Samsung officially presented the new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The two devices retain some of the appearance of the last generation, but they contain new tweaks to the overall styling, such as reducing the protrusion of the camera lens.
The S7 Edge has a 5,5-inch screen, while the regular S7 has a 5.1-inch HD. Both screens are Quad HD with a resolution of 2,560 × 1.440 pixels.
Both devices are also calibrated in the IP68 class, which means they are dust and water resistant (depth up to 1,5 meter for up to 30 minutes).
The two S7 models are announcing the return of the microSD card slot as Samsung chose to remove it from the previous models.
The battery is at 3,600mAH for the Edge model and 3.000 mAh for the regular version.
The rear camera has a 12 megapixel sensor with 1.4-micron pixels, and according to Samsung it leaves 56% more light than the S6 camera. It also has a f1.7 lens for even more light.
On the software side now, the devices run Android marshmallow με κάποια tweaks από την εταιρεία. Για τα S7 και S7 Edge, υπάρχουν νέα χαρακτηριστικά επικεντρωμένα για game – such as the ability to share screen, and more control over game options.
Samsung also says that both devices include additional capabilities better safetyKnox targeting business users, as well as support for Samsung Pay which will continue to roll out globally.
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will go up for pre-orders in the coming days and will begin to be distributed by 11 March in the US, Europe and other countries.
