We published our in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge earlier this week, and it was based on the Exynos version of the smartphone. We later got our hands on a Snapdragon version so we got a chance to compare the two in benchmarks, and now in battery endurance.
No matter the chipset, battery capacity of the Galaxy S7 edge is fixed at 3,600mAh - a generous amount. It is also a substantial increase over the S6 edge's 2,600mAh, not to mention the S6 edge+, which has a 3,000mAh power pack and a larger 5.7-inch display. In light of that, even die-hard removable battery supporters like us are willing to let it slide that the S7 edge's cell is sealed.
And that's even before we get to the fact that it charges very quickly, even if the S7 edge only supports Qualcomm's QuickCharge 2.0 standard and not the latest version 3.0. Samsung promises 0 to 100% in 100min for the S7 edge, and it's even more impressive just how rapidly those percentages climb from flat to 70% where charge speed starts to taper off.
Much like the company's last-year flagships, the Galaxy S7 edge is also capable of wireless charging with pads compliant with both Qi and PMA. Samsung will also sell you a fast wireless charging pad, which can fill up the battery nearly as fast as a cable will.
After we tested both versions, the summary goes like this. Number one - the Exynos-version is overall more efficient and outlasts the Snapdragon variant by a few hours in all three major tests and in Endurance rating. Number two - both are as good, or better than last year's S6 edge and S6 edge+.
Moving to the individual tests, the Galaxy S7 edge is good for about 24:30 hours or 22:30 hours of 3G voice calls, Exynos 8890 and Snapdragon 820 respectively. Difference aside, both perform noticeably better than the competition: Nexus 6P comes closest (20:50h), but the LG V10 (16:40h) and iPhone 6s Plus (15:51h) will have died long before either S7 edge pops up a warning.
Talk time
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE 46:44h
Gionee Marathon M5 38:07h
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro 33:20h
Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G 33:19h
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) 32:54h
Xiaomi Redmi 3 32:53h
Oppo R7 Plus 30:46h
OnePlus 2 30:29h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 30:29h
Motorola DROID Turbo 30:09h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM 29:46h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM 29:46h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE 29:46h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 29:46h
Huawei Honor 5X 29:40h
Samsung Galaxy Note5 28:34h
HTC One (M8) for Windows 28:34h
Nokia Lumia 1520 28:34h
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 28:31h
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE 28:25h
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact 28:23h
Huawei G8 27:44h
Samsung Galaxy S5 27:37h
Sony Xperia Z1 26:53h
Huawei Mate 8 26:45h
Samsung Galaxy S6 active 26:29h
Motorola Moto X Play 26:28h
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 26:01h
Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7 25:45h
LG G3 25:38h
LG G Pro 2 25:37h
LG G Flex 25:19h
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra 25:16h
LG G2 25:15h
Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos 25:12h
Samsung Galaxy A7 25:12h
BlackBerry Passport 25:12h
Huawei Ascend Mate 25:12h
Motorola Nexus 6 25:03h
Samsung Galaxy A8 25:02h
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos 25:02h
Alcatel Hero 25:02h
Oppo N1 25:01h
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 24:52h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (E8890) 24:29h
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 24:23h
Oppo R7s 24:03h
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 23:49h
LG AKA 23:20h
Sony Xperia Z3 23:13h
Meizu PRO 5 23:10h
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM 23:09h
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM 23:09h
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE 23:09h
Oppo R7 22:58h
Samsung Galaxy S7 22:57h
Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 22:42h
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 22:36h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (S820) 22:32h
Motorola Moto X Style 22:23h
ZTE Nubia Z9 22:20h
Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue 22:16h
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 22:13h
HTC One Max 22:13h
Lenovo ZUK Z1 22:13h
Nokia Lumia 1020 22:13h
Sony Xperia Z2 22:13h
Nokia Lumia 1320 22:13h
Sony Xperia C3 Dual 22:11h
Meizu MX4 Pro 22:09h
Yota YotaPhone 2 22:09h
Samsung ATIV SE 22:05h
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) 22:02h
Xiaomi Redmi Note 21:41h
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 21:39h
Motorola RAZR MAXX 21:18h
Xiaomi Mi 4i 21:02h
Meizu m2 note 20:55h
Huawei Nexus 6P 20:50h
LG Optimus G Pro E985 20:45h
HTC One M9 20:44h
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 20:42h
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) 20:40h
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium 20:27h
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 20:24h
Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL 20:22h
Motorola RAZR i XT890 20:07h
Huawei Ascend Mate7 20:06h
Samsung Galaxy A3 20:04h
Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos 20:04h
Samsung Galaxy E7 20:04h
Oppo Find 7 20:03h
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active 20:01h
BlackBerry Q10 20:00h
OnePlus One 19:56h
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 19:55h
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200 19:54h
Sony Xperia SP 19:49h
Samsung Galaxy S6 19:48h
Sony Xperia T3 19:48h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 19:48h
It would be an understatement to say that the Galaxy S7 edge excels at video playback longevity, especially the Exynos version. With its 20:08h result, it stands at the all-time second spot among devices we've tested, behind the Gioniee Marathon M5 (monstrous 6,020mAh battery, midrange hardware).
