Galaxy S7 to Feature Pressure-Sensitive Display Similar to 3D Touch

[MacRumors]

Samsung's flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge due early next year will feature a pressure-sensitive display that functions similarly to 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The next-generation Android-based smartphones will reportedly also feature high-speed USB-C ports that provide up to a full day's charge in under 30 minutes, and improved cameras that are optimized for low-light photography.

The report claims the Galaxy S7 will look similar to the Galaxy S6, but the rear-facing camera is said to be flush with the back of the device. The handset may also feature a retina scanner for new biometric features involving a user's eyes.

The Wall Street Journal says the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will launch in the U.S. in March, possibly around the time Apple introduces the so-called "iPhone 6c" and next-generation Apple Watch. Samsung is expected to announce the new devices around the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona in late February.

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge would compete with the rumored "iPhone 7," which could ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector alongside a faster A10 chip, new Intel LTE modem and possibly thinner design. Apple's next flagship smartphones will likely be released next September.

Article Link: Galaxy S7 to Feature Pressure-Sensitive Display Similar to 3D Touch

 

[AdamskiUK]

Cmd C + Cmd V = $$$

 

[Sirious]

Because.. why not?
lol

 

[CEmajr]

The mass copy machine (Samsung) strikes again.

Every new novel feature the latest iPhone gets, the next Galaxy just happens to also include said "new" feature.

 

[playspeed]

Innovation of the year, wow, so breakthroughish!

 

[ButteryScrollin]

S Touch 3D

 

[thairish]

Truly shocking.

 

[DTphonehome]

Monkey see, monkey do.

 

[soupcan]

And the photocopier rolls in.

Watch how dev support will be exactly 0 for this.

 

[dumastudetto]

Disgusting but we all knew they'd do this.

 

[lk400]

Instead of peek and pop, they can have pop and lock.

 

[ostrykolesz]

I don't think 3D touch will be a success on Android, unless all manufacturers get on the same boat. On the other hand, Apple please stop making phones thinner and increase battery capacity instead.

 

[BruceEBonus]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

 

[Red Oak]

3D only matters if publishers support it. And Samsung is not going to get any

No shame

 

[Superhappytree]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

Stood still? The 6S introduced 3D touch, the very feature the S7 is going to copy.

 

[linkinpark2206]

Who would've thought...

 

[keysofanxiety]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

This statement couldn't be less true.

 

[Red Oak]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

Pretty funny

 

[Ballis]

At least they are sensible enough to make the camera flush.

 

[trainwrecka]

Did the "edge" screen work as a selling point? Seemed odd and a bit of a scratch magnet. I guess we'll see with the S7.

 

[Rogifan]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

So is Samsung standing still by implementing a 6S feature in their next phone?

 

[CEmajr]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

You forgot the /sarcasm at the end of your post.

 

[polterbyte]

I see this as good news: it forces Apple to keep on moving, lest the competition catches up. It already happened in the camera front, as many shootouts have already shown.

Mush, Apple, MUSH!

 

[jdogg836]

Instead of peek and pop, they can have pop and lock.

Just don't drop it.

 

[blackcrayon]

I've got the S6 Edge. Would never go back now after realising the 6S marked the point where Apple stood still.

*Looks at the A9 vs the Exynos 7420* ... Yeah, sure guy.

But at least now you'll get Samsung S-Apple-3D-Touch (seen as the most likely name) for the S7 Edge...