The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are going to take inspiration from older flagships when it comes to their design, according to a new report from an an oft-right former leaker.
Samsung chose to keep the look of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge very close to last year’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, suggests a Twitter post from Evan Blass with an updated photo on VentureBeat.
If the images are real, and they do look like press renders, the new handsets won’t just look similar to the S6 – they’ll pretty much be exactly the same.
And if Samsung is taking inspiration from the S6, expect an all-metal band around a strong glass case, with rounded corners and a premium feel.
See it next month?
It’s not just looks where Samsung is borrowing from the past. The Galaxy S7 is also expected to bring back features from the Galaxy S5 that were missing in last year’s flagship, namely a microSD card slot and IP67 water resistance.
Rumors have pegged Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipsets for the new handsets, though the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has also been previously part of the phones’ speculation in the past.
Either way, 4GB RAM is said to help keep things running, as well as a larger battery, with 32GB and 64GB variants offered for both Galaxy S7 models.
The Galaxy S7 Edge may also come with a slightly larger display size at 5.5 inches, though both handsets will sport Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2560 QHD screens with always-on display tech.
Of course, we’ve been hearing a lot of conjecture surrounding the Galaxy S7 handsets for a few months now, so while this report does corroborate with a number of other rumors, we’re still a few weeks from Samsung’s expected announcement.
As for when that will be, Samsung has recently taken to unveiling its Galaxy S flagships at MWC, which will be held February 22 – February 25 this year.
It’s expected Samsung will continue the trend and announce the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge on February 21 (the date on the leaked image above is February 21 – a clue?), with a roll out beginning soon after in March.
In-body image credit: Evan Blass/Twitter
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I've had my S4 for almost 3 years now. It has 4 extra batteries, 2 battery chargers, and a SD card with 64GB. Anyways back to my point. Replaceable batteries probably aren't coming back. I've accepted that when I buy my new phone, but SD Card is a must and that's why I didn't by the S6. So I'll just get the S7 the day it drops.
It would be nice if Samsung did one in actual Black and not Blue.
I'm pretty sure you did not have to do that. You could have sent it in to let experts do it but you chose it do it yourself so stop complaining. Like I said, when, the battery starts to degrade, just send it in to the shop and have the experts do it or, be a dumb skid and do it yourself.
On the S6 that means destroying the adhesive that attaches the back glass – and removing the glass is a great way to damage it.
THe whole point is that we need users to grumble and tech mags to reduce ratings for built in obsolescence.
Dumb skid? No need for rudeness, whatever skid means.
May I refer you to your other post in this thread wherein you said
"Well if the battery gets bad you can just go to Samsung and have them replace the battery. Or, if you are brave enough you can disassemble the back cover and replace it yourself."
The Galaxy S6 edge really made the Galaxy S6 more popular with consumers,with Samsung wanting a early release of the Galaxy S7 to put more pressure on Apple and there iPhone 7,they seem to not have enough time to create a new Smartphone,bringing back the micro sd card slot and dust and waterproof plus larger batteries should make the Galaxy S7 more popular with Android users,Gorilla Glass we all hope is a lot stronger on the Glass used on the Galaxy S6 models,Hope later in 2016 we do get the Galaxy S7 Plus model from Samsung
Isn't that the point? You currently have 4 batteries. I had to take my Nexus 5 apart, damaging two clips on the back because they had grown brittle with age. It involved unclipping the back, unscrewing 4 tiny screws to remove a plate, unplugging two flimsy connectors, levering the battery from the hollow where it was stuck down with lots of sticky tape, and then hopefully assembling it again in one piece. I had to buy a specialised tool kit.
ifixit rates devices by their fixability, and generally devices are becoming less fixable. Inbuilt obsolescence when the planet needs us to be able to reuse stuff. I would not buy a second hand phone unless it had a removable battery, becasue I could not trust that its battery would last any useful time.
It is like thin phones – damned journalists say how wonderful it is. This has been brought on by a demand for metal unibody designs – form over function means we all lose out.
Samsung clearly doesn't wamt customers tampering with it. They even went out of their way to show that they highly recommend that you use them in order to access the battery. You chose not to, you chose to go against their judgement. So don't run to Samsung complaining to them how difficult it was because they clearly don't want customers tampering with it. If you don't like it, don't buy the phone. They're not forcing you to buy the phone. You have a choice, you have freedom, this is America.
Your first two sentences are spot on.
I didn't buy a Samsung, so the middle bit foes not apply, and I won't buy a future phone unless it has a removable battery.
This is England, where we sre cussid and have freedom of speech. We also have the right to cut our noses off to spite our faces (metaphorically speaking).
Waterproofing, removable battery, gribby back and a microSD slot, then I may be interested.
Well if the battery gets bad you can just go to Samsung and have them replace the battery. Or, if you are brave enough you can disassemble the back cover and replace it yourself.
This day and age – why are the top and bottom bezel so big? I want a big display – not a big phone.
looking forward to it. shame its not pure andorid though. and bet it will be expensive
I want to keep my next phone more than a year, so a replaceable battery is necessary to keep it working a full day. Having used SD Card I can understand how on-board memory is superior. It can't lose connection as easily, and it is much faster. My Nexus 5 is still mostly fast enough, just let down by battery life which dropped after 2 years to half what it had been.