Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge lands in India, goes on sale March 18

Samsung has launched their latest flagship, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in India. The South Korean tech giant unveiled these phone at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, and launched both of them in China yesterday.

Indian market will get the Exynos powered Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, and are priced at Rs. 48,900 and Rs. 56,900 respectively -  both prices for the 32GB variants. The 64GB storage variants prices will be revealed later.

They will be available for pre-order on Samsung India website and on Flipkart, starting today, till March 17, and goes on sale from March 18. All pre-orders will get a free Gear VR headset. The phones also come with double voice data offer for Vodafone RED subscribers for six months.

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, sports metal frames and 3D glass on the front and black, and have smoother and curvier glass panels. They are slightly thicker, the Galaxy 7 at 7.9mm and S7 edge at 7.7mm.

Both phones comes with a lot of improvements over their predecessors and now includes microSD card slot (via hybrid SIM tray), IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, and improvements to the camera and battery. It has an 'Always ON' display mode that will show you basic information like time, notifications, calendar events when the phone is asleep. The USB port comes with moisture detecting sensor, that disable the charging when the port is wet.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, Exynos 8890 SoC, 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB storage and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. For photography, it packs a Dual Pixel 12-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/1.7 aperture and Smart OIS. Front facing camera is 5-megapixel. It has fingerprint scanner, supports 4G LTE, NFC connectivity and is backed by 3000mAh battery, which supports fast charging.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge rocks a bigger 5.5-inch QHD Super AMOLED cruved display and comes with improved Edge UX feature, which allows you to easily access most-used functions and features. It is fueled by 3600mAh battery and supports fast charging as well. The rest of the specs are same as Galaxy S7.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will come with Concierge service, that's available inside the Galaxy app. Concierge is a service hub that comes with, My Assistant that will let customers order flowers, do web check-in, set reminders and more, Fast Track Service, Phone Pick Up and Drop, Chat with Samsung, Smart Tutor, Store locator, Service Locator, Service Tracker and Find my Mobile.

Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications

• Display: 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED always-on, pressure sensitive display
• Processor: Octa-Core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad) processor
• RAM and Storage: 4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal memory, expandable up to 200GB with microSD
• Camera: 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture, Smart OIS | 5MP front-facing camera, f/1.7 aperture
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC
• Battery: 3000mAh battery, Fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging
• Dimensions: 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm | Weight: 152g
• Others: Hybrid SIM (nano + nano / microSD), Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor, Barometer, IP68 ratings water and dust resistance

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge specifications

• Display: 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 534 PPI Super AMOLED always-on curved edge display
• Processor: Octa-Core Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad) processor
• RAM and Storage: 4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal memory, expandable up to 200GB with microSD
• Camera: 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture, Smart OIS | 5MP front-facing camera, f/1.7 aperture
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC
• Battery: 3600mAh battery, Fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging
• Dimensions: 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm | Weight: 157g
• Others: Hybrid SIM (nano + nano / microSD), Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor, Barometer, IP68 ratings water and dust resistance

Kaiser Bey

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