Gadgetory

this is dan from the verge and I'm here in Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and in front of me I've got one hour probably the biggest announcements from the show I've got Samsung's flagship that were just announced and then LG's flagship phone that was just announced these are probably the biggest Android phones of the year short of Google's own Nexus program which will probably see later in the year but in front of me I've got Samsung's Galaxy s7 edge then the Samsung Galaxy s7 and the LG g5 what's interesting about these is there's a lot of similarities but then there's a lot of differences where the two companies kind of went different directions with what they're going with Samsung's obviously you've got two different sizes the s7 is 5.1 inch display and the s7 Edge has a larger 5.5 inch screen with the curved edges on the sides they're giving it that edge moniker there the back is all glass on Samsung's with the metal edges you see on both of these devices whereas LG has a full metal design all the way around as opposed to a glass back there's a couple other differences in the displays themselves LG has a partial backlight display LCD whereas the Samsung's are using the Super AMOLED two screens they're all the same resolutions quad HD of course and they do all have an always-on component so when you turn the screen off you can see you've got always on display for both of them Samsung's is a bit more advanced you can do a bit more customization you show the clock you can show calendar you can show an image it's full color obviously and it's quite a bit brighter but these are make it easier to see the time and notifications and things like that in terms of build design the chief 5 is definitely a little bit smaller than the s7 edge but the S of an edge is curved design really makes it really comfortable to hold even though it has such a large display it really doesn't feel as big as it does in when it's in your hand Samsung's screen is also frankly a bit brighter and more brilliant than LG's but both of them are very sharp screens LG has a fingerprint scanner on the back Samsung's is down here at the home button but they both kind of function the same way around back of course is the cameras LG is doing a little bit different of an approach this year it's got two camera modules you got an E major pixel camera for wide-angle shots and then a closer camera with 16 megapixels and then Samsung's is a single 12 megapixel sensor it has been newly revamped this year with better low-light performance and a brighter lens of course the other thing that's really different between these two devices is LG's g5 has a modular component so you can actually take the bottom off of the g5 here you can swap the battery you can put in other modules such as an audio enhancement a camera grip in addition to just an extra battery so you can kind of have more flexibility there Samsung's phone doesn't have a removable battery but it's got very large 3600 milliamp hour battery in the edge model and it also has quick charging and wireless charging the g5 has quick charging but no wireless charging on this model a couple other big differences between them the Samsung's are water-resistant so you can drop it in some water or get it wet without worrying about damaging your device and then LG is using a Type C charging port whereas Samsung is using microUSB these devices are going to be probably the most interesting and biggest Android devices this year you'll be able to get them very soon you can pre-order Samsung's right now and it's expected to hit stores on March 11th LG's pre-orders are going to be opening up in the near future and we expect to see that in April so you go that's quick look at the Samsung Galaxy s7 galaxy s7 edge and the LG g5 here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for more be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel