Can’t wait to lay your hands on Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge? Well no problem – all you got is a week time-span to be impatient. As per ongoing rumors, leaked images of the devices, and the purported specifications – that we had ever come across -, a new outlook of the smartphone isn’t going to be distinct from that of Galaxy S6, we had come across a year ago.
Last year, Samsung Electronics Corp., brought in market a premium, metal and glass design — excluding quality – coming about at the sacrifice of beloved power user features. So, is Samsung really apologetic in making amends this time? Well, that’s what exactly can be deduced after a brief overlook of what market counts on to it for:
An insight into how it features as: In one of the rumored photographs, Samsung Galaxy S7 resembles that of its predecessor; seems to be offering a true black colour option, as opposed to the S6 where it was really a dark blue. Unfortunately, there’re no emerald green or other standout color options; So Samsung is playing it all safe with black, silver, white, and gold. Moreover, the camera, headphone socket and USB port placements seem to be manufactured exactly where they had been the last time. A bit sleeker, but overall there’re no changes expected to be in terms of core design.
However, Galaxy lovers look onto S7 Edge with an upsized curved screen worth 5.5-inch display – unlike to that of S7 with 5.1-inch display. As for the backside, it seems slight curved too but we can’t yet say for certain. Both devices will likely retain the same resolution (i.e. qHD 1440 x 2560) as that of their predecessors; super AMOLED once again. Certainly, none of the smartphones could cope up with Samsung display over riving platform since last year.
In discourse where the manufactured devices resemble to that of Samsung’s previous launches, it’s worth informing our readers that the two main features, absent from the Galaxy S6, are likely to take a come about this time: incorporating IP67 water-resistant design alongside supporting microSD slot. Probably an internal memory could hold onto data worth 32 GB and 64 GB, but however, decision making might have taken place following competing pressures from LG and Motorola that have incorporated these features.
When buying a smartphone, one the most cautious decision is to be sure of battery life. Samsung Galaxy S6 lost the game here. Fast charging and wireless charging were nice to have, but they didn’t make up for the fact that other phones were lapping Samsung’s flagship in terms of longevity. Last January when VentureBeat published a report, it stated Samsung to have heard its critics and would include an upsizing in its upcoming launch: from 2550mAh to 3000mAh.
And when it comes finally to camera feature, certainly no denying that Smartphone manufacturer put absolute stellar technology into Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, and S6 Edge+ – in competition where it won Apple gradually. Its 16-megapixel pictures were tack sharp, delivering great low light results owing to the f/1.9 aperture, furthermore producing some of the best 4K footage anyone one could ever believe to have been created by a ‘Smartphone’.
Hence, what anonymous sources have reported so far, S7 camera will observe a ‘downgrading’ in resolution to 12-megapixels – particularly an allowance to perform better in low light intensity with an aperture of f/1.7. Although, this might be a reason for new product to might lose its credibility, yet the benefit of the doubt goes to Samsung as it sticks with its tremendous camera app and killer “double tap the home button” shortcut for opening it.
Lastly, when to foresight into processors, it reminds us of how Samsung opted Snapdragon 810 in favor of its own chipset, giving a huge setback to Qualcomm. This time, rumors set forth cite Snapdragon 820 to be incorporated in U.S.A market; sticking with its own silicon elsewhere.
So let’s wait and see what Samsung has in store for its lovers during its Unpacked Event (covered Live by The Verger).
