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jlczl I came from a S7 Edge and I would not want to go back. I would love an extra year of warranty but the fact they have gone on record saying they will repair or replace water damaged S7 actives is good enough for me to go about my business and be "active" with mine. I have plenty of devices available to me that can serve as a backup while it's getting repaired if it comes to that. I would imagine once the phone has been out longer the turn around period won't be as long as it has proven to be to some on this forum who have experienced issues.
gf initially got an S7 edge (smaller hands), and HATED it as she kept launching/changing stuff, and noticed 2 coworkers with S6 edge had cracked them easily. i went in for an S7A and she had me return hers for an S7A; even though its bigger she loves it. we've taken them swimming, kayaking, camping etc and rinse or wash them off in the shower, sink, creek, whatever. put glass screen protectors and cheap tpu case on them mostly to save the polycarb screen and keep them somewhat safe from scratches etc from drops or bonks or put/slid on rocks etc.
we used to roll our phones up together with thin packaging foam between then around them and double bag them in ziploc-type bags (neither of our old phones was water resistant at all; had em for over 3 years) on trips. now we just make sure we zip our pockets so they dont fall out and get lost. no worries, no problems. initially i thought you couldn't disable bloatware or change the active key at all; also had no idea they shot RAW photos. once i realized i could shoot RAW and jpeg same time, played with the camera and the image quality and OIS was outstanding, battery lasted longer than my old rooted/ROMed/tweaked/5200mah battery S4, and i could disable apps, set permissions/notifications as i wanted easily, and i could assign the active key to whatever apps i wanted, there was no way i was returning it. i dont like big phones, in fact the S4 is the biggest phone ive ever owned before, but i really really liked the S7 Active features, and i can compromise a bit, or use one-handed mode (which surprisingly i do). we both have 200GB SD cards for media and whatever else; zero complaints other than the activity zone compass/map issue.
we also jointly drafted a legal letter to send to samsung regarding water ingress issues as shes an attorney, i studied law and work in advertising, just in case and to help others that are having issues. between family and friends i know of 7 S7 Active users and none of us have had problems; all have gotten wet, a few soaked, one in salt water and rinsed off with no ill effects.
The Edge is pretty but very fragile. I managed to break the screen on it even with a case on it. The edge itself also activated with the palm of my hand frequently since I like using my device one handed. One example was as I deleted emails from the Gmail app. I would accidently open them while swiping to delete them. The keyboard was also a little too sensitive on the edges as I typed which made a case absolutely necessary. Even with the case I managed to break the screen though. Not saying the Edge isn't good, it's actually a magnificent device but since I really prefer something rugged to me the Active is everything that is good about the S7 series without the fragility.
