Liveblog: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge MWC 2016 announcement

posted by PhoneArena Team / Feb 21, 2016, 11:26 AM

Liveblog: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge MWC 2016 announcement

Samsung is gearing up to unveil some of its most important products of the year: the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.

None of them is much of a secret by now, but this does not make them any less exciting: with an evolved design, the new powerful Snapdragon 820 system chip on board, a novel 12MP camera that should bring huge improvements in low light performance, and last but not least, expectations for a battery larger than its peers.

Any wishes? Well, let's just add that the microSD card slot should make a comeback, the phones should feature IP68 water resistance and wireless charging is also on board. Got you interested? Tune in for our live blog of the event starting at:

9:00am PT | 12:00pm ET | 7pm CET

Live event tracker

13:02	We're headed to the hahds-on area! Stay tuned for more coverage coming soon!
13:02	And it's a wrap!
12:59	Minecraft is coming to the Occulust this year #minecraft #vr
12:59	Facebook with Occulus are committed to VR in the long term
12:59	And all of this tech is coming to Gear VR in the next few weeks
12:58	Dynamic streaming allows Facebook to compress video efficiently
12:58	It's still early days, though
12:58	Everyday, more than a million people are watching 360 video on Facebook
12:57	Facebook is really serious about being THE platform for 360 videos, that's in direct competition against YouTube
12:57
12:57
12:55	"This is by far the best VR experience"
12:55
12:55	"Samsung is the only company in the world that can deliver the OLED screens required for VR"
12:55	Best hardware from Samsung, best software from Facebook, says Zuck about VR
12:54	"VR is going to be the most social platform"
12:54
12:53	"I hope that we can take a 360 video"
12:53	Capturing your baby's first steps would be so much different with the new 360-degree cameras, says Zuck
12:52	All powered by Occulus Technology
12:52	The day for virtual reality has come, says Zuckerburg
12:52	Mark Zuckerburg at the Galaxy S7 event to speak about virtual reality! #mwc16 #galaxy #s7
12:51	Hey, look, Mark Zuckerburg is now on stage! What a surprise!
12:50	Oh, this is cool, we're being shown soccer game played on the streets of Barcelona...
12:50	We've all put our VR headsets now...
12:49	Now, you can create virtual reality content on your own
12:48	Seamlessly connected to Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
12:48	"A small sphere packed with the best of our technology", 30MP, f/2.0
12:47	A new type of camera, the Gear 360
12:46	Time for a 360-degree camera news... we have heard the name Gear 360, is it true?
12:45
12:45	Pranav Mistry, head of Samsung research is now on stage
12:39	The S7 and S7 Edge are "more than just smartphones"
12:37	Gear VR comes as a gift with the S7 and S7 Edge when you pre-order!
12:35
12:35	Vulkan API renders 4 times faster than Open GL
12:34	Epic games founder Tim Sweeney is now on stage!
12:34	You can lock keys so you don't accidentally quit a game! Awesome feature!
12:33	Dedicated game launcher!
12:33	Put simply, Vulkan promises to bring PC-like experience on a mobile phone
12:32	First smartphones with Vulkan API! #s7 #mwc16
12:32	Wireless charging is also on board
12:32	Best of all, Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have gigantic batteries! #s7 #galaxy #mwc16
12:31	S7 GPU is 60% more powerful than predecessor, great for gaming #galaxy #s7 #mwc16
12:30	S7 CPU is 30% more powerful than the S6! #s7 #mwc16
12:29
12:29	Motion Panorama is basically a panorama with video elements, awesome!
12:28	Motion Panorama is a new S7 feature
12:28
12:27	Differences

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Display 5.1" 1440 x 2560 pixels

Camera 12 MP / 5 MP front

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad-core, 2200 MHz

Storage 32 GB + microSDXC

Battery 3000 mAh(28h 3G talk time)

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Display 5.5" 1440 x 2560 pixels

Camera 12 MP / 5 MP front

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad-core, 2200 MHz

Storage 32 GB + microSDXC

Battery 3600 mAh(36h 3G talk time)

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34 Comments

1. TyrionLannister unregistered

Seriously, more than 1 hour is left PA. And you guys probably won't even be attending, as you already have it. I remember G5 hands-on came before the event even started.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 9:58 AM 3

5. yoosufmuneer

Posts: 1518; Member since: Feb 14, 2015

Don't Forget S6 hands on came before the announcement last year and they removed it for sometime and later added it after announcement

