Samsung’s 2016 flagships are finally here
Samsung launched both its flagships, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in India today. The duo was announced recently at MWC, Barcelona. Both the smartphones feature Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 12MP rear camera with LED Flash (f/1.7 aperture, Smart OIS), 5MP front camera (f/1.7 aperture), 4GB of RAM, 32GB storage that’s further expandable up to 200GB, hybrid nano SIM, Fast Charging, and support for 4G LTE network. The phones also comes with fingerprint sensor and are dust and water-resistant with IP68 rating.
Samsung Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED always-on display. It is powered by octa-core Exynos 8890 (2.3GHz quad + 1.6GHz quad) processor. It packs in a 3,000mAh battery capacity with fast charging support.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a 5.5-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED always-on display. It’s powered by octa-core Exynos 8890 (2.3GHz quad + 1.6GHz quad) processor. It’s powered by a 3,600mAh battery capacity with fast charging support. 
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will be coming in Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, White Pearl or Silver Titanium colours. Samsung is offering its Gear VR free to all the customers who prebook the devices, between 8th and 11th March 2016.
Prices
Samsung Galaxy S7
32GB variant – INR 48,900
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
32GB variant – INR 56,900
Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications are
- Processor: Octa-core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (2.3GHz quad + 1.6GHz quad)
- Display: 5.1-inch Quad HD 577 PPI Super AMOLED always-on, 2560×1440 pixels
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Memory: 32GB internal, expandable up to 200GB with microSD
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- SIM: Hybrid (nano + nano / microSD)
- Camera: Rear 12MP with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture, Smart OIS / Front 5MP, f/1.7 aperture
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC
- Battery: 3,000mAh, Fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge specifications are
- Processor: Octa-Core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (2.3GHz quad + 1.6GHz quad)
- Display: 5.5-inch Quad HD 534 PPI Super AMOLED always-on curved edge, 2560×1440 pixels
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Memory: 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 200GB with microSD
- Camera: Rear 12MP with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture, Smart OIS/ Front 5MP, f/1.7 aperture
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- SIM: Hybrid (nano + nano / microSD)
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC
- Battery: 3,600mAh, Fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging
Picture credits: Akshay Aggrawal (Twitter: @akshayable)
