14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, a wacky rumor surfaced saying that Samsung was intending to unveil its next-gen Galaxy S flagship, the Galaxy S7, this year.
The claim seemed a bit outrageous and we told you that we believed this scenario was highly unlikely to happen. And as it turns out, we were right. Talking to the Mobile Burn publication, a Samsung marketing team member says that the company “remains committed to launching products in pre-determined launch windows, which includes the S series.”
Since Samsung usually unveils a new Galaxy S model every year at MWC in Barcelona, we can now rest assured that the Galaxy S7 will see the light of day sometime in March of next year.
Samsung will continue to stick to the original pattern
Sure, the thought that Samsung might follow Sony’s footsteps and release two flagships from the same line during the same year was entertaining for a second. But if you think better about it, you’ll realize that the company is actually already releasing two flagships on a yearly basis, one from the Galaxy S family and one from the Galaxy Note compound.
The previous report claiming that the Galaxy S7 will arrive earlier said that Samsung was under an incredible amount of pressure, fearing the advent of Apple’s beastly new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which will negatively impact its sales.
But launching a slightly overhauled Galaxy S6 months earlier would not help Samsung fight against the new iPhones at all. In order to really challenge what Apple has in store this year, Samsung really needs to focus on “real” ways it can make the Galaxy S6 successor better.
So this year, Samsung will have to rely on the next-gen Galaxy Note 5 (which may or may not come with an Edge variant), the rumored Galaxy S6 Plus (a larger version of the Galaxy S6 edge), and the recently leaked Galaxy A8 to sustain the war against its Arch-competitor.
And these models might prove to be enough. If we’re to listen to the rumor mill, the Galaxy Note is bound to make an entrance into this world with a gorgeous 2K display (some whispers have been saying 4K), a new Exynos 7422 chipset, and maybe a larger battery (the one inside the Galaxy S6 seems to be insufficient) and a USB Type-C connector.
Samsung is also poised to add some nifty features to the S Pen, as we’ve heard that the tech giant could implement an S Pen auto-eject feature into the coming phablet.