As we count down toward Mobile World Congress 2016, we'll be seeing some new stuff. Hot news from MWC will be Samsung's Galaxy S7, their flagship for 2016 (and the LG G5, which would be a radical device for LG). Let's focus on the S7 and what I expect from the device.
As for design, I am really not expecting much. Samsung has changed their design
language last year with the S6 and I actually think it is unwise to expect a revamped design every year. So for the S7, I'm expecting very minimal exterior changes from the S6, which might make it look like an S6, but I assume there will be other improvements in the basic design in order to differentiate the 2.
What I really expect in the S7 is the internal hardware. This might have the same ethos as the iPhone 6S, keeping a similar exterior but offering a totally different experience inside.
Samsung's Exynos 8890 should make its debut in the S7, which is their first chip featuring their own homegrown CPUs. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 may make an appearance here too. UFS storage should make a return along with the long awaited return of the humble SD card slot. 4GB of LPDDR4 might be in and the battery should be bigger to solve the S6's biggest problem, which is its subpar battery life. Samsung might do something radical with the camera and make it 12MP while increasing pixel size plus an f/1.7 aperture and OIS for better low-light performance while retaining excellent daylight performance. As for the display, expect a QHD AMOLED display with some improvements in brightness and color accuracy. Force Touch would be a very welcome surprise on the S7.
As for software, Android Marshmallow is most likely the launch OS, with TouchWiz laid on top. For the S7, I hope Samsung continues to debloat, slim down and optimize TouchWiz. TW on the S6 is much improved, so I hope the same goes on the S7.
Those are my expectations for the S7. I'm eager to hear yours so please plop those down below.
Mmmmm, Android Smores....
As for design, I am really not expecting much. Samsung has changed their design
language last year with the S6 and I actually think it is unwise to expect a revamped design every year. So for the S7, I'm expecting very minimal exterior changes from the S6, which might make it look like an S6, but I assume there will be other improvements in the basic design in order to differentiate the 2.
What I really expect in the S7 is the internal hardware. This might have the same ethos as the iPhone 6S, keeping a similar exterior but offering a totally different experience inside.
Samsung's Exynos 8890 should make its debut in the S7, which is their first chip featuring their own homegrown CPUs. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 may make an appearance here too. UFS storage should make a return along with the long awaited return of the humble SD card slot. 4GB of LPDDR4 might be in and the battery should be bigger to solve the S6's biggest problem, which is its subpar battery life. Samsung might do something radical with the camera and make it 12MP while increasing pixel size plus an f/1.7 aperture and OIS for better low-light performance while retaining excellent daylight performance. As for the display, expect a QHD AMOLED display with some improvements in brightness and color accuracy. Force Touch would be a very welcome surprise on the S7.
As for software, Android Marshmallow is most likely the launch OS, with TouchWiz laid on top. For the S7, I hope Samsung continues to debloat, slim down and optimize TouchWiz. TW on the S6 is much improved, so I hope the same goes on the S7.
Those are my expectations for the S7. I'm eager to hear yours so please plop those down below.
Mmmmm, Android Smores....