For the last several years, I've created a wish list of features I'd like to see in the next iPhone. Inevitably, when that new iPhone is unveiled it's missing about half the "most-wanted" items on the list, leaving them to be carried over to the following year's iPhone.
It's hard then not to look at the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge a little wistfully. Simply put they are what the next iPhones should be -- at least from a hardware standpoint.
Samsung listened to consumers and critics who lamented the loss of certain standout features like expandable memory and water-resistance in the Galaxy S6. And while the removable battery in the Galaxy S5 didn't return, higher capacity batteries are now found in both the S7 and S7 Edge. In our early CNET testing, both phones aced our video-loop endurance test.
The camera has also improved, particularly for low-light shooting, and the built-in wireless charging feature (with an optional wireless charging pad) carries on from the S6. Beyond that, there are other small improvements, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge earned a 5-star rating from CNET, making it our highest rated smartphone.
My only problem with the new Galaxy phones? They run Android.
Not that I don't like Android. I do. I use a Samsung Galaxy S6 in my day-to-day testing of accessories such as headphones and wireless speakers and bought a Gear VR to get a taste of virtual-reality that's a step up from using Google Cardboard with my iPhone 6S.
But I prefer iOS. Certainly not all aspects of it. But overall, I like it a little better. Thanks to Apple having tight control over both the hardware and software, the apps have a more consistent look and feel to them and interact more seamlessly, particularly when accessing Apple's integrated apps such as Photos. Call me superficial, but iOS feels slightly slicker, a little more polished and a bit more intuitive to use.
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