Samsung reclaims DxOMark throne with the Galaxy S7 Edge

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Samsung shot to the top of the DxOMark ratings last year which is one of the top sites for camera benchmarks. First with the S6 edge and later on with the S6 edge+. Shortly after, Sony’s Xperia Z5 challenged the smartphone and finished with an equal score which resulted in a tied first place between both the smartphones. Now, Samsung has a new champion in the form of the Galaxy S7 Edge.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Cat 9 LTE Speedtest

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge was fitted with a Cat 6 LTE modem while the new Galaxy S7 Edge comes with a Cat 9 LTE modem. We did a speedtest of the device over the LTE network in Barcelona to show you the kind of speeds the smartphone can achieve.

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5 reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the update to last year’s Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+. In this post, we will take a look at 5 reasons why you should buy one for yourself or upgrade from your existing S6 edge or S6 edge+.

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LG G5 supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 but Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don’t

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Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed.  Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.

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Samsung rolls out February security update for its flagship smartphones

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Samsung seems to be trying their best to keep their phones up to date and to remove the bad reputation of releasing slow updates. They have now released the February security patch for their flagship products just a few weeks after the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow began rolling out for some phones.

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LG G5 will not be powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor in Latin America

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This year at MWC, we saw LG and Samsung go head to head with their new flagships, the G5 and Galaxy S7/S7 Edge respectively. One of the many things that the handsets have in common is that they will be having a Snapdragon 820 variant. However, it seems that while Samsung will be offering a similarly high end Exynos 8890 chipset in other regions, LG will opt for a lower end processor to power its flagship instead.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge hi-res images surface – Reveals new colours

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now less than a week from their official unveiling. Although, we have seen several leaks over the past few weeks that have given us glimpses about the phones’ features and looks, we now have high resolution images of the smartphones showing the different colour options.

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FCC listing reveals that the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge will have a 3600mAH battery

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An earlier claim from Eldar Murtazin had stated that the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will have really good battery life. Now, a new filing on the FCC reveals that the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge will have a 3600 mAH battery.

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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) make an appearance on Bluetooth SIG

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The updates to the Samsung Galaxy J lineup for the year 2016 have been confirmed yet again through listings on Bluetooth SIG. The devices in question are the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016).

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Source code of Samsung Unpacked event hints at Gear 360 launch

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A few days back, we reported that Samsung might be looking to release a Gear 360 VR camera alongside the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge later this month. Now, the source code of the Unpacked event seems to indicate that the device will be announced there.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro enters India for testing – Features a 6 inch display

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Late last month, we got news that the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro was in the works and would be the flagship product in the A series from Samsung. A new import listing not just confirms its existence but also indicates that the smartphone is in the final stages of testing.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge get certified in China

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China has something called 3C (China Compulsory Certification) that phones have to pass through in order to be approved for sale in the country. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge just passed through the same.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 might offer 17 hours of video playback on 100% brightness

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Eldar Murtazin of MobileReview fame is or was a rockstar in the blogging world who is famous for having leaked several high profile devices and news way before they actually happened. Now, he claims that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 will be capable of offering 17 hours of video playback at 100% brightness.

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) specifications appear on kernel source code

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Samsung just recently updated the A series lineup and now is expected to update models of the J series including the J7 (2016). A new source code that has leaked reveals the specifications of the upcoming smartphone.

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Samsung may not announce the Galaxy S7 edge+ at MWC 2016

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Earlier, rumours indicated that there would be at least 3 different variant if not 4, being announced at MWC in Barcelona, Spain that is scheduled to take place next month. Now, rumours state that there might be just 2 models being introduced next month, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

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