Doubts regarding this phone

[Vitor_Hugo]

Hello guys, recently I dropped my LG G2 and broke its screen, so I decided to buy a new phone. I've searched a lot in the internet and I think I'm going to buy a Galaxy S7, but before doing so, I would like to get these questions answered (I would really appreciate if you could answer these questions, it'd help me a lot):

1. Which version would you recommend me to buy, S7 or S7 Edge? Is it purely up to my taste or are there any key differences? When it comes to my taste, I prefer S7 because I don't like the curved edges.

2. Should I pick the Snapdragon version or Exynos version? I have the possibility to choose, which one is better?

3. I'm afraid of burn-ins that are very common on AMOLED screens, does this phone suffer from kind of problem?

4. Is it possible for me to root this phone and then unroot it without letting Samsung know it was previously rooted (I mean, still get warranty after unroot)?

5. What about custom ROMs? Are they easy to install on this phone? what about camera driver, is it released by Samsung or is it closed source? (I'm asking this because my current phone, LG G2, doesn't have its camera driver released by LG, that means, we use a generic camera driver on custom ROMs like LineageOS and thus reduces the camera quality a lot)

Thank you for your time

 

[Eggleston11]

Hey mate,
All very valid questions
1. S7 edge has bigger and curved screen, edge interface on stock rom and bigger battery. That's it. Otherwise they are very similar. S7 edge doesn't sell in my country anymore. Not sure about yours. I reckon the price jump is not worth. Only got s7 edge cos of amazing deal where it was cheaper.

2. Exynos is better in performance and development.

3. I haven't gotten any burn ins ever with amoled screens so far. The problem isn't as bad as it used to be. I tend vary the things on my screen and use alot of black so burn in is unlikely.

4. As far as I know the answer is no. Knox is an efuse and cannot be reversed in s7 and s7 edge.

5.
Roms are dead easy to install if you have done it before. It's just twrp then install ROM. I think it has a camera driver cos the photos are always better on touchwiz ROM. I don't think the drivers are ported. But the open camera quality isn't so bad these days(but noticeably worse).

 

[Bouba123]

I also come from an LG G2, which I loved, but which had Bluetooth which stopped working. I now have an S7 Edge for 1 year.

1. Which version would you recommend me to buy, S7 or S7 Edge? Is it purely up to my taste or are there any key differences? When it comes to my taste, I prefer S7 because I don't like the curved edges.
I chose the S7 edge, because I like a large screen-to-body ratio (this was one strength of the G2). The inconvenience with the S7 edge though is that the curved screen makes it difficult to hold without touching the screen, I end up always leaving it its case.
2. Should I pick the Snapdragon version or Exynos version? I have the possibility to choose, which one is better?
I have the Exynos version and I have never been able to compare with the Snapdragon. Online reviews says that Exynos is faster and more energy efficient, but I don't know to what extent it is perceptible.

3. I'm afraid of burn-ins that are very common on AMOLED screens, does this phone suffer from kind of problem?
Personally, no problem, after a year, I am still amazed by how beautiful the screen is.

4. Is it possible for me to root this phone and then unroot it without letting Samsung know it was previously rooted (I mean, still get warranty after unroot)?
AFAIK, there is no way to have root with a fully functional kernel without tripping the knox counter and losing warranty in some countries.

5. What about custom ROMs? Are they easy to install on this phone? what about camera driver, is it released by Samsung or is it closed source? (I'm asking this because my current phone, LG G2, doesn't have its camera driver released by LG, that means, we use a generic camera driver on custom ROMs like LineageOS and thus reduces the camera quality a lot)
I constantly played with custom ROMs on my LG Optimus 2x, because that phone was far from perfect, but with the LG G2 and S7 Edge, I have never seen a custom ROM that makes me want to leave the official ROM, so I can't help.