New Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will be the BEST phone of the year, if these rumours are true

Samsung will unveil its next flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Congress technology tradeshow in Barcelona this month. But the South Korean firm’s latest smartphone has a hard act to follow.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are brilliant smartphones, and a major departure in terms of industrial design for the South Korean technology giant.
Samsung ditched the Galaxy S5’s dimpled plastic case – that bore an eery resemblance to an old plaster – in favour of a sleek glass case with a strong, all-metal band around the edges. And the S6 Edge took that stunning design one step further, adding a beautiful, curved Quad-HD 5.1inch display.
Both variations packed the same great 16MP camera, fast Octa-core 64-bit processor, and 3GB of RAM.
Unsurprisingly the Samsung smartphones reaped gongs throughout the last year, picking up acclaim from the T3 Magazine Awards, EE Pocket-Lint Awards and TrustedReviews award shows.
And that brings us to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.

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The concept images imagines the Galaxy S7 has multiple curves, unfortunately rumours don't back this

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Samsung is expected to introduce pressure sensitivity to its flagship Galaxy S7 next year

The South Korean firm is expected to keep a similar industrial design to the S6 and S6 Edge, despite what some of the more creative or elaborate three-dimensional renders would have you believe.
Instead of completely overhauling its design for a second year running, Samsung is expected to address some of the issues levelled at its award-winning handsets. And that’s incredibly exciting.
First on the majority of Samsung owners’ wish list – the microSD card.
Samsung dropped the removable rear case, with its swappable battery pack and expandable microSD card slot, in the move from the Galaxy S5 to the Galaxy S6. Not everyone was happy with the decision, which allowed the firm to create the beautiful unibody design of the S6 Edge – but resulted in a sealed, Apple-esque handset.

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Samsung is reportedly planning to reintroduce the microSD card slot

Hopefully, the return of expandable storage via microSD will go some way to reassuring buyers that Samsung hasn’t forgotten about its user-upgradeable Android roots.
Plus, those looking to shoot extensively in 4K video and not run out of phone storage will no doubt be happy with the addition of microSD, since the 128GB Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge model previously retailed for an eye-watering £779.00.
Samsung is also expected to refine and tweak the rear camera on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Taking a step back from the never-ending specs race Android manufacturers often find themselves caught in, Samsung is rumoured to be dropping its rear camera from 16MP to 12MP.
The South Korean firm is expected to increase the size of the pixels in its image sensor, which will improve performance in tough, low-light conditions. That’s more important to smartphone owners, who will often use their mobile devices in trying light-conditions, like a dimly-lit restaurant, gloomy pub, or night club. Source from http://www.express.co.uk