A variant of the Samsung Galaxy S7 popped up on AnTuTu, and gives us a glimpse of some of the specifications of the upcoming smartphone. A screenshot of the listing on AnTuTu was posted on Weibo, and shows that the phone, with model name SM-G935A, will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Samsung has been tipped to power certain variants of the phone with that SoC, while remaining variants will come with the company’s own Exynos 8890 processor.
According to the listing, the phone will come with a 12MP primary camera, with an aperture of f/1.7, aiding low light photography. Last month, a report by the Wall Street Journal suggested that the upcoming flagship smartphone will come with a camera that does not protrude out the back, and will be optimised for low light photography. It has been stated that the company will use its new BRITECELL camera on the phone to improve low light photography.
Another interesting thing is that the phone is listed to come with a 5.1-inch display, instead of the previously-rumoured 5.5-inch display. This could mean that Samsung is sticking to 5.1-inch displays, and the 5.5-inch screen may be reserved for the Plus variant which could be announced alongside the standard and Edge variants. The rest of the specifications of the upcoming phone seem to be in line with earlier leaks. As per the listing, the device comes with a Quad HD display and 4GB of RAM, along with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S7 during the World Mobile Congress event in Barcelona. It was rumoured that the phone could be the first to come with Qualcomm’s new flagship processor as Samsung had an exclusivity deal with the company. However, the LeTV Le Max Pro turned out to be the first smartphone to come with the new processor. Xiaomi may also beat Samsung in launching a Snapdragon 820-powered flagship phone. The company’s co-founder and VP said on his personal Weibo account that the Xiaomi Mi 5 will be released after the Spring Festival, which is scheduled to be held on February 8.