Samsung Galaxy S7 Disappoints on Repairability

Never to be outdone by everyone's favorite fruit company, Samsung has released the latest model of its iPhone killer, the Galaxy S7. The specs on the new smartphone already have it receiving rave reviews, with some calling it the must-have phone for Android enthusiasts.

But we're not here to put a fancy new phone in our pockets. We're here to take it apart. Particularly interesting is a new feature in the S7 -- the first for any smartphone –- liquid cooling. Anyone who has tried to build their own PC, especially for high-end gaming, is probably already very familiar with the idea. But Samsung managed to cram the whole thing into a 2.7- x 0.3- x 5.6-inch frame.

So how did they do it? Is the phone really that much different than the S6? And just how repairable is this thing? When you have questions like these there's no one better to answer them than the team at iFixit.

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While legend has it that the number 7 has magical qualities, there's no knowing what qualities the S7 has. If we were to guess completely at random:5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with 2560 × 1440 resolution (576 ppi)Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 4 GB RAM + Adreno 530 GPU12-megapixel rear camera with dual pixel autofocus, 4K video capture; 5-megapixel selfie camera32 GB or 64 GB internal storage, expandable via MicroSD card (up to 200 GB additional)IP68 water resistance ratingAndroid 6.0 MarshmallowSince the S7 has never been seen on the Internet before, there's no way to know if these educated guesses are right.

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