time to dry out.
Pro Fantastic display
The 5.1" 1440p Amoled display is the best display ever put on a phone. The Amoled display technology allows individual pixels to turn off (IPS LCDs have the whole backlight either fully on or fully off which is why they still produce light on a totally black image), meaning that black colors truly are black. Colors appear to pop out of the display as well.
Older generation Amoled panels used to suffer from screen burn-in, however this issue was addressed last year and should no longer cause any issues.
Pro Fast performance
In America the S7 uses the Snapdragon 820 processor, the worldwide edition uses the Exynos 8890. Both of these processors are brand new as of 2016, and will offer great performance for years to come.
The Exynos version is about 10% faster when it comes to loading apps, and performs 44% better when loading recent apps
Pro Expandable storage
The Galaxy S7 has brought back the SD card slot (the Galaxy S6 didn't have the slot), which allows for 2TB of theoretical storage. The only problem is the largest micro SD card on the market currently is 200GB, but that's still a lot of storage. Because there is a SD card slot, you can add more storage after buying the phone - something not all phones offer.
Pro VR available
The Galaxy S7 is compatible with Samsung Gear VR. It costs $99, but sometimes can be bundled with the phone for less. It is a great affordable introduction to virtual reality, although it isn't the best solution available.
The phone clips into the headset, and connects via the USB port to act as the brains and display for the unit.
Pro Great design
Cons
Con Battery life is average at best
For heavier users, this phone will struggle to last you through the day. It does help however, that the battery can be replaced at any time, unlike most competitors nowadays. Of course adding an extra battery will be at an extra cost to the user.
Con Large build
This phone is big. It has a 5.7" screen, then another 2.1" screen, then two lips. It has steel rail sides. It's big, and if you aren't sure, go to a store and hold it in your hand to get a feel before you buy.
Con Poor speaker placement
The single speaker is on the bottom of the phone, which is easy to block just by holding it. Because it's facing downwards, you'll want to cup your hand around it or put it in a cup to direct the sound better.
Con Most of the reviews of this on the Internet are sponsored
Samsung pays a lot for 'loving' his phone
Con Rather expensive
Con TouchWiz software
TouchWiz isn't as bad on the S7 as it has been in the past, however it's still one of the most bloat-ware (apps that come pre-installed that don't really serve a purpose) filled UI skins out there. In this iteration at least TouchWiz doesn't make the phone lag
Con Battery life is not that great
Although it's not a small battery, and it charges really fast with a fast charge, you get the feeling it won't last a full day. Having to disable a lot of stuff to get through the day, especially if you are going out at night can be a compromise many do not want to make.
Con No USB-C port
For a cutting edge phone this is an oddity. It may because the old style non-reversible USB port is needed to use it with the Gear VR but wouldn't it have made more sense to update the Gear VR to the new standard?