A model poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics' new smartphone Galaxy S7 during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, in this March 10, 2016 file photo.
A model poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics' new smartphone Galaxy S7 during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, in this March 10, 2016 file photo. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and LG G5 are the two of the best smartphones of 2016. Both of them are available with respective discounts of $250 (AU$339) and $225 (AU$305) on eBay.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

The 32 GB unlocked Galaxy S7 smartphone that supports dual SIM cards has been listed with a pricing of $649 (AU$880). The “232tech” seller on eBay is offering the smartphone with a discount of $250 on its regular price of $899 (AU$1219).

Since Galaxy S7 Edge colour variants such as black, white and silver are out of stock, it is only available in gold colour. The model number of the smartphone is G935FD.

The Galaxy S7 Edge features a 5.5-inch S-AMOLED Quad HD supporting dual-edge curved screen. It is fueled by Snapdragon 820 and 4 GB of RAM. Other specs include microSD card support, 12 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera, fingerprint scanner and 3600 mAh battery.

LG G5

The factory unlocked LG G5 with a model number H850N and storage capacity of 32 GB is now available with the same seller for $575 (AU$780) on eBay. The seller is providing a price cut of $225 (AU$305) on its usual price tag of $799 (AU$1083).

The LG G5 made available by the eBay seller is also a dual-SIM device. One needs to be aware of the fact that it lacks support for 12 LTE band for T-Mobile. However, users can access AWS 3G on T-Mobile.

LG G5 has a 5.3-inch Quad HD resolution display. It is also powered by Snapdragon 820 SoC and 4 GB of RAM. Other specs of the LG G5 include dual camera (16 MP + 8 MP) setup, 8 MP selfie shooter, fingerprint reader, USB Type-C and 2800 mAh battery.

Both the smartphones will work on GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. However, these devices will not support networks of CDMA carriers such as Verizon, Sprint and U.S. Cellular.

The “232tech” has a positive rating of 99.2 percent on eBay and it is also providing free shipping service to the customers of both smartphones. It is also selling both the phones to customers outside the U.S. International buyers will be required to pay additional shipping fees.