Samsung Galaxy S7 Active review Comments
- AnonD-152638
- mhA
AnonD-551566, 30 Jun 2016lol for some, screen protectors are a must on every device, i know mine can survive a few scra... moreIf you don't know about air bubbles, I have doubts that you have ever applied a screen protector. I've never seen anyone manage to apply a screen protector without first getting air bubbles. Most quality screen protectors even mention them in the supplied manual. Some comes with hard plastic tools to help you get rid of them and some tell you to use a cloth (often a supplied cloth that is also used for cleaning the screen before applying).
I've managed to get rid of air bubbles. However after a couple of months, I've had at least one air bubble again, sometimes the air bubbles has been back after only a few days or weeks. Often in the same place as one of the ones that I managed to get rid of. And when they re-appear, it doesn't seem like you can rub them of, they come back almost instantly, even if you think you have succeeded.
In youtube videos you often see people start rubbing the screen again after applying the protector, before showing you the result, suggesting that they saw air-bubbles that they wanted to get rid of. And like I say, you can manage to get rid of them, but often not all of them permanently, and you seldom get to see the device again after some time in videos.
I even seen videos where people have discarded screen protectors, or admitted that they replaced it (instantly of after a couple of days), because they did not get a good result.
I have gotten products from the factory, with screen protectors already on, with Air bubbles.
And I've seen a lot of people with devices with air-bubbles.
And I have heard resellers tell their customers that they don't want to try to apply the screen protectors, as they can't guarantee a good result.
Perhaps there is some place where I live, where people can have them apply the screen protector for you and guarantee a good result, but then I'm sure you would have to pay extra for that.
If I would manage to find a place that would offer to put it on for free, I would have to live with the result. And I rather do a bad job myself, than having someone else do a bad job with products I paid money for.
So I would not for a second believe a person that is trying to convince me that it’s easy to apply plastic screen protectors, it simply isn’t. Sometimes people manage to get a perfect result, most of the time people don’t, at least not on the first attempt, every single time. So if you want e perfect result, you should expect to have to buy more than one screen protector.
Over a longer period of time, plastic screen protectors will start to come of slightly at the edges, and starting to collect dust, that does not only affect the look, but might actually catch dust that makes scratches or dents in the display.
With glass screen protectors, air-bubbles are mostly not an issue. And you can often lift them and re-apply them if you have bubbles as first. And if they are still there, they tend to disappear with time, as the pressure is distributed over the whole area, forcing the air out in the end.
But there is still a fairly large risk that you will get some dust or fiber caught beneath the glass screen protector, so that the result will not look perfect. And perhaps then even leaving a pocket of air, surrounding that dirt, where you can see that the screen protector hasn’t fully attached to the glass beneath. The same is true for plastic screen protectors.
And even glass screen protectors can start coming of at the ends.
If you can live with scratches on your screen protector, surely you could live with scratches on your device.
So either you are sensitive to scratches and need a screen protector that you can replace, or you are not sensitive to scratches, and actually does not really need a screen protector.
Most mobiles have scratch resistant screens, that handles scratches better than screen protectors. Even the more expensive glass screen protectors seems to scratch more easily than the glass on the display itself.
So having a screen protector will most likely mean that you will have scratches more easily, actually, meaning that if you are sensitive, you would be bothered by scratches sooner than if you left your screen bare.
And without the screen protector you will not get dirt caught between the glass and the screen protector, not even at the edges, over time.
Protecting you screen from scratches by having a scratchy screen protector seems odd. Why are you protecting that glass screen if you are never going to see the good condition it is in?
Either you are bothered with scratches, or you are not.
Plus the screen protector often compromises the look and feel.
Makes no sense to me.
If you only get one single screen protector for your device, you could have been just fine even without it. If you get rid of the device before the protector is scratched or starts collecting dust, your glass screen would not have gotten scratches either. If the protector get scratches before you get rid of the device, well then you could have lived without the screen protector and just as well had scratches on the screen itself.
So if you do care about scratches, you will probably have to replace your screen protector every now and then. Add to that, having to buy extra for failed attempts to get them on.
It does however increase the resale value if you can keep the amount of scratches down. But often devices show wear and tear in other places, if it would ever been in a situation where the screen was saved from scratches, by having a screen protector. And then the perfect or almost perfect condition of the screen glass, will not do that much to the resale value, unless you recondition the device, but very few devices are worth reconditioning as the resale value won’t increase as much as the reconditioning costs, even if the screen was in perfect condition and did not need replacing.
Glass screen protectors can however sometimes even save your screen from breaking, as they crack themselves and by doing so, absorbs some of the impact. Thin plastic screen protectors have almost no shock absorbing properties, despite some claiming they do.
So a glass screen protector even with scratches, even cracks could be a way to protect your device from getting damaged in terms of functionality. Thus glass screen protectors makes some sense, even if you are the type that are not bothered with visible scratches.
But it does affect the looks, and thickness of the device, and isn’t completely easy to apply, so it’s not without issues. And a good quality one costs even more than high quality plastic screen protectors.
