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AT&T to Take Pre-Orders for Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge Starting Feb 23

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and its curvier sibling, two of the main stars of this year’s Mobile World Congress, will be available for pre-order on AT&T, starting on February 23.

Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have finally been officially announced by Samsung, even though the online world has been getting a taste of them thanks to leaked images for a few weeks, now. AT&T customers have even more reasons to wait for these two flagships, as they come with built-in DIRECTV functionality. Joining them will be the Gear S2 classic smartwatch that sports NumberSync, a feature that syncs your wearable to your smartphone’s mobile number, so that you can send and receive texts, or even place and answer calls, without getting the phone out of your pocket.

“The DIRECTV integration on the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge and Gear S2 classic is the latest example of how AT&T is making your video experience even better. Our customers are getting a unique mobile video experience in the palm of their hand and on their wrist that they can’t find anywhere else,” explained Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Device Marketing and Developer Services, AT&T Mobility.

But what is DIRECTV, more precisely? Assuming that you have a data plan and that you are subscribed to this service, you can stream live TV, as well as your favorite movies, straight to your smartphone, using the DIRECTV app. More over, if you’re watching TV at home using AT&T’s video streaming service, you can use either of the Galaxy S7 smartphones as a remote control, thanks to the Quick Remote feature. As though this wasn’t enough, you can use Samsung’s S-Voice feature to launch the service by speaking into the S7, S7 Edge, or Gear S2 classic.

The Galaxy S7 takes everything that was good about its predecessor and amps it up. Its 5.1″ QuadHD Super AMOLED display is encased in an extremely elegant glass and metal body. The S7 edge, on the other hand, features a 5.5″ curved display that provides a bit more room for apps.

Both phones feature a 12 MP dual-pixel rear-facing camera that performs particularly well in poor-light conditions. To store the photos and videos shot with this camera, users have 32GB of internal storage at their disposal, minus whatever amount that’s taken by the operating system. That can be furthermore complemented with up to 200GB of additional storage in the form of a microSD card.

In terms of battery, the S7 sports a 3,000mAh battery, while the S7 edge packs a 3,600mAh one. Considering the larger display, the additional capacity makes sense entirely. Regardless of which model you’re going to pick, wireless charging comes as a default feature, but you’ll have to buy the pads separately. Yet another great selling point is that the S7 and S7 edge are waterproof.

These three products will hit retail stores on March 11, but AT&T customers can place pre-orders for them starting on February 23. They can do so both online, on AT&T’s website, and in the mobile carrier’s brick-and-mortar stores.

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[via engadget]

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Will Come In Two Sizes

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It is not going to be long until we can enjoy Samsung’s next creation, the Galaxy S7, which will arrive in Q1 2015 in two variants. Read all the details in this story!

Samsung are working hard but keeping us expectant about the upcoming new member of the Galaxy family, the Samsung Galaxy S7. With many rumors about its specs, capabilities and features, it seems that we can finally confirm some information about its variants, and it is likely we will only be getting two, as opposed to its predecessor, the Galaxy S6.

The internet exploded in anticipation a few weeks ago when the first few rumors of the Samsung Galaxy S7 variants started popping up, and finally, thanks to a report from a South Korea media outlet, we can confirm at least two. Let us note that when it comes to the aesthetics, there won’t be any major changes when compared to the Galaxy S6, but what is under the hood is quite different, offering more horsepower thanks to its better processor and increase in RAM memory. Even though some rumors also mention a better camera with better sensors, the truth is in the end it might have less megapixels – but as any photograph enthusiast knows, this isn’t really indicative of its over-all quality.

 

At first, rumors claimed the Galaxy S7 would release in two version (Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge) with the possibility of a Plus version releasing in the future, but it seems this last version will never come to fruition and the only editions will be the standard one and the curved one. The original version will feature a 5.2 inches screen, while the cruved one will have a 5.7 inches one instead, similar to what we saw in the Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge Plus.

This strategy is very similar to what is happening with the last few Apple smartphones: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which came out in two sizes (4.7 inches and 5.5 inches respectively). This way, users know what options they have from even before its release, and can already pick the size that works best for them.

Rumors indicate that Samsung is going to produce some 5 million units, at least initially, with 3.3 of them being Samsung Galaxy S7 while the remaining 1.7 are going to be Galaxy S7 Edge. This production cycle is scheduled for February of 2016, so insiders expect the new Galaxy phones to debut some time in March. It seems the new year will come with many new devices for the techies who are looking to update their smartphone experience, so all that is left is to wait and see how the Korean giant and its competitors will revolutionize the industry this time around.

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When is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Coming Out?

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The year is coming to an end, and we don’t know a lot about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S7, but it’s not like we lack theories and rumors. This is especially the case when it comes to its eventual release date.

Samsung breathed new life into its Galaxy series with the Galaxy S6, and returned to shape providing one of their best phones in years. This is an feat they might want to achieve again with their upcoming flagship, the Samsung S7, Even though we do not know a lot about the elusive new model by the Korean giant, and information is scarce, rumors abound. The big question when it comes to this smartphone is when will the Galaxy S7 release, and at this very moment, we have three theories with compelling evidence and good chances of being true. On one hand, it is said that Samsung will be introducing their new Galaxy S7 during January, which would fit in the big scheme of things with an eventual Consumer Electronic Show presentation in Las Vegas – so far, this is the best theory out there.

On the other hand, sources from Korea Investment claim that we could expect its formal introduction at the Mobile World Congress to take place in February 2016 in Barcelona. The third theory, and the one with the least evidence, claims there will be a presentation in March, after Samsung introduce their new Note and not before, but many websites around the web claim this would be way too late, and that Samsung need to introduce their new flagship way before then, as to not have to compete with any other company’s flagship. Regardless, all seems to indicate the Samsung Galaxy S7 will be very, very similar to what we saw with the Galaxy S6, but with some improvements under the hood such as the new Snapdragon 820 chipset that is meant to replace the old Exynos 7420. Right under these lines you can see a few renders that the GSM Arena team uncovered to illustrate the few changes that are coming.

Whether any of these rumors end up being true or not, it would seem the announcement will be happening in the first quarter of 2016. While all these possibilities might sound like they don’t make a lot of a difference to us, for this mega-companies it’s an incredibly important matter for their stock is public, and speculation in the market might give or take resources from whatever Samsung have in mind for whatever the S7 rumor will be the year after. The cycles keep getting shorter, but as long as Samsung keeps delivering, it will all be okay.

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