Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge officially revealed by Samsung Indonesia through video and teasers
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones are pegged to be unveiled officially on Feb. 22 during the Samsung Unpacked 2016 event. However, Samsung Indonesia has already jumped the gun by revealing teaser images and a video of the upcoming flagships.
According to Phone Probe, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will be arriving with a waterproof metallic chassis. The publication made the claim after the video released by Samsung Indonesia shows the Galaxy S7 getting wet under rainfall.
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 will be arriving with IP68 certification, which means that both devices will not be damaged when they are submerged in water up to 3.2 feet deep for 30 minutes. The Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014 also came with IP certification but the feature was not made available on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones released last year.
The teaser images on the Samsung Indonesia site has also revealed more information about the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones. The alleged 12-megapixel camera on both smartphones will feature larger pixels that will be capable of shooting high quality images in low lighting conditions, The Galaxy S7 models will furthermore be arriving with robust privacy protection features, Phone Arena reported.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones will be arriving with 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch Super AMOLED Quad HD displays. The variants of both smartphones that will be launched in North America will be powered by Snapdragon 820, while the variants that will be released in other international markets will feature Exynos 8890 chipset. Both the SoCs will be coupled with 4 GB of RAM.
Both Galaxy S7 models will be available in storage editions of 32 GB and 64 GB and will also support external storage through hybrid SIM slot. According to Android Authority, the Galaxy S7 will be packed with a 2800 mAh battery whereas its dual-edge curved display sibling will be equipped with either a 3000 or 3600 mAh battery.
Source: YouTube / Samsung Indonesia
