The new Always On Display for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge also won many plaudits. The DisplayMate review also noted that because the Galaxy S7 pixels are 24 percent smaller than the Galaxy Note5, those pixels had to output at a 24 percent higher level for the screen to deliver the same overall brightness and performance.Īlways On Display Adds Convenience Without Draining Battery With a high screen brightness of up to 855 nits and low screen reflectance, the Galaxy S7 had a contrast rating for high ambient light “among the highest that we have ever measured for a smartphone.” Absolute color accuracy, color gamut and intensity, viewing angles and power consumption remain at the same industry-leading levels as the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note5.īut where the new Galaxy screens really shine is in high ambient light conditions, like outdoors on a sunny day. The core specs of the screens on the flagship Samsung smartphones remain as strong as before-2560×1440 Super AMOLED displays, in 5.1 inches for the Galaxy S7 and 5.5 inches for the Galaxy S7 edge.
In an in-depth analysis of the new Galaxy flagship phones, DisplayMate’s judgment was clear: “The display on the Galaxy S7 matches and even exceeds the performance of the Galaxy Note5 that we tested in 2015 and rated as the Best Performing Smartphone Display that we had ever tested.” Let’s take a deeper look at the Galaxy S7’s screen and why it has won such high praise from the industry’s premier analysts. Now the Galaxy S7 is even better, writes the leading evaluator of video screens. Last summer, DisplayMate Technologies called the Galaxy Note5 screen the best smartphone display they had ever rated.