Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Launch Highlights

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 22 February 2016 00:47 IST

Feb 22, 2016 00:33 IST

Pricing wasn't announced, but we expect an India-specific event soon where we'll find out more on that.

Feb 22, 2016 00:32 IST

Take a closer look at the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge on Gadgets 360.

Feb 22, 2016 00:31 IST

After a vote of thanks from DJ Koh, that brings the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event to a close!

Feb 22, 2016 00:30 IST

Mark leaves the stage for DJ Koh.

Feb 22, 2016 00:29 IST

Trust Mark to show up in a T-shirt!

Feb 22, 2016 00:28 IST

All of Facebook's technology will come to the Gear VR in the next few weeks.

Feb 22, 2016 00:25 IST

200+ games and apps are already available for the Gear VR on the Oculus store.

Feb 22, 2016 00:24 IST

Samsung will handle the hardware, while Facebook takes care of the software through its Oculus know-how.

Feb 22, 2016 00:24 IST

Samsung and Facebook are teaming up to give an improved VR experience.

Feb 22, 2016 00:22 IST

The CEO and founder of Facebook is talking about VR.

Feb 22, 2016 00:20 IST

Well well well, this is a surprise. Mark Zuckerberg is on stage!

Feb 22, 2016 00:18 IST

It's Gear VR time again...

Feb 22, 2016 00:18 IST

It's a user-friendly 360-degree camera to create immersive spherical videos.

Feb 22, 2016 00:17 IST

Here's the Gear 360.

Feb 22, 2016 00:15 IST

Project Beyond from Samsung is for professionals. For the rest of us, there's the Gear 360.

Feb 22, 2016 00:14 IST

You probably remember Pranav from Ted Talks.

Feb 22, 2016 00:13 IST

Now being launched: The Samsung Gear 360. Soon to be on stage, Samsung's boy wonder Pranav Mistry, VP of Research.

Feb 22, 2016 00:12 IST

A bunch of services are going to be supported by the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones, including Samsung Connect Auto.

Feb 22, 2016 00:10 IST

It still won't be available in India though.

Feb 22, 2016 00:10 IST

Samsung Pay will use NFC and MST for payments.

Feb 22, 2016 00:06 IST

DJ Koh returns to the stage.

Feb 22, 2016 00:06 IST

Select countries, including the US and European nations will get the Gear VR as a gift on pre-orders.

Feb 22, 2016 00:06 IST

Justin is back, this time he's thanking customers for feedback and the engineering team for their work.

Feb 22, 2016 00:04 IST

The Vulkan API lets you render graphics four times faster than OpenGL.

Feb 22, 2016 00:03 IST

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney takes the stage now to talk about gaming on the Samsung Galaxy S7 phones.

Feb 22, 2016 00:01 IST

"You can now binge-watch a whole season of GoT on a single charge."

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Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones at MWC 2016 in Barcelona. Both smartphones are expected to be the company's flagship devices. Going by previous Samsung launch events, you can expect some digs at rival smartphone makers, particularly Apple.

The rumour mills have been working overtime with multiple leaks that hint at everything from specifications to price of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung has even released some unboxing videos ahead of the launch of its flagship smartphones.

Samsung is expected offer the Gear VR virtual reality headset as a bundle along with the smartphones for the first few people to buy the devices. The exact number of people who will get this offer is expected to be revealed at the event. Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge are expected to be water-resistant. The devices are expected to ship with Corning's Gorilla Glass 4.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge are both expected to ship with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB inbuilt storage. While the Galaxy S7 is said to sport a 3000mAh battery, its curved version will be backed by a 3600mAh battery. Another rumour says that the smartphones will be up for pre-order soon after their launch on Sunday. Obviously, the company will reveal the availability dates for both the smartphones during the event but a rumour says that these will be available on March 11.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge are also likely to feature a pressure sensitive display. This could work just like 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Another leak claims that those who pre-order these Samsung smartphones will get them around three days before they are available in stores.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Launch Highlights

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