South Africa’s second biggest cellular operator is offering a Samsung Galaxy S7 LTE smartphone at R599/month on 24 months contract on a MyMTNChoice 100 plan and R609/month on MyMTNAnyTimeTopUp 200 plan. The platform on which the devices run is Marshmallow OS.
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However, the version being sold in the United Kingdom will not be as powerful as those in some other markets, as the British version of Samsung’s latest devices will be powered by an in-house Exynos 8890 processor – not the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset used in other countries, and which scored higher in independent benchmarking tests. This display enable you to check important notifications, time and date without having to wake up the device. It’s been two years since Samsung Galaxy S5 was unveiled.
“Preorders for the Galaxy S7 series are greater than the predecessor – the Galaxy S6 series”, Samsung’s co-chief executive officer J.K. Shin said during an annual shareholder meeting, although he did not provide specific figures.
On the camera front, both the smartphones have a 12MP dual pixel f/1.7 rear camera with smart OIS and a 5MP(F1.7) selfie shooter.
Additionally, the company has reintroduced the microSD card with expandable memory options of up to 200GB storage. “Motion Panorama, a new camera mode, brings movement to traditional panoramic photos, giving the user a completely immersive visual experience”.
While retailers are gearing up for a rush of consumers eager to upgrade to the new device, the commercial market is also showing interest, with Samsung New Zealand announcing it has signed its first commercial deal for the S7, with Opus International Consulting snapping up 1600 devices for its staff. The company continued its premium metal and glass build for both devices, and added on water-resistance with an IP68 rating.
Samsung has rolled out a small but urgent software update for the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
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Samsung Electronics has reportedly revealed that pre-orders for its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones have shown better results than expected. Just over 26 percent had the Galaxy S6.
