Samsung India is all set to launch its latest flagship smartphones in India – Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung India is hosting an event in New Delhi on 8th March where these two devices will be launched. It is expected that these two devices will go on sale in India in the third week of March. These two flagship smartphones were unveiled at recently concluded MWC in Barcelona.
For Samsung, India is very important market and they are the leaders in smartphones segment in India. It is expected that the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will be priced around Rs. 45,000 and Rs. 50,000 to lure even prospective buyers of Apple iPhone 6 series to have a serious consideration of these two devices.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a 5.1-inch QHD Super Amoled display( 2560 X 1440 (577ppi)) and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a 5.5-inch QHD Super Amoled display (2560 X 1440 (534ppi). Both the devices have an Always-On display. This display enable you to check important notifications, time and date without having to wake up the device.
Both the devices will come with two different processor options, depending on the markets- Exynos 8890 64-bit octa-core (2.3GHz quad-core + 1.6GHz quad-core) processor or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit quad-core (2.15GHz dual-core + 1.6GHz dual-core) processor. To address the issues of heating, Samsung has incorporated liquid cooling technology in these two devices.
The new flagship Galaxy smartphones come with 4GB RAM (LPDDR4) and will be available in 32GB and 64GB internal storage options. Both the devices have the hybrid SIM card tray allows users to insert a microSD card for up to 200GB of additional storage and in some select countries, the tray can be used with a dual SIM card.
The Galaxy S7 is powered by a 3,000mAh battery and Galaxy S7 edge has 3,600mAh battery. Both the devices come with fast wired and wireless charging technology.
On the camera front, both the smartphones have a 12MP dual pixel f/1.7 rear camera with smart OIS and a 5MP(F1.7) selfie shooter.
Both the models support 4G (LTE Cat 9), NFC and MST payment technologies, Samsung KNOX, are IP68 certified water and dust resistance.
We shall be covering the launch event. Stay tuned for more updates!