The Snapdragon S7 edge is no slouch either when it comes to watching videos and calls it a day after almost 17 hours - yes, impressive, but still 3 hours less. Then again, the iPhone 6s Plus throws in the towel another 3 hours earlier (13:57h). The Nexus 6P (9:59) will need two full charges to match the Exynos S7 edge, and you better have two spare batteries for the V10 (7:30) if you're looking to keep up with the edges.
Video playback
Gionee Marathon M5 26:24h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (E8890) 20:08h
LG G Flex 19:57h
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) 18:36h
Oppo R7 Plus 18:04h
Samsung Galaxy S6 active 18:03h
Meizu PRO 5 18:02h
Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G 18:01h
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 17:52h
Xiaomi Redmi 3 17:50h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (S820) 16:54h
Motorola RAZR MAXX 16:35h
Samsung Galaxy J7 16:22h
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact 15:03h
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE 14:58h
Samsung Galaxy E7 14:57h
Samsung Galaxy S7 14:50h
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 14:17h
Lenovo ZUK Z1 14:14h
Oppo R7s 14:05h
Huawei Ascend Mate7 14:04h
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 13:57h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 13:53h
Xiaomi Mi 5 13:52h
Samsung Galaxy Note5 13:51h
Motorola DROID Turbo 13:41h
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 13:32h
Nokia Lumia 1020 13:12h
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra 13:12h
Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini 13:12h
HTC One Max 13:11h
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 13:08h
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact 13:04h
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 13:04h
Sony Xperia C 12:53h
Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260 12:51h
Huawei Honor 6 12:51h
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active 12:51h
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos 12:45h
Samsung Galaxy A8 12:45h
Meizu MX4 Pro 12:41h
Huawei Mate 8 12:34h
Nokia Lumia 1520 12:31h
Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 12:30h
BlackBerry Q5 12:28h
Sony Xperia C3 Dual 12:22h
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) 12:21h
Huawei Ascend Mate 12:18h
Sony Xperia Z2 12:16h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 12:12h
Samsung Galaxy S6 12:12h
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE 12:10h
Motorola Moto X Play 12:06h
LG AKA 11:54h
Sony Xperia Z3 11:47h
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 11:38h
Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7 11:37h
Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL 11:32h
Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 11:29h
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 11:27h
Huawei Mate S 11:26h
OnePlus One 11:23h
HTC One (E8) 11:16h
HTC One (M8) for Windows 11:15h
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 11:15h
Samsung Galaxy S5 11:15h
Oppo N1 11:15h
BlackBerry Q10 11:15h
Meizu m1 note 11:09h
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini 11:02h
Asus PadFone X 11:01h
Xiaomi Mi 4c 10:47h
Apple iPhone 6s 10:46h
BlackBerry Passport 10:46h
vivo X5Max 10:44h
vivo X5Pro 10:41h
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 10:41h
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL 10:38h
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM 10:38h
Samsung Galaxy J2 10:35h
HTC Desire Eye 10:35h
LG G Flex2 10:35h
HTC Desire 816 10:34h
Apple iPhone 5s 10:31h
HTC Butterfly 2 10:26h
LG G2 mini 10:23h
Nokia Lumia 735 10:20h
Huawei G8 10:20h
Apple iPhone 5 10:12h
Xiaomi Mi 4i 10:11h
HTC One (M8) 10:11h
Samsung Galaxy K zoom 10:08h
Samsung ATIV SE 10:07h
Sony Xperia M2 10:04h
HTC First 10:03h
HTC One 10:02h
Motorola Moto X 10:01h
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 10:01h
Motorola Nexus 6 10:01h
Nokia Lumia 635 10:00h
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus 10:00h
In web browsing we have the Exynos Galaxy S7 edge leading this improvised pack with its 13:32h result, but here the Snapdragon version (10:09h) doesn't have what it takes to claim silver - it's the iPhone6s Plus for a change (11:51h). The Nexus 6P and LG V10 are in their usual unimpressive form and in this test hover around the 8:30 mark.
