Samsung's new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S7It's shaping up to be one of the highest-end smartphones to be released. It was clear that it would be officially unveiled at the February monthFurthermore, the exact day of the unveiling in Barcelona now seems clear: a scheduled announcement. on the eve of the Mobile World Congress, around the February 21st in Barcelona, at a previous Unpacked event.
Presentation in February
The Samsung Galaxy S7 will be officially unveiled coinciding with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a fair that usually kicks off last week of FebruarySamsung's press conference is usually held one day before the start from the congress, to capture all the media attention. During those days other brands also make their moves, so Samsung's strategy has been to get ahead of the other flagships that arrive during that same period, including direct rivals of manufacturers like HTC or Xiaomi.
In the commercial calendar, the Galaxy S7 It usually goes on sale a few weeks later of its launch, with availability in key markets to mid march and options of pre-purchase at distributors and in the official store.
Models and design
Samsung maintains two variants of its flagship: the Galaxy S7 5,1-inch and the Galaxy Edge S7 5,5 inches. The design is similar to the S6, with aluminum and glass and protection Gorilla Glass 4 3DBut with ergonomic refinements and less camera protrusion. The panel Super AMOLED QHD integrates the function Always-On Display to view time, calendar and notifications with minimal consumption.
Specifications and performance
According to the market, the S7 arrives with Samsung Exynos 8890 o Qualcomm Snapdragon 820Together with 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and storage UFS 2.0 32/64 GB. Samsung recovers the microSD slot (up to 200 GB), a highly requested feature. The company highlights CPU improvements of up to 30,4% y 63,9% on GPUsupported by a discreet liquid cooling system for intensive sessions.
In connectivity, it offers LTE Cat.9 (depending on markets), Wi‑Fi ac MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, fingerprint sensor and USB 2.0. It comes with Android Marshmallow and Samsung's optimized layer, with improvements in Edge-UX and a faster interface.
Camera: fewer megapixels, more light
The main camera adopts a sensor 12 MP Dual Pixel aperture f / 1.7Although it reduces resolution compared to the previous generation, each pixel is larger and captures more light, noticeably improving the low light photographyPhase detection autofocus on each pixel allows for a much faster autofocus, and the interface offers manual controls and catch in RAW.
Battery, endurance and experience
Price, payments and availability
The starting prices are approximately 719 Euros for the S7 and 819 Euros for the S7 Edge, with rumors that It could be cheaper than the Galaxy S6, with periods of reserve and promotions like VR Gear in certain markets. With Samsung Pay (NFC and MST) and security SThe brand is promoting mobile payments in more stores and countries. In Europe, availability is usually finalized... around the second week of March.
Although the exterior design is reminiscent of the S6, the Galaxy S7 focuses on real improvements: return of the microSDBrighter cameras, higher capacity batteries, IP68 resistance, and a power boost with Exynos/Snapdragon, solidifying its position as one of the more complete high-end range of his generation.
