Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Plus (Photo : Twitter / Eworldsales)
Samsung's first unpack moment will take place February 21 with the 2016 Mobile World Congress as backdrop. Sammy and Android fans alike are looking forward for the Galaxy S7 unboxing that will be accompanied by the Galaxy S7 Edge.
At the moment, rumors on the two devices are aplenty but listed below are the specs and features that have been largely confirmed for both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge:
Two chips - SD 820 and Exynos 8890
The first Samsung 2016 flagship will be initially served in two flavors - the regular Galaxy S7 and the more gorgeous S7 Edge, which was the way Samsung did in 2015. But unlike its predecessor, it's all but confirmed that the sequels will run on two different mobile processing chips.
According to GreenBot, Samsung is likely to issue the Exynos 8890-powered GS7 on its home country South Korea and select Asian destinations. The Snapdragon 820-laced GS7 will hit the U.S. and other key markets such as Wester Europe and Australia. And any of the chips will be paired to 4GB of RAM.
Massive batteries
As smartphones will not be so smart with too little of battery juice so Samsung will deploy its twin flagships with more than enough to get for the better part of the day. Gadget leaker Evan Blass claimed that the 5.1-inch Galaxy S7 will get a 3000mAh battery pack while the 5.5-inch S7 Edge will lug a bigger 3600mAh energy brick.
That the two devices will boast of bigger batteries than the 2015 versions was apparently recently confirmed by an FCC filing from Samsung.
Correcting a miss - microSD slot is back
Android say the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were near perfect. They are solid, stunning and stuffed with the attendant killer features. But one thing was deliberately skipped by Samsung, claiming that the ditching of the memory card slot was to improve performance. Unsurprisingly, howls of protests greeted the decision and it seemed the Galaxy is backing down.
To make amends and to lure back fans turned off by the S6 lacking the microSD slot, Samsung is resurrecting the feature that in both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will support up to 200GB of additional storage capacity, GreenBot said.
Camera bump
Reports insist that it will be a step back, in terms of megapixel count, for the Galaxy S7, which from 16MP in the Galaxy S6 will be equipped with a 12-megapixel sensor on the rear shooter. The plan will still qualify as an upgrade as Samsung will reportedly include low-light performance booster and optical image stabilization that will apply both to the hardware and software aspects of the GS7 camera system.
Cheaper sticker price
And to encourage more buys or draw in switchers from the iPhone fold, Samsung is said to sell the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge at price points lower than their predecessors. The Galaxy S7 sticker price on release date will be $50 cheaper that the introductory price of the Galaxy S6 and the same applies to the S7 Edge.
