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Apple Watch is uniquely qualified to fulfill the proposed system's goals.

No it isn't.  It measures heart rate - that's it - and it doesn't do that with any great accuracy either.

Think of the class actions - our beloved relatives died because their Watches failed to issue alerts when they should have.

donth8 said:

If Samsung wants to really be a serious contender in the high end smartphone market then it shouldn't already offer buy 1 get 1 free at AT&T and T-mobile... You can be sure both carriers are not the ones paying for that promo alone, Samsung has budget just for that in their advertisement spending. Hard to sell yourself as a premium brand when your new flagship is already discounted.

http://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-t-mobile-offering-buy-one-get-one-free-deals-on-samsung-galaxy-s7/

misa said:

AppleInsider said:

Sascha Segan, PC World

According to Segan, Samsung's best trick was packing a larger display into an overall smaller shell than its competitors. He particularly likes the AMOLED displays, saying both S7 models "put the iPhone 6s to shame."

Like Seifert, Segan panned the inclusion of so many Samsung and Verizon apps. The non-removable bloatware took just over 9 gigabytes of Segan's 32-gigabyte storage.

In all, Segan prefers the S7's hardware but "can't unequivocally recommend it instead of an iPhone, because of the apps and services that are exclusive to Apple phones."

How does this become "the best phone" when all the reviewers have the same complaints about poor battery life and sloppy software?

Like even if I was given a review unit for free, I'd be hard pressed to say anything nice beyond the chassis design. This is because ALL Android phones have terrible software, and that problem is because it IS Android. Samsung so desperately wants it's users to switch to Tizen (which is the descendant of 7 failed Mobile OS's so far) so they can cut Google out. So what do they do? Half-ass three operating systems (Android, Tizen and Xaiomi)

So I tested the Samsung Galaxy S7 in London and Berlin, while colleagues also took it for a spin in San Francisco and Sydney. And you know what? It did great. Better than great. In fact, the S7 was an awesome phone that never cracked under the pressure of being the only way I take pictures and navigate completely unfamiliar terrain, all while keeping battery life going during long days out. And it did so with more finesse than existing phones. I'd call it the best all-around phone out there, better even than the excellent Google Nexus 6P and iPhone 6S. (But not quite as sexy as its fraternal twin, the larger curvy-screen S7 Edge, my top pick if you want to splurge.)

Our usual battery rundown test entails setting the screen brightness to 50 percent, connecting the phone to WiFi and looping an HD video. I had high hopes for the Galaxy S7 Edge and its hefty 3,600mAh battery, but the improvement was actually fairly modest. All told, it hung around for 14 and a half hours, only about 40 minutes longer than the Galaxy Note 5.

The Edge fared much better in mixed use. I'd usually disconnect it from the charger at around 7:30 AM and use the thing nearly nonstop until I finished work at about 8 PM. Throw in a little light Kindle app reading and a few Spotify playlists and the Edge would usually hit 10 percent around the time I went to bed. And since Marshmallow's Doze feature kicks in when the phone is still, I'd wake up with just enough juice to check a few emails before plugging it in.

Meanwhile, the regular Galaxy S7 survived our video gauntlet for 13 hours and 20 minutes, slightly trailing the Note 5. Mixed use also suited the smaller phone better: It'd routinely come off the plug at 7 AM and stick around until just before I fell asleep at around 1 AM. Both of these phones showed decidedly above-average endurance, and will easily see you through the day. Like I said, though, the difference over last year's models is subtle.

Battery lifeline

The S7 saw its battery capacity increase nearly 20% while the S7 edge (which is powering a much larger screen now) received a battery with 40% larger capacity.

I am perhaps more mindful with my battery saving techniques than most but I was very impressed by the improvements I saw in the S7 line in regards to battery life, both phones did stellar jobs of lasting me through the day in light of Screen-on Times floating around 6-7 hours.

So where are these unanimously negative comments on battery longevity you say exist?  And while you are at it, you can find some links to this 'sloppy software' you say the reviews were panning also.  Oh I know, you must be confusing reality for a dream you had last night.