“An apparent bug is driving at least some users [of Samsung’s Galaxy S7] up a wall,” Nicholas Deleon reports for Motherboard.
“Several Galaxy S7 users have noted on places like Reddit and Android Central (an Android enthusiast website and message board) that the smartphone frequently has difficulty maintaining a Wi-Fi connection, causing, among other issues, Samsung’s flagship smartphone to not reliably sync Gmail when connected to Wi-Fi,” Deleon reports. “Motherboard’s own test unit—well, the one that we didn’t accidentally break—also exhibits this behavior, and does not reliably download data, including syncing Gmail, when connected to Wi-Fi.”
Deleon reports, “Customer complaints date back to the launch of the Galaxy S7 on March 11…”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: More derivative junk from beleaguered Samsung. Now they’re even copying Apple’s Wi-Fi issues that have finally been fixed after far too long.
SEE ALSO:
iPhone beats Samsung Galaxy S7 in new camera shootout – March 9, 2016
Boring Galaxy S7 isn’t beleaguered Samsung’s next big thing – February 24, 2016
85% of mobile device failures occur on Android, with Samsung leading the way – February 23, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung underwhelms with the Galaxy S7 – February 22, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung enters ‘State of Emergency’ as Apple picks TSMC to be sole A10 stamper – February 11, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung cuts staff and reduces R&D spending – February 2, 2016
Beleaguered Samsung warns of tough 2016 after 4Q profit plunges 40% – January 28, 2016
Anandtech has a good article explaining why Samsung’s wifi sucks so badly.
It’s a technical read, but if you’re into that sort of thing, it explains quite a bit.
http://anandtech.com/show/10081/wifi-testing-with-ixia-wavedevice
That article doesn’t even mention the S7 or Samsung.
Yes, but it does address the Google Pixel C’s poorly designed WiFi stack performance, which presumably is the Android starting point for other OEM products. So, not exactly irrelevant. A good, albeit technical read about Anandtech’s new WiFi testing hardware and using an iPad Pro and Google’s Pixel C to see how each’s WiFi performs in their controlled environment.
It’s an outstanding article no doubt, but it really has nothing to do with the S7, Samsung or the problems people are reporting.
If this was an article about Android users having WiFi issues and said, “Here’s an article that discusses Android having poor WiFi stack performance”, it would be one thing, but with this article and the issues specific to the S7 and Samsung that are anomalous to other Android experiences, it’s irrelevant.
BWAHAHAHA! Richly deserved by those Fandroid lunkheads. I’ve NEVER had an Apple WiFi issue with any of my various Apple devices or Macs.
I have an S7 and don’t have wifi issues. The phone kills my iCrap!
iOS has way more bugs than Android right now.
Seriously, there is no mention on this site about the 9.3 Weblink bug
… You buy Samsung, you buy compromises.
the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge have f1.7 aperture lenses. Again, keeping it simple, the lower the aperture (or f-stop) means a larger lens opening that allows more light in at the sensor. In short, you’re going to get better low light performance with a lower f-stop lens. For reference, an iPhone 6S has an f2.2 lens while the Google Nexus 6P has an f2.0. Wake up Apple.
The f-stop is only one variable in determining low-light performance out of numerous other factors. Like MHz, it’s really only useful in determining the outcome when everything else is equal… in this case, quality of glass, sensor, firmware, and processing software.
Additionally, a lower f-stop brings with it other subjectively and objectively negative trade-offs. Again applying an f-stop difference to everything else being equal, a lower f-stop will bring with it a shallower depth of field (subjectively a negative trade-off) and lower the sharpness overall (objectively a negative trade-off). Depending upon the lens, it can also introduce geometric distortion.
Anyone can make a low f-stop lens, but unless you want to do it solely for a spec race (which is far more typical of Samsung, and far less typical of Apple), you’re better off evaluating all of the variables involved and designing a lens with an f-stop that results in better image quality overall.
Also, the wider the lens opening, the lower the camera’s depth of field, meaning the shorter length of area in the shot that will be in focus. It’s possible that Apple deliberately wants a smaller aperture lens.
It’s also possible to make up for the lower amount of light coming into a high f-stop lens by using a more sensitive digital sensor system. We’d have to dig deeper into the specs of each for comparison.
the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge have f1.7 aperture lenses. Again, keeping it simple, the lower the aperture (or f-stop) means a larger lens opening that allows more light in at the sensor. In short, you’re going to get better low light performance with a lower f-stop lens. For reference, an iPhone 6S has an f2.2 lens while the Google Nexus 6P has an f2.0.
Double posting.
And Samsung will do nothing to fix it. Wait for the S8 and buy that one. That’s the kind of support or lack there of you get with Android phones.
Actually got a software update last night to improve WiFi stability, where is the update for the iOS weblink bug?