Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge Price Tipped Ahead of MWC Launch

We may be less than a week away from Samsung's "Galaxy Unpacked 2016" event on February 21 in Barcelona, but there's no shortage of leaks related to the upcoming high-end Galaxy smartphones.

A new Dutch report has claimed European prices of both the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge ahead of the MWC unveiling. Additionally, tipster Evan Blass aka @evleaks has posted new images of the Galaxy S7 Edge showing the colour variants of the handset.

According to the report, the Galaxy S7 will come at a starting price of EUR 699.99 (approximately Rs. 53,500) for the 32GB model while the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will start at EUR 799.99 (approximately Rs. 61,000) for the 32GB model.

The report also suggests that both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will come in Black, Gold, and White colours. In other leak, Blass has posted Black, Gold, and White colour variants of the Galaxy S7 Edge which show the phone in its full glory.

Earlier reports have suggested that the both the phones will start to ship only starting March 11. The company is also expected to reveal the Gear 360 virtual reality (VR) camera alongside the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.

Based on preliminary leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge are widely expected to feature microSD card expansion support with a capacity of up to 200GB. Also tipped is that year Samsung may use the always-on display (AOD) functionality on both the handsets. In addition, the duo is said to get a bump in the battery capacities and will feature 3000mAh (Galaxy S7) and 3600mAh (Galaxy S7 Edge) batteries. The Galaxy S7 is likely to sport a 5.1-inch screen while the Galaxy S7 Edge is said to come with a 5.5-inch screen. Both the handsets are said to sport QHD (1440x2560 pixels) screen resolution.