Web browsing
Gionee Marathon M5 30:51h
Huawei Mate 8 17:05h
Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G 16:41h
Sony Xperia E4 16:40h
Samsung Galaxy S6 active 16:25h
Xiaomi Redmi 3 15:11h
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE 15:05h
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact 14:52h
Sony Xperia Z5 14:35h
Meizu MX4 14:06h
Huawei Ascend Mate7 13:53h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (E8890) 13:32h
Huawei P8 13:32h
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) 13:26h
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini 13:14h
HTC Butterfly 2 13:11h
Meizu m1 note 13:05h
Huawei Honor 6 12:59h
Meizu PRO 5 12:51h
Xiaomi Mi 5 12:50h
Sony Xperia C 12:45h
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 12:42h
Nokia Lumia 1520 12:40h
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 12:37h
HTC One (M8) for Windows 12:31h
HTC Desire 700 dual sim 12:30h
HTC One (M8) 12:29h
Apple iPhone 6s 12:27h
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos 12:18h
ZTE Nubia Z9 12:18h
Samsung Galaxy A8 12:18h
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra 12:17h
Sony Xperia Z3 12:03h
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 11:55h
Nokia XL 11:54h
Motorola Moto X Play 11:52h
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 11:51h
Sony Xperia Z3+ 11:51h
HTC Desire 816 11:48h
Sony Xperia C3 Dual 11:47h
LG G2 11:42h
Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos 11:36h
Samsung Galaxy A5 11:36h
Meizu m1 metal 11:33h
Sony Xperia E4g 11:32h
Sony Xperia Z2 11:32h
Motorola DROID Turbo 11:31h
Sony Xperia E1 11:30h
HTC One Max 11:20h
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact 11:20h
Sony Xperia ZR 11:20h
HTC Butterfly S 11:07h
Asus PadFone X 11:07h
LG G2 mini 11:02h
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 11:01h
Nokia Lumia 1320 10:58h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 10:56h
Samsung Galaxy S6 10:56h
HTC Desire 510 10:53h
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM 10:52h
Microsoft Lumia 532 10:52h
Motorola Moto G 4G 10:52h
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM 10:50h
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL 10:50h
Lenovo ZUK Z1 10:46h
Samsung Galaxy Note5 10:43h
Oppo R7 Plus 10:39h
LG AKA 10:38h
Huawei Honor 7 10:38h
Nokia Lumia 830 10:36h
Apple iPhone 6 10:29h
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 10:25h
Meizu MX4 Pro 10:24h
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE 10:23h
Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM 10:23h
Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM 10:23h
Nokia Lumia 630 10:18h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE 10:14h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 10:14h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM 10:14h
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM 10:14h
BlackBerry Passport 10:12h
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) 10:12h
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (S820) 10:09h
BlackBerry Q5 10:04h
HTC Desire Eye 10:02h
HTC One (E8) 10:02h
Huawei G8 10:00h
Huawei Honor 5X 10:00h
Nokia Lumia 635 10:00h
Apple iPhone 5s 9:58h
HTC One 9:58h
Apple iPhone 5 9:56h
Meizu m2 note 9:54h
Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930 9:54h
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) 9:52h
Sony Xperia M2 9:48h
Sony Xperia E3 9:48h
Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini 9:47h
OnePlus One 9:46h
Huawei Mate S 9:43h
The Always On display feature was always going to be a battery drainer, no two ways about it. Samsung's claim that it would cost you 1% per hour seems about right and it does leave a huge impact on the overall endurance rating. That's because our proprietary score also includes a standby battery draw test, which we carried out with the AOD off and then once again with AOD on. These results are not featured in our test scorecard but are calculated in the total rating.
The Galaxy S7 edge (E8890) did splendidly with an Endurance rating of 98 hours - that's the amount of time the S7 edge would last on a single charge if you use it for an hour of 3G calls, an hour of web browsing, and an hour of video playback each day. Under the same use scenario, the Galaxy S7 edge (S820) gets an 87h Endurance rating.
A drop by about 30% in the rating follows if you turn on the Always on display Finally, if you want to use the Edge feeds, which require the screen to keep the capacitive sensors on, you will lose in the whereabouts of additional 7 hours.
However, and that's really important, the detrimental effect of all these additional features will be of much less significance the more you actively use your phone. Playing games, watching videos, surfing the web - any actual use that has the display on and the processor ticking at anything but idle will deplete the battery much faster than any always on clock or calendar ever can.
The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
my model is SM-G9350
and the battery life gets poorer by the day
it now swells, it's even creating a bulge on the screen
then it took about 2 hours to get fully charged
now it takes over 3 hours
pls I need help
Benxhmarks are just benchmarks though.
The exynos even opens and runs most apps better with better ram management.
As well as means better battery life but a decent margine.
And as always a much better quality audio chip.
Its almost alway...
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