Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Quick News:Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge-voted the best Android phone

Two week ago, GSMARENA asked the readers to pick the Best Android smartphone from the 2016 roster and the vote was very definitive - the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is the fan favorite by a landslide.
The runner up is the HTC 10, which along with the S7 edge left all other phones in the dust. Including the smaller Galaxy S7, which was edged out by the Sony Xperia X Performance.
The next close fight was the Xiaomi Mi 5 and the LG G5, the Xiaomi came out on top eventually. It's bigger sibling, the Mi Max didn't, get as much love, but it did top the Huawei duo.

Great stuff from our Top 3. Samsung's rethink of its flagship line continues to pay dividends. HTC and Sony have managed to preserve the fan love during hard times, hopefully, they can transform that into sales of their own rebooted lineups.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 VS LG G5

Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5 are both the hottest phones recently. If you are finding a new phone or want to change a new one, check it here and make a proper choice. Nowadays the competition among handset manufacturers is becoming much more fierce, so every handset maker focuses on innovation. Here we will check their pros and cons in some aspects.

Hardware


The Samsung Galaxy S7 is just about the same size as Samsung Galaxy S6. It's a little bit heavier than S6, because you can hardly notice it. Its corners are still rounded in the same manner as before.
The biggest difference is that the backside has picked up the same sort of curves that we enjoyed on the much larger Galaxy Note 5. So it's more comfortable to hold. All in all, it's a really good feeling to hold it. The S7 is really an extension of the S6 and Note 5. It carries on the advantages of the previous ones and improves according to the customers needs.


When LG G5 first came out, it certainly made itself the first phone with modular capabilities. This ability to swap out and customize certain hardware parts has been a longtime fantasy for many mobile users. You can upgrade certain components that are important to you or just fit a certain need. For example, you may want to swap out your handset's stock lens for a fisheye or macro lens, and G5 can easily satisfy you.
To use the function, you need to push the small button on its left edge. The bottom of the G5 will pop out, allowing you to pull out the attachment from the battery, clip the battery into the new module and push it all back together. The handset will power down each time you swap something out because of the attachment of the battery and the bezel. This isn't a big deal, but it takes time to restart the phone after a switch, so it can be a power drain if you swap often throughout the day .

Software


The Galaxy S7 is running Android 6.0.1, which is the newest version of Android available at the time the S7 is released. Samsung's KNOX service is in use and of course very useful to allow you to keep your personal information completely divided from your work data. Moreover the Galaxy S7 is encrypted, which is increasingly important.  
One good news is that Samsung's user interface customization is about as good as they've ever been. If you want to move something around while the UI moves too fast , then you can move apps off the home screen and add folders as you want. You can rearrange the app drawer alphabetically. Samsung still has a one-hand mode, supporting multi-windows with two apps at the same time.




For its software, the LG G5 also runs Android 6.0.1. LG has made its own UI again. What might be a little confusing is that there is no App Drawer. But this can be reintegrated with the LG Home Launcher 4.0 found in LG Smart World.
Luckily, there is an always-on display. Like the Galaxy S7, the screen continuously displays the time, date and any missed notifications on the display, even when the handset is sleeping. However, it's limited while compared to this feature of Samsung. With the Galaxy S7 you can choose different clock faces and there's an option of monthly calendar. However, G5s always-on text is visible in sunlight because it's not as bright as on the S7.

Camera
Samsung has changed a little bit in the Galaxy S7. On one hand there aren't really any gimmicks here, because there is no second lens or anything. There's just one on the back smacking in the middle of the phone and one usual sort of selfie shooter on the front.  
But the rear camera now uses a 12-megapixel sensor- down from the 16MP sensor in the previous phones. But the sensor itself has larger individual pixels- 1.4 microns, up from the previous 1.12 microns. Larger pixels mean more light, which allows you to get better pictures and better shots even in low light.

