Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Galaxy S7: all that is known about the future of the flagship Samsung – BBC News

This month, Samsung could announce a new generation flagship Android-smartphone. In previous years, the Korean firm has represented important Galaxy-device at the exhibition Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late February – early March. Odanko in 2016, according to rumors, Samsung will arrange the show news in January that it could better compete with the iPhone. From various sources about the secret is that the new product has been known for quite a few. How exactly would “Galaxy S7″, sorted Vesti.Hi-tech.

See also: Overview of the smartphone Galaxy S6: two weeks from the flagship Samsung

design

According to some reports, this year, Samsung will release just three variations of its flagship Galaxy-smartphone “normal” Galaxy S7 , Galaxy S7 Edge with curved edges and S7 Plus model with a larger screen. Judging by the 3D-rendering, snared in December, looks almost new items will not differ from last year’s models. Dimensions Galaxy S7 amount 143,37h70,8h6,94 millimeters, almost like the Galaxy S6. It can be concluded that the flagship also get a 5.1-inch screen.

Probably the same dimensions and will have the Galaxy S7 Edge, only its display is rounded on both sides. As for S7 Plus, the size of the “bloated” smartphone (163,32h82,01h7,82 mm) put it on par with the Galaxy Mega 2. It is possible that the diagonal of its screen will grow up to 6 inches.

Flagships of Samsung sample 2016 will be very similar to their predecessors. However, in the 3D-renderers can see two small differences. Firstly, it is the “Home” more rectangular shape, which is usually much rounded, and secondly – the SIM-card, moved to the right “edge.”

display

The vast majority of the sources relied on by IT-publications agree that Galaxy S7 and Edge S7 receive a 5.1-inch screen. But opinions about Galaxy S7 Plus diverge: one tipped him display size of 5.7 inches, as in last year’s S6 Edge +, other – 6 “. According to recent reports VentureBeat, the Samsung is still staying on the diagonal of 5.5 inches, considering 5 7-6-inch screen is too big for the satellite’s flagship model.

The display resolution Super AMOLED, presumably, will remain unchanged: Quad HD (1440h2560 pixels). Also, Samsung is going to introduce in the Galaxy-device support technology permanently on the screen AOD. It will always display on the screen some information (for example, time or counter incoming messages), consuming no more than 1% battery an hour.

Another version says that the Galaxy S7 equip recognition technology power of touch the screen as 3D Touch in the “iPhone”. It is likely that this is a ClearForce, which in October presented by Synaptics. This development will create new types of interaction with the Android-powered device: for example, by holding your finger on the screen, you can turn on automatic scrolling or open the context menu.

Battery

Last year’s flagship criticized for the fact that Samsung It deprived him of a removable battery and a slot for microSD-cards. Although the ability to change the battery will not be back, the battery capacity of new Galaxy-devices will be significantly increased: from 2550 to 3000 mAh for S7 and from 2600 to 3600 mAh for S7 Edge. “On the air”, according to VentureBeat, the flagship will be fully charged in 2 hours, and S7 Edge replenish the batteries of the wireless charging for 2.2 hours.

Finally, Samsung may return microSD-slot in Android- smartphones. Presumably, the new items will be compatible with memory cards of up to 200 gigabytes.

filling

Galaxy S7 will be released in two versions with different chips. One Set 8-core processor Exynos Octa 8, 8890 that Samsung has developed its own. “Homegrown” system will include four high-performance cores with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz, four more energy-efficient (1.6 GHz) as well as an integrated modem that is compatible with the standard LTE Category 9 (maximum data transfer rate – up to 410 Mbit / s) .

The second version of the Galaxy S7, which will be sold, including the North American market, equipped with the chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Regardless of the region, Android-smartphone will have 4 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of flash accumulator. In addition, the machine tipped universal port USB Type-C, which can be used for charging and data transfer, as well as dust and water (degree of protection IP67).

cameras

According to VentureBeat, the resolution main camera Galaxy S7 not only grow, but even decrease from 16 to 12 megapixels. However, higher resolution does not always mean better image quality. According to the site, the diaphragm Galaxy S7 will be wider (f / 1.7 versus f / 1.9 at S6), which will provide more detailed pictures in low light conditions.

It is possible the device will also be activated technology BRITECELL, which was introduced last fall. In addition to increasing the light sensitivity of the camera module, it will help to deal with its characteristic images made in twilight color artifacts. Another technology – Smart WDR (wide dynamic range) – will provide images more elaborate light and dark areas by combining shots taken with different exposure.

In addition, Samsung will remove the protruding “hump”, a hidden camera inside the case. Reliable information on the front, “eyes” of the smartphone is not, so its solution is likely to remain the same: 5 megapixels.

Source: VentureBeat

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