Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Price Cut

The new Samsung Galaxy S7 launched in February this year aslope the Galaxy S7 edge. Here we circular up all the latest news on the Samsung Galaxy S7, including release date, price, rumours, and features.

You tin can as well click here toread our full, in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Milky way S7 border: at a glance

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge launch appointment 21 Feb
Galaxy S7 and S7 edge on sale in the UK xi March
Galaxy S7 United kingdom toll from 599 inc VAT
Milky way S7 edge price from 639 inc VAT

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xv/07/2016: Samsung's smartphone shipments accept overtaken the iPhone in the United states, cheers to strong sales of the Galaxy S7.

According to enquiry from Kantor World Panel, in the three months upwards until May this yr, Samsung accounted for 37 per cent of smartphone sales and Apple 29 per cent.

All the same, amongst flagship phones, it was a closer call with the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge accounting for 16 per cent of sales and the iPhone 6s/6s Plus at 14.6 per cent.

The research also institute only v per cent of Samsung purchases came from those moving from Apple, while 14 per cent of Apple purchasers moved from Samsung.

In the UK, it is a closer thing with each accounting for 36 per cent of sales in this market.

11/07/2016:Samsung's ruggedised Galaxy S7 Active model has failed a h2o resistance test, despite holding an IP68 water-resistance rating.

This certification supposedly guarantees a device can survive full immersion in upwardly to five anxiety of h2o for upwards to 30 minutes, but the S7 Agile failed to live up to these claims when subjected to trials by production testing organisation Consumer Reports.

Afterward being placed in a tank pressurised to the equivalent of five feet of water for 30 minutes, the brandish became "obscured past green lines", with moisture bubbling visible within both camera lenses, the group said.

After the first device failed, technicians submitted a 2d unit to the same exam. The second device also failed, with neither model returning to total functionality.

"The Samsung Galaxy S7 active device is one of the most rugged phones to appointment and is highly resistant to scratches and IP68 certified," the company said in a statement to Consumer Reports, only admitted "there may be an off-chance that a defective device is not as watertight equally it should be", and said it is investigating the thing.

Waterproofing has been a major selling-bespeak of Samsung'south Milky way South range, particularly after it was reinstated for the latest generation. Information technology is a particularly important feature of the S7 Agile, as it is designed for use in harsh, outdoor environments.

Consumer Reports noted that of all the current Galaxy S7 models, the S7 Agile was the only ane to neglect its immersion examination, with both the S7 and the S7 Edge passing.

28/06/2016:Samsung is set to release a limited edition Galaxy S7 Edge in time for the 2016 Olympics taking place in Brazil next calendar month, Trusted Reviews reports.

An image allegedly showing the new editions was leaked by Evan Blass (@evleaks), with the phones depicted featuting the Olympic rings logoat the lesser of the rear along with gilded/blueish detailing around the domicile button, earpiece and photographic camera module.

As the report notes, the reveal was previously predicted by SamMobile, based on Samsung'southward previous Olympics tie-in wiht the Galaxy S line.

08/06/2016: The Samsung Galaxy S7 has just received a new addition, in the form of the Samsung Milky way S7 Agile.

For those who oasis't come up across Samsung's Active line, they're ruggedized versions of its flagship line, designed for to be used in all weathers and environments.

This means that in addition to the S7'due south regular IP68 water and dust-proofing, the S7 active likewise comes with a reinforced, rubber-edged beat out that's drib-proof to a summit of five metres. The screen is also supposedly shatter-proof, although we wouldn't necessarily desire to test that out.

The biggest upgrade, however, is to the battery. The S7 Active's battery is one-tertiary bigger than the standard S7, bringing its total capacity to 4,000mAh. This means that not only can you take information technology kayaking or drop it down a ravine, the S7 Active is capable of powering through at least a total twenty-four hours in the wilderness.

There is one slight problem, still - it's but available in America, and only through network carrier AT&T. Samsung has not revealed when or if the S7 Active will be coming to other territories, but based on the poor sales of previous Active devices, we'd be surprised if information technology made information technology to Europe.

02/06/2016: Samsung has announced a new Batman-inspired version of the Milky way S7 Edge. Dubbed the "Injustice Edition", the phone comes in black with trimmings of gold. There is even a Batman symbol on the back.