And with curved glass of curved displays, glass screen protectors look horrible.
This device however has a flat screen, so it could be ok. And since the screen is slightly recessed and the buttons stick out, a good quality glass screen protector, with precise cut-outs, might not hurt the look that much, in this particular case. And not add that much to thickness. But it could still end up being a hustle to get it on, without ending up with dirt between the screen and the protector.
- AnonD-404954
- GT9
Mir, 30 Jun 2016I think that was a fluke.
They never achieve that score again in any of their handset, (with ... moresamsung flip phone can survive for than 2 weeks
you cannot compare old tecnology to the new one
- Gerald
- vac
Honestly I don't know why Samsung doesn't just drop Android all together and go with Tizen! It might also be an idea that Samsung drops the Exynos processor and starts buy A10 chipsets. There is a reason Apple have been so successful for such a long time!
- AnonD-20306
- qWP
S6 Active still has better battery life, almost half the price, and is almost as tough. S6 Active for the win.
- AnonD-485191
- CAn
I'm somehow shocked by the battery life. I expected so much better since the S6 active went above 105h with a 3600mah battery.
This shows how efficient exynos chipsets are. Just compare both the S7 edge varients and you will see.
- AnonD-551566
- PH0
AnonD-152638, 30 Jun 2016It's not a easy fix. Applying screen protectors and getting a good result is really hard. Ev... morelol for some, screen protectors are a must on every device, i know mine can survive a few scratches and so, but every little scartch adds up so i put the screen protector and even when it has a few scracthes (just a couple visible) there's no need to be replacing them as much as u claim, other thing, air bubbles?? either ur doing it wrong or need some help doing it, stores where u can buy screen protectors put them right infront of u so ur ok with the set up...either way the active is meant to be used outdoors and so, it's more exposed to scratches than normal phones, i really recommend the screen protector for that
- AnonD-482637
- Khs
AnonD-98399, 30 Jun 2016Samsung , success , success , success !!! finally i saw the 4000mah battery in Samsung model ... moreA9 pro
- AnonD-152638
- mhA
Anonymous, 30 Jun 2016Very easy fix. Screen protectorIt's not a easy fix.
Applying screen protectors and getting a good result is really hard.
Even with glass screen protectors you have the issue of dust getting caught.
The glass ones also tends to break easily, even the most expensive versions.
And it adds thickness if the screen is not recessed. And it does not perfectly match the front. And the cutouts also effects the look.
The plastic ones look better when applied in theory, as they dont add as much thickness.
They scratch more easily, however, so to keep the look clean you would probably have to replace it more often than a glass one.
And they effect the feel of the screen. The glass ones feel much better.
And it's near impossible to apply one without getting air bubbles. I've tried myself, but even had products with protectors already applied in the factory and I've never had a device with plastic screen protector without airbubbles. And dirt can still be caught.
It also adds extra cost. Especially if you are going for the better ones. And keep replacing them to keep the looks up. And you might have to discard some, if you fail when you are trying to apply them.
- Mir
- Lbe
Anonymous, 30 Jun 2016I like to see sony achieve that while using more than 720p.I think that was a fluke.
They never achieve that score again in any of their handset, (with a small battery).
- Mir
- Lbe
Well, Samasung fails to provide a battery battery life/battery optimization.
Since S3 and so on... They fail.
Either they don't know how to optimize or they are just using the third class batteries.
- AnonD-476243
- tDC
S7 active really best galaxy there, coz this phone really not mainstream not like other galaxy series, anyway the one things i really like in s7 active is design
- AnonD-98399
- vV5
Samsung , success , success , success !!!
finally i saw the 4000mah battery in Samsung model , & the video playback is so impressive result upto 20 hours , 12 hours wifi is not bad result , i expect more on 4000mah by Samsung processor.
hope the Samsung coming up model will fit in 5000mah , for us really peace of mind from 8am until 11pm.
- AnonD-544055
- X}Q
I dont understand why this is still an AT&T exclusive. These days almost everyone have stopped doing it. It definitely can do great if they launch it across all carriers.
- macchia nera
- swn
Unbelievable, is it possible that Samsung had built another rugged phone without a lanyard outlet?
So we are supposed to put it in another case in order to have it tied to ourselves when on water?
Stupid.
- Th3N31ghb0r
- v0q
Anonymous, 30 Jun 201696hr will still be great for sure....but was really hoping to see atleast 5hr improvement from... moreLikely because a SnapDragon processor was used rather than the more efficient Exynos like in the internation S7 variants.
- AnonD-286474
- uu9
Yuri84, 30 Jun 2016Try selfie camera taking a picture using edge of the sensor. As in, position the camera so tha... moreYes, selfie around the photo edges will distort with elongation or compression
- Anonymous
- krW
Yuri84, 30 Jun 2016Try selfie camera taking a picture using edge of the sensor. As in, position the camera so tha... moreIt's the wide angle sensor.
- Anonymous
- wry
jrharbort, 30 Jun 2016... Sony was the one hitting 100+ hours with batteries as small as 2600mAh.I like to see sony achieve that while using more than 720p.
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