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:15 AM 1

7. TyrionLannister unregistered

Yeah, and someone got the google cache anyway. It was funny AF.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:17 AM 1

8. Victor.H

Posts: 1050; Member since: May 27, 2011

We've got a team of four, all ready to listen to Samsung and rush to the hands-on area right after! :)

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:18 AM 0

11. TyrionLannister unregistered

Oh please, you have the unit for over a day. Don't lie.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:26 AM 4

29. darkkjedii

Posts: 30900; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Looking forward to it H.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:33 AM 0

10. gx3kgx3k

Posts: 10; Member since: Aug 19, 2013

Android authority already has the s7 and s7 edge hands on video out over an hour ago.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:26 AM 0

12. TyrionLannister unregistered

link?

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:26 AM 0

16. gx3kgx3k

Posts: 10; Member since: Aug 19, 2013

I am not allowed to post links here but just go look at the video in their LG posts and choose 'Discover'. There will be a list of videos available including the s7 hands on videos and comparison with the G5. It was there almost 2 hours ago already.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:31 AM 0

17. TyrionLannister unregistered

Please be more clear. I can't find the discover option either in their articles or their Youtube channel. Edit: found it.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:42 AM 1

20. DRS1977

Posts: 678; Member since: May 27, 2015

Look at one of the G5 video's. Start playing it and then move your mouse to the top left of the video and click discover. There are video's of the S7 and S7 Edge. They both look beautiful.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:48 AM 0

19. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

Thanks..Yes it works. I just launched the S7 Edge video. Didn't watch full as I wanted to have the first looks from the presentation. Nice cath however!

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:47 AM 0

13. zeeBomb

Posts: 2318; Member since: Aug 14, 2014

exactly shat I said to myself..it's always like that. My thoughts exaaaaactly

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:28 AM 0

15. uvaman

Posts: 45; Member since: Jan 14, 2013

I am sure we will see around 10 articles in first 45 minutes, while presentation is still going ofc :) There is really no point to lie or deny

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:31 AM 0

2. uvaman

Posts: 45; Member since: Jan 14, 2013

@TyrionLannister Agree on that :) Just give us hands on, videos and so on. G5 specs thread was created 7 hours before the live announcement :P

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:04 AM 0

3. FluffyBled unregistered

Dudes -_- fix your timer ... it's 1 hour and 55 mins!

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:05 AM 0

4. Zack_2014

Posts: 677; Member since: Mar 25, 2014

Just noticed that lol

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:13 AM 0

6. yoosufmuneer

Posts: 1518; Member since: Feb 14, 2015

I'm so excited for this phone

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:16 AM 0

9. AZNHA unregistered

waiting

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:19 AM 0

14. FReDcc

Posts: 73; Member since: Jun 11, 2015

So us something new Samsung....... Mobile phone announcements are getting less and less interesting these days.

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:31 AM 0

18. FluffyBled unregistered

Most of us will be watching the stream mostly for confirmations* -_- ... thanks PA and every site leaking stuff! *That is a bad thing :'(!

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 10:43 AM 0

21. Zack_2014

Posts: 677; Member since: Mar 25, 2014

Go check out the Hands on of Galaxy S7. Android Authority!

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:03 AM 0

22. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

Good...I just checked the start of video and left. Thought its really good to see the launch than the hands on...

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:08 AM 0

26. rav.dusty

Posts: 3; Member since: Feb 21, 2016

Someone put the Link please..its 4am here

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:24 AM 0

23. rav.dusty

Posts: 3; Member since: Feb 21, 2016

Cant find it! Got no discover option???

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:13 AM 0

24. Gonga

Posts: 10; Member since: Feb 19, 2016

How to find discover? Can any body help?

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:17 AM 0

25. rav.dusty

Posts: 3; Member since: Feb 21, 2016

like wise I've tried to look at one of the G5 video's. Start playing it and then move your mouse to the top left of the video but no discover option

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:20 AM 0

27. uvaman

Posts: 45; Member since: Jan 14, 2013

Go to Android Authority and do the same....

posted on Feb 21, 2016, 11:30 AM 0

28. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

It's still there. You go to Android Authority web page, play the video in LG G5 hands on page. In the video frame just move the mouse up near the left top corner. You will see a few menus becoming visible at left top. One of them is Discover, clicking which will show a list of videos including the S7 videos