Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.1-inch display goes official

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S7 smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona. The Galaxy S7 has the same metal and glass design as the Galaxy S6, but is curved towards its edges for comfortable grip. It also gets new features including microSD card slot and IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 sports a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display, just like the Galaxy S6, but has an Always On Display mode that will show you basic information like time, notifications, calendar events when the phone is asleep.

It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor / octa-core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor depending on the market and comes with 4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB internal storage, further expandable up to 200GB via microSD card. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Hybrid Dual SIM slot, that is capable of being used with a single SIM card with microSD or a dual SIM. 

For photography, the Galaxy S7 sports a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture and smart OIS, and 5-megapixel front facing camera. The Dual Pixel camera promises brighter and sharper images in low light.

For connectivity there support for 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0 and NFC. Other features include Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor, Barometer, IP68 rating for water and dust resistance and and internal cooling system that keeps the device from overheating. It is fueled by 3000mAh battery that supports Fast Charging technology, on both wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 comes in Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, White Pearl and Silver Titanium colors and will be available starting mid-March 2016.