The Samsung Galaxy S7 could be arriving any day now, so leaks are arriving thick and fast.
A new Samsung Galaxy S7 leak reveals a potential camera downgrade for the upcoming handset.
The report reveals that the Galaxy S7 could use a 12-megapixel image sensor, which is down on the 16-megapixel snapper featured on the Galaxy S6.
It’s worth noting that a decrease in megapixel count doesn’t necessarily mean your photos will look any worse; they’ll just be smaller. After all, the iPhone 6S uses a 12-megapixel camera, and has been critically acclaimed.
But with the Galaxy S6 camera’s stellar reviews, it seems odd that Samsung would risk messing with a successful set-up.
The leak comes courtesy of a post on Weibo by AnTuTu, one of the most popular mobile benchmarking platforms.
A number of other specs about the phone – dubbed SM-G930F – were also revealed in the leak, as follows:
- 5.1-inch display
- 1,440 x 2,560 image resolution
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB storage
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Exynos 8990 processor
None of those specs listed are particularly surprising, save for the last one.
Rumour-spinners are split over whether Samsung will use a custom-built Exynos chip, or Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820.
Last year’s Galaxy handsets featured Samsung’s Exynos series processors, but Samsung often uses Qualcomm fare.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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What’s more, Samsung is widely rumoured to be manufacturing the Snapdragon 820, which makes the South Korean tech giant a likely candidate for using the chip.
Unfortunately, we have to take this entire report with a pinch of salt because Samsung has made no official comment on the Galaxy S7 thus far.
Thankfully, the Galaxy S7 is expected to launch next month in the days surrounding Mobile World Congress 2016.
Do you think these leaked specs are likely? Let us know in the comments.
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