Samsung Galaxy S7 to launch tonight at MWC 2016 – watch it live

Samsung decides to launch the next iteration of the Galaxy series – Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event is scheduled to kick off Feb. 21 at 7 pm CET in the Barcelona, Spain. The Samsung Galaxy unpacked 2016 event starts at 11.30 pm IST, and South Korean giant Samsung has introduced a special app to watch the launch event in a 360-degree VR-style view.

If you have an Android phone or iOS device, you need to download the Unpacked 360 View app from the Google Play Store or App Store. Once the app is installed, you can select one of four viewing angles. Interested users can also watch the event on a PC by heading to the Samsung Unpacked website or watch it below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R5HN6oWdC4

The Samsung Galaxy S7 will be priced at €699 (approximately Rs. 53,500) and the Galaxy S7 Edge will be priced at €799 (approximately Rs. 61,000). We also know for sure that all who pre-order the smartphone will get a free GearVR from the company and will also get the smartphone three days sooner.

The Galaxy S7 will come with a 5.1” Super AMOLED Quad HD display while the Edge variant is expected to boast a 5.5-inch screen. The smartphones are also expected to feature 3,000mAh and 3,600mAh batteries respectively.

Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to feature two different chipsets based on region: the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC and its own Exynos chipset,  both version featuring 4GB of RAM, microSD slots. The smartphone will also feature a 12.7-megapixel camera with F/1.7 aperture and a 5.0-megapixel front-snapper.

South Korean giant Samsung is live streaming the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event from Barcelona at 11.30 pm IST, where it is expected to launch the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.