MWC 2016: Samsung Welcomes Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

After months of circling rumor land’s drain, Samsung’s seventh generation flagship phones have finally arrived. The Korean tech giant has announced the two phones at Barcelona today on its Unpacked event in Mobile World Congress.
The two highly anticipated phones are exactly what previous leaks have suggested sporting a refined design to that of its predecessor and packing more computing power and features than any of the company’s previous flagship handsets.

Design-wise, both phones still take on the glass and metal aesthetics of the S6 and S6 Edge, but are now more refined and curvier. For instance, the curved edges of the glass are now present on the front and back of the device. The physical home button is also now more rectangular.
On one hand, the Galaxy S7 retains the 5.1-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED panel of the S6 with a screen density of 577ppi. On the other, the S7 Edge outgrows the S6 Edge by having a 5.5-inch display.

Samsung hasn’t confirmed what chip the two phones will run on, but it will likely be a Snapdragon 820 chip or the company’s own Exynos 8890. RAM has been bumped 1GB which now sits at 4GB with LPDDR4 technology while internal storage is set at either 32GB or 64GB. For those who feel that these options are not enough, you’d be happy to know that Samsung is bringing back the microSD card into both of the phones which will allow users to crank up the storage up to 200GB more.

Looking at the camera department, the Korean firm has decided to go with the same sensor size but fewer megapixels. Both phones will have a 12MP sensor (a few megapixels fewer than its predecessors which both have 16MP cameras) that uses Dual Pixel technology and features a f/1.7 aperture and smart OIS.

Energy is provided by a 3000mAh battery on the S7 and a 3600mAh cell on the S7 Edge. Both phones also support fast charging both on wired or wireless methods. The S7 and S7 Edge also comes with dual-band Wi-Fi, MIMO, Bluetooth v4.2, NFC and IP68 certification which means the two phones are shockproof and waterproof.

Interestingly, unlike LG’s G5, Samsung has decided to stick with a micro USB 2.0 connector instead of the USB Type-C port.
Both phones will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with TouchWiz on top. The S7 Edge will of course carry the Edge Apps platform we first saw on the S6 Edge last year. However, this feature has been improved further this year, which now displays two columns of apps or contacts for the user.

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