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Review on Renewed Samsung Galaxy S7 in Gold - 32GB and Locked to Verizon Wireless by Bali ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I expected mediocre quality, but the product was pleasantly surprised.

In general, I listed all the advantages and disadvantages for me in the corresponding sections. I took it to replace the old Galaxy S4-mini 2022. OnePlus 3T was also considered as an alternative, but it cost something around 26 thousand in China with a worse camera, although it has better other characteristics (for example, 64 GB memory, a larger screen and almost naked Android). The Samsung S7 was played by a better camera and a promotion from one of the operators to return 30% of the cost to the card. As a result, it cost 24990r. For some, the shortcomings I have indicated will be ridiculous and seem nitpicking, but this is my opinion and I expressed it for those who still choose a smartphone for themselves. Generally speaking, I thought that the flagship (albeit 2022) should include everything advanced without abandoning support for what was already there (for example, infrared, etc.), but Samsung marketing thinks otherwise.

Pros
  • 1) performance, 2) The camera is great! 3) Support for contactless payment (SamsungPay, AndroidPay), including on old terminals (like MST technology is called) - this is when the card had to be swiped from the side of the terminal, 4) Large screen 5.1 "(I would like, however, even more 5.5"). 5) Fast charging. Approximately 1.5 hours from 30% to 100% 6) OTG support - I connect an external flash drive to reset photos. 7) A large number of non-original accessories in China. Good quality bumpers - from 120r! 8) The presence of a 3.5 output for wired headphones.
Cons
  • I will compare with my previous Galaxy S4-mini and what disappointed. 1) Poor autonomy. It doesn't matter to me which battery is installed in the device, the main thing is how the device consumes. And the Galaxy S7 consumes a lot, although I always have GPS and 4G turned on. The old Galaxy S4-mini, however, holds even less. 2) Lack of an infrared port. Used to using the old S4-mini. 3) The inability to put a second SIM card and a memory card at the same time. On the old S4-mini it was. 4) The sound through the external speaker is worse due to moisture protection. On the old S4-mini, the sound was better. 5) The fingerprint scanner is not the fastest. Compared with MEIZU - it's just lightning fast! 6) The built-in memory is only 32GB, of which 8 GB is occupied only by the system. For some reason, Samsung marketers thought that 2022 did not need a 64 GB version, although there is such a version for the Emirates. Only an external flash drive helps out, on which you periodically have to dump photos. 7) Does not support transport cards of Hong Kong type "Troika". There is some old chip in Troika, but some new ones are supported in our advanced one! As far as I know, Samsung simply did not want to pay for that technology for a license, as a result, we, the users, suffer. 8) There is no compass app, although the magnetic sensor is built in. Installed a third party program. In the city it shows the North correctly (the Internet is not needed), I have not tried it in the forest. 9) Not the best oleophobic screen coating. Fingers slide rather badly and "fingers" remain.