What better tp talk about and start this page other than with the up and coming device, the successor to the successful Galaxy S line, the S7.
On this post I’ll be updating on any
possible rumour/gossips relating to Samsung’s next flagship so be sure to tune
in to this post if you’re eagerly awaiting for the device.
Launch Date
Rumours circulating are saying that Samsung is pulling the launch date of the S7 earlier next year as compared to before with possible dates being in January or even early February (before this they would usually launch their devices in March). This is said to be a part of their strategy to minimize the impact of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales on them.
The launch date has been leaked by Evan Blass on his twitter account. The Samsung Unpacked Event will be held on Feb 21,2016
The device is also expected to hit shelves quite fast (something Samsung is known for), for example the latest info suggest that the European rollout will begin on March 11 2016
Source: BGR
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| A leaked slide Source: Phonearena |
Design
Rumous are circulating that the S7 will maintain the general design of the S6 with little modifications, taking a leaf out of Apple's book where "If it's not broken, don't fix it." But this year's iteration would be a bit thicker than last year's to include some new features. Read on to know what they are.
Source: GSMArena
Source: GSMArena
These are the rumoured displays that are going to be launched
- 5.1-inci, Edge display
- 5.5-inci, standard display
- 6-inci, standard display
- 6-inci, Edge display
Source: GSMArena
There will be 2 versions/size for the S7.
5.1-inch for the standard screen
5.5-inch for the Edge Screen
Build material would also be the same as the one used on the S6.
Latest news:
Leaked images from ReviewDao and Weibo showing the front and back of the S7 Edge
Definitely the leaked images confirms rumours that the S7 would feature curvier sides.
In the first picture you can see all three supposedly colour options for the Samsung S7 Edge (Silver, Black, and Gold)
In addition, yes there's more,, a user from Weibo uploaded an image of the S7 Edge being turned on albeit being a bit blurry.
The only sad part would be that they reported the S7 would not be having a USB-C port :(
From the video, you'll get to see a snippet of the OS with Samsung's refined TouchWiz that comes with the phone. It seems pretty toned down and less bloated than previous versions which should be good and will satisfy many Android users.
Apart from that, there is an older image that popped up. This time it's from PCMag that shows the front and back of a gold S7.
Camera
There will be 2 versions/size for the S7.
5.1-inch for the standard screen
5.5-inch for the Edge Screen
Build material would also be the same as the one used on the S6.
Latest news:
Leaked images from ReviewDao and Weibo showing the front and back of the S7 Edge
Definitely the leaked images confirms rumours that the S7 would feature curvier sides.
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| Source: Android Headlines |
In the first picture you can see all three supposedly colour options for the Samsung S7 Edge (Silver, Black, and Gold)
While in the second picture is the standard screen Samsung Galaxy S7
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| From Evan Blass and TalkAndroid |
In addition, yes there's more,, a user from Weibo uploaded an image of the S7 Edge being turned on albeit being a bit blurry.
Below are images from Android Authority
The only sad part would be that they reported the S7 would not be having a USB-C port :(
From the video, you'll get to see a snippet of the OS with Samsung's refined TouchWiz that comes with the phone. It seems pretty toned down and less bloated than previous versions which should be good and will satisfy many Android users.
Apart from that, there is an older image that popped up. This time it's from PCMag that shows the front and back of a gold S7.
Camera
So far there are 3 possible routes that
Samsung may take in this department
- - To upgrade the camera from a 16MP shooter to a 20MP shooter using the same ISOCELL technology. The camera would still be made by Samsung themselves.
- - To decrease the amount of MP from 16MP to 12MP. What they basically trying to achieve is to place in bigger sensor capable of capturing more light with the help of their BRITECELL technology (similar to Apple is doing and what HTC tried to do with their Ultrapixel)
- - To use Sony’s latest Exmor MX300 sensor which was placed 1st among all smartphones camera by DxOMark. Question is, would Sony be willing to supply to Samsung?
The aperture is said to be large at f/1.7.
Source: AndroidHeadlines, AndroidHeadlines 2,
The camera hump on the back of the S6 that was certainly not a strong point on last year's flagship is said to be reduced on the S7, based on the leaked image it would be from 1.7mm to only 0.8mm.
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| Source: @Onleaks, AndroidHeadlines |
CPU
Samsung had to use their in-house processor
earlier this year with the S6 as heat problems arised from the Snapdragon 810
(although Qualcomm denied it). Most other manufacturers would instead opt for
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 808 or even delay the launch for the revised vision of
the 810.
Would Samsung be continuing with their
in-house processor or would they switch back to Qualcomm’s? Reports are
suggesting that Samsung is opting to make half of the S7 run on their Exynos
8890 while the other half being powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 820
(said to be more powerful and efficient, translate: not as hot as 810).
The major difference between the two is the
number of cores where the Exynos would be having 8-cores while the Snapdragon
820 would only have 4-cores. Otherwise especially in terms of performance
shouldn’t be too much apart. Rumours pointing that both would be used for catering different markets.
Latest rumours pointing that the US and GSM models would receive the Snapdragon processor while other markets such as the Asian market would get the Exynos.
Source: Sammobile
This would be accompanied by 4GB of RAM.
BATTERY
Batery is said to be bigger (the reason the thickness would be increased). The standard version would be from 2550 mAh to 2600 mAh while the Edge version would be increased from 3000 mAh to 3600 mAh.
Another happy rumour from Russian Mobile Review (Eldzar Murtazin) states that the S7 could last for 17 hours playing video at full brightness.
Other than that, he also shared screenshots of the S7's battery performance and claim that it could last two days on a single charge with the screen at 75% brightness, LTE turned on all the time and two sims running simultaneously.
Source: AndroidHeadlines
New tips leaked by Android Authority suggest that the standard S7 would have a 2800 mAh battery.
FEATURES
It is said that Samsung would please its most loyal fans by re-including a microSD slot that could supports up to 200GB of extra storage.
The most interesting for me personally would be that the S7 would be water resistant and dust resistant with a rating of IP68! This means the device should be able to be submerged to up to a depth of 1 meter for around 30 minutes. Time for under-water selfies ^_^
Source: Stuff
Wireless charging would still remain but would be faster, taking only 2 hours to fully charge the standard S7 while the S7 Edge version takes around 2.2 hours.
Source: Talkandroid, AndroidHeadlines
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