Various assumptions would be that Samsung Galaxy S7 would see the largest design overhaul of 2016, but new reports say that won't be the case.
iDigital Times has reported that the 2016 Flagship of the Korean phone manufacturer will take after it's predecessors, the Galaxy S6, in design and look. Though people thought they would see a full metal unibody for the Galaxy S7, it will be enclosed by a metal frame that the Galaxy S6 launched with this year.
However, it seems with this development, the 2016 version of the Samsung flagship handset will be coming out earlier than expected, says Tech Radar. The Samsung Galaxy S7 will also be coming with the Exynos 8890 as a chipset, and will be the most powerful chip used on a phone to date.
According the Korea Times, the changes will be mostly made on picture quality and performance as that is Samsung's priority for now with the Samsung S7. Reports go on to say that there's little gain in spending too much time and effort on a design overhaul, and that OEMs no longer need to 'spend time on a surface overhaul' given that devices have commoditized.
Other specs being foreseen for the Samsung Galaxy S7 include a 64 bit processor with 3.5 GHz processing power, 4 GB of RAM and 36/ 64/ 128 GB in internal memory. The display will be a Super AMOLED display with a 4k resolution in its 5.5 inch screen.
Some more exciting upgrades include waterproofing technology, 5G network connection with super fast WIFI to enhance connectivity to the internet, and infrared sensors. The back camera will be a 30 megapixel shooter, and the front-facing selfie shooter a 10 megapixel one.
Samsung users can expect a launch of the latest smartphone by the company to happen anytime in the first quarter of 2016. The going price should be around $999 upon the handset's launch.
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