When comparing BlackPhone vs Galaxy S7 edge, the Slant community recommends BlackPhone for most people. In the question“What are the most innovative smartphones of today? ” BlackPhone is ranked 6th while Galaxy S7 edge is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose BlackPhone is:
BlackPhone is designed to protect you from government snooping and data mining by corporations or malicious attackers in a way that reduces your data footprint as much as possible through a combination of data encryption and system design choices.
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Pros
Pro Privacy focused
BlackPhone is designed to protect you from government snooping and data mining by corporations or malicious attackers in a way that reduces your data footprint as much as possible through a combination of data encryption and system design choices.
Pro Bundled software and services worth $879
BlackPhone includes and impressive array of privacy focused software and services that include:
- A two-year subscription to Silent Circle. Silent Circle allows private voice and video calling, text messaging and file sharing. Additionally it allows you to gift a years subscription to the service to three people.
- A two-year subsciption to Disconnect. Disconnect is a VPN (virtual private network) service that anonymizes your internet traffic and it also anonymizes search of the BlackPhones web browser.
- A two-year subsciption to SpiderOak. SpiderOak offers 5GB worth of cloud storage and sharing.
Pro PrivatOS’ Security Center gives control of what you share
PrivatOS, the Android KitKat fork that's running on BlackPhone, includes Security Center that gives you great control of what information and with who or what should and should not be shared.
Pro It's also a good-enough phone on it's own
Of course BlackPhone is lagging behind the flagship phones of Apple, Samsung or HTC, but not by much. It has a 2GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4i CPU, a 720p display that's somewhat on the lower end. Other than that, it has good specs and a neutral design.
Pro Industry leading camera
With an amazing f/1.7 aperture, OIS and 'focus pixel' technology, even low light shots come out surprisingly well. Daylight shots are absolutely amazing.
Pro Water and dust resistance
The IP68 rating means that the S7 Edge can withstand being submerged in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes
Pro Fantastic screen
The large (5.5"), high resolution (1440p) display used Amoled technology, which provides true blacks and punchy colors. Colors can go a bit wonky at lowest brightness and at extreme angles, but those are small prices to pay for such an amazing display.
Pro Great battery life
The battery lasts a long time in the S7 Edge, with real users reporting around 5 hours of screen on time, and review sites mentioning it has above average battery life as well.
The battery is also quick-charge compatible, as well as wireless charging (and wireless quick charging). For quick charge, you'll need the included adapter, or another quick-charge certified adapter.
During a 90 minute video test at 100% brightness, the battery only dropped by 14%, and GSMArena rates the battery at 98h which is amazing
Pro Multi-window feature
The S7 Edge allows you to run two apps on the screen at the same time. To enter this mode, hold the recent apps button. The S7 Edge supports more than 40 apps in this multi-window mode.
Pro Fantastic performance
While the processors may differ depending on where you buy it (America gets the Snapdragon 820 and virtually everywhere else gets the Exynos 8890), both processors provide great performance which is significantly better than the last generation of processors.
The Exynos version has slightly faster load times and much faster multitasking, however the Snapdragon version offers a better GPU which translates to better in-game performance. Either way, you are getting top notch performance.
Pro Compatible with VR
The Galaxy S7 Edge 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.
Cons
Con Privacy is not guaranteed
Con Slippery
The glass back makes it very slippery, and you may want to invest in a case or skin to improve the grip, however those options will hide the great design of the phone.
Con Poor speaker placement
The single speaker on the bottom of the phone is fairly easy to block, and holding your finger over it mutes it significantly.