Get to know the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's edge screen

That slick edge screen on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is more than just a pretty design, it's functional, too.

Last year's Galaxy S6 Edge had just a few features to make use of the curved screen, but the S7 ramps it up. The curved edges of the display make it feel like the screen never really stops. The edges of the screen also act as an additional place to show information in a way that doesn't interfere with the rest of the screen.



We'll dive into everything Samsung added to the edge screen this year below and go hands-on with them in the video above. Now know more about Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's screen.

Edge panels

The edge screen gets far more shortcuts and tools with the S7 Edge. The People edge, a menu of favorite contacts is still there, but it's joined by the Apps edge menu, which shows your most frequently used apps and the Tasks edge, where you can add shortcuts of things you do often with your phone (such as taking a selfie or creating a new calendar event).

There are also new panels of information from Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, your calendar, weather and more. You can customize the Edge screen in settings, removing panels you don't want and downloading new ones from the Samsung app store.

Edge feed

Swipe a finger back and forth along either edge when the screen is off to see the Edge feed. It's a tiny display of helpful information, like missed calls, messages, sports scores and news updates. You can swipe up and down along the edge to move between feeds, which include Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance stock information, and your step count from the built-in S Health pedometer.

Edge lighting

Just like with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, the S7 Edge's screen will light up when someone calls or texts you. When the phone is resting screen down, the edge will glow when you get an incoming call or text. If the person calling you is one of the contacts in your People edge the screen will glow with whichever color you've assigned them -- either blue, green, purple, yellow or orange.

Troubleshooting: Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge volume and power buttons stop working

You’re in the middle of a Google Hangouts chat on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge when you stop to turn down the volume and quiet down notifications. Suddenly, you find yourself pressing the volume down button to no avail. You can’t turn down the volume. You can still use the volume up button, but the volume down button doesn’t work. Then, you decide to turn off the display with the power/standby button so that you may wake the device out of sleep (a simple little jolt may do, you tell yourself), only to discover that the power/standby button doesn’t work, either. What’re you going to do? Galaxy S6 users experienced a UI bug, as well as RAM management problems and fingerprint scanner issues last year, and no handset (including Samsung’s latest) is perfect.



Fortunately, the solution is simple: you need only hold down the volume down button and the power/standby button until the screen goes black. Continue to hold until you see the phone name (“Galaxy S7 edge,” for example) appear on-screen. At that point, you’ll be brought to a menu page that can be navigated by pressing the volume up or volume down buttons. Select “reboot normally” and then press the home button to confirm this selection. Immediately, the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge will reboot and everything should work as normal.

For some the phone might simply reboot instead of giving you any options when you hold down that button combination, in which case you simply need to let the phone boot up. My Galaxy S7 edge ran into this problem and I tried the above. It works. Despite the random problems you may encounter, though, we still think these devices will be on the very top of the Android food chain for 2016.

Powerful: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Last year, Samsung S6 series has been well received, but there are many shortcomings, such as poor battery life, you can not extend TF card and camera projection and so on. Samsung has listened to the views of users, in S6 successor who will not only solve all the above problems, and then also comes with a IP68 waterproof and dustproof, so S7 and S7 edge has been widespread concern once released.Let's see the powerful of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge:



Here is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's specifications and description:

Product Type: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G9350)
Body color: black, white, gold, silver
Body material: metal frame, glass body
Time to market: March 18, 2016
Operating System: TouchWiz OS (based on Android 6.0)
CPU Model: Qualcomm Xiaolong 820 / Samsung Exynos 8890
Network standard: the whole network 4G
Slot mode: Dual card slot with or
Run Memory: 4GB RAM
Body memory: 32GB / 64GB ROM
Storage Expansion: MicroSD (TF) maximum expansion 200GB
Screen size: 5.5 inches 2560x1440 534ppi
Screen proportion: 76.12%
Screen Nature: Super AMOLED, 2.5D glass, Always on constant display technology, the fourth generation of Corning Gorilla screen, anti-fingerprint coating
After the camera: 12 million pixels, the aperture F / 1.7, double-pixel sensor, OIS optical image stabilization, Dynamic Photo, time-lapse photography, dynamic panorama mode
Before the camera: 500 million pixels, the aperture F / 1.7, beauty mode, spotlights, fill light self-timer, the self-Wide
Sense Model SONY IMX260
Slot Type: Nano SIM card
Battery capacity: 3600mAh non-removable support wireless fast charge
Data interface: Micro-USB 2.0
Three defenses: IP68 waterproof, dustproof
Payment functions: Samsung Pay, NFC
Dimensions: 150.9mm × 72.6mm × 7.7mm (2.05mm narrow border)
Body weight: 157g

What’s more, Samsung comes with a USB connector for the first time, in addition to external OTG, which is designed to allow older machines (including iOS) fast transfer of personal information to the new machine(Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge). Samsung S7 Edge made surface design on the back, which makes the S7 Edge grip not only better, but also allows users to more easily pick up the phone from the plane.



While S7 Edge and iPhone 6S Plus with a 5.5 inch screen, but Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is smaller than iPhone 6S Plus.