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History will recount that the Galaxy S6 fixed all the Galaxy S5’s weaknesses, but in doing so it gave up the Galaxy S5’s strengths. But now Samsung looks to have its head screwed on. A massive new leak has revealed the Galaxy S7’s biggest and best features and this time they all go after the right opponent: the iPhone 6S…
So what are the attack areas? Durability, storage, battery life and perhaps one unexpected future bonus. VentureBeat has all the details and the highlights are as follows:
Water Resistant Returns - a return to the water resistance of the Galaxy S5 with IP67 dust and water resistance certifications. This would give it a step up over the iPhone 6S, though the iPhone 7 is tippedto go down the water resistant or even waterproof route as well.
Big Battery Life Boost - a big jump to 3000 mAh and 3600 mAh capacities for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge respectively, up from 2550 mAh and 2600 mAh of the S6 and S6 Edge. The S7 Edge in particular could become a real standout device here and allow Samsung to return to its wall hugger boasts used to advertise the S5.
Samsung Galaxy S7 concept. Image credit: Martin Hajek
MicroSD Slot Returns - as previously rumoured, microSD will return. VentureBeat says Samsung will support expandable storage right up to 200GB cards and given Android 6.0 Marshmallow allows external storage to be merged with internal storage, that could be a deal maker for many. By contrast iPhones don’t offer expandable storage, but if Apple AAPL +0.31% sticks once again with a controversial 16GB entry model for the iPhone 7 the value differential here will be huge.
Source: Galaxy S7 Leak Reveals 5 Brilliant New Features
So what are the attack areas? Durability, storage, battery life and perhaps one unexpected future bonus. VentureBeat has all the details and the highlights are as follows:
Water Resistant Returns - a return to the water resistance of the Galaxy S5 with IP67 dust and water resistance certifications. This would give it a step up over the iPhone 6S, though the iPhone 7 is tippedto go down the water resistant or even waterproof route as well.
Big Battery Life Boost - a big jump to 3000 mAh and 3600 mAh capacities for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge respectively, up from 2550 mAh and 2600 mAh of the S6 and S6 Edge. The S7 Edge in particular could become a real standout device here and allow Samsung to return to its wall hugger boasts used to advertise the S5.
Samsung Galaxy S7 concept. Image credit: Martin Hajek
MicroSD Slot Returns - as previously rumoured, microSD will return. VentureBeat says Samsung will support expandable storage right up to 200GB cards and given Android 6.0 Marshmallow allows external storage to be merged with internal storage, that could be a deal maker for many. By contrast iPhones don’t offer expandable storage, but if Apple AAPL +0.31% sticks once again with a controversial 16GB entry model for the iPhone 7 the value differential here will be huge.
Source: Galaxy S7 Leak Reveals 5 Brilliant New Features