The G5 has two cameras on the back: a 16-megapixel camera with a standard 78-degree wide lens and an 8-megapixel camera with a wide-angle, 135-degree lens. The wider lens makes you capture more space within each frame.
To take advantage of the dual cameras, LG adds two software features: "Popout," which superimposes an image from the standard lens on top of the wide-angle lens' view with a few effects; multiview arranges images taken from all cameras (including the 8-megapixel front-facing camera) into instant collages.

Compared to the camera on the Galaxy S7, the G5 takes just a bit longer to focus, but not too much. Photos taken by S7 also has deeper and richer colors, while pictures on the G5 look a bit darker.
Battery
LG G5s battery power is a shortcoming, since other 2016 flagships use bigger units. The Galaxy S7 uses a battery with 3000 mAh, while the LG G5 has only a 2800 mAh battery. In AnTuTu Battery Test, the LG G5 is no surprise behind the Samsung Galaxy S7. Also let's do not forget that the G5 has a removable battery while its competitors do not have.

Spec Details:
The reviews above may not be so detailed for you to make a choice, but you can have a general look at the two popular handsets. We are willing to offer other related information about the Android phones. If you want help, you can just comment below that we will check regularly.


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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

How to Recover Data from Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge

Samsung's latest smart phones, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, are finally hitting the store shelves three months ago. These two eye-catching products both share the stunning looks, great camera experiences and glorious displays.

Customers enjoy using their new-buying phones to store some important data like contacts, text messages, photos, videos and other files. So there is a possibility that you may lose your data for accidental deletion, software update, virus attack or whatever reasons. Wed better know or master in advance the method that can get back our deleted photos, contacts or other important files, in case unexpected things happen.

"My daughter accidentally deleted some important contacts in my Samsung Galaxy S7, and these contacts are my target customers. I'm gonna be crazy now!"

There are two ways to help your data recovery on Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, so please be relieved and follow the instructions below:

1. Recover Lost Data from Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge from Google Backup
You can retrieve the deleted data from your backup in your Google account if you sync your G-mail with your phone before you delete the data. Google can backup data like contacts, App data, photos, text messages etc. As long as your files are synced with your Google account, you just need to log into your Google account and you will find the deleted data you've backed up.(First: "settings"> add account> Google> "existing" or "new"> sign in> account sign in successfully- choose the files you want to sync; Second: "settings> Google> click your account- the data is syncing)

2. Recover Deleted Photos, Video, Contacts, etc from S7/S7 Edge without Backup
If you dont backup any data before you lose it, dont worry and you can use a third-party data recovery tool to easily recover deleted photos, contacts, text messages, call history, WhatsApp, etc from Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge. What's more, you can preview the scanned data and according to your own needs to selectively recover your deleted data.

Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Data Recovery Tool 
Yolisoft Android Data Recovery for Mac   


 


1) Please download and install Android Data Recovery program on your computer.
2) Select specified files types to continue. 
3) Connect your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge to the computer via a well-functioned USB, and before you start to run the program,you have to make sure that you've enabled USB debugging on your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge.
4) When your galaxy s7/S7 Edge is detected, and then click Start to scan. 
5) After scanning, you can preview the recoverable files in details and mark those you need and clickRecoverto save them on your computer.




Tips:
Please backup your crucial data at regular intervals in case of accidental data loss. For example, you can export your contacts or text messages to SIM card , SD card or the USB storage now and then. (Click Contacts App> click the Menu and choose "Import/export"> select "Export to SIM card", "Export to SD card' or "Export to USB storage"> after choosing the files you need and press "OK", then you finish this backup) 


• Please stop using your Samsung S7/S7 Edge after you lost data from it, because any new data written into the device may overwrite your lost data and make it unrecoverable.
• If you don't install the corresponding USB driver for your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge on your computer in advance, the program will remind you to do it. However, if you still fail to install the USB driver, you need to download the Samsung Galaxy USB Driver and install it manually. 

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