In an unboxing video, the phone comes with headphones, a Batman armour-style protective example, and a virtual reality headset. The user interface has been changed slightly to give it more of a Batman theme. It too appears to include a video game featuring the Gotham superhero.

The phone commemorates the third ceremony of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Amongst Us. The game features a collectable menu mechanic and engages players in 3-on-3 tag team combat that characteristic many of DC'due south most iconic characters.

The telephone will be bachelor from thirteen June. No price has been set for the smartphone. It volition appear exclusively in select territories, including Mainland china, Singapore, Korea, Latin America and Russian federation. There is currently no give-and-take on a UK launch.

17/05/2016: Samsung will offer new Milky way S7 and S7 edge customers an sectional Gear VR content parcel, meaning they tin get their hands on the Samsung Gear VR headset for a discounted price, aslope a complimentary bundle of games and experiences to brand the almost of the virtual reality headset.

Content included in the package is Anshar Wars ii, Darknet, Drift, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Ocean Rift and Starchart, although neither Oculus nor Samsung have announced how much the 'discounted toll' will save customers on the retail toll.

"Our Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are performing extremely well, demonstrating continued strong demand for our premium flagship devices,"David Lowes, primary marketing officer at Samsung Electronics Europe, said.

"The smartphone is already so fundamental to our lives but connecting it with a product like the Gear VR opens up incredible new experiences that are frequently as emotional as they are immersive. With this new incentive, nosotros're encouraging broader VR adoption so that more people can experience this amazing new applied science for themselves."

Samsung has sold 300,000 Gear VR headsets in Europe so far this year, with the virtual reality market set up to grow 168 per cent twelvemonth-on-year in 2016 according to CCS Insight.

"At Oculus, nosotros desire people to experience anything, anywhere through the power of virtual reality and we're starting to see that happen with Gear VR," said Max Cohen, Head of Mobile at Oculus. "Together, the hardware and software provide the absolute best VR experience on mobile available today and nosotros're looking forward to standing to excite and appoint European consumers."

13/05/2016: The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Border are set to lead the US smartphone market in the second quarter of 2016, according to new data.

Kantar Worldpanel has released data highlighting the ongoing success of Samsung'southward Milky way S7, which accounted for almost 6 per cent of smartphone sales in the US during the first quarter despite only being released on March 11.

This makes the S7 and S7 Edge the 5th acknowledged smartphone during this period, and Samsung's ranking is ready to climb still higher in the second quarter.

Amongst those who bought the device in March, battery life, camera quality, storage capacity and processing speed were all heavily cited as incentives.

07/04/2016:Samsung hopes sales of its Milky way seven smartphone volition fuel a 10 per cent jump in operating profit for the first quarter of 2016.

The South Korean phone manufacturer predicts its operating profit to reach 6.6 trillion Korean won (3.nine billion) between Jan and March this year, compared to vi trillion won in the aforementioned period terminal twelvemonth.

It comes afterwards the Galaxy S7 launched in late Feb to proficient reviews (including our ain), with the model breaking records in smartphone displays, such every bit highest color accuracy highest pinnacle brightness and highest screen resolution.

The device is widely believed to be selling well, and Samsung will release its first quarter results later this calendar month.

04/04/2016: The Samsung Milky way S7 has undergone a cost cut of around$150 in the U.s.. Co-ordinate to CNN, Walmart is holding a "Rollback" promotion on these handsets and $100 on all Apple tree iPhones until the end of June.

The discounts apply tothe iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, new four-inch SE, and the Samsung Galaxy 6 and 7.

01/04/2016:The release appointment for 1 of the Galaxy S7's principal competitors - the HTC 10 (probably) - has been announced as Tuesday, 12 April.

There is a live stream taking place at 1pm London fourth dimension for the device, which could exist chosen the HTC 10 or HTC One M10, depending on which rumour you listen to.

Leaks advise the HTC ten will have a new chassis blueprint, 5.1in 2K resolution screen supporting Super LCD, not AMOLED, a 12-megapixel rear camera and come in a variety of colours. Inside, it is expected to characteristic a Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB internal retentivity with microSD support, and a 3,000mAh bombardment.

With an anticipated May launch, post-obit the April announcement, HTC is quite late in launching a new phone this yr, with rivals LG and Samsung - and fifty-fifty Apple - having already released handsets in 2016.

On paper, these specs are also quite like to the Galaxy S7, from screen size to storage to camera specs, and then HTC will need to pull off something quite special in order to compete.