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| Leaked schematics hint at a much, much larger Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone |
SAMSUNG is hard at work on its next flagship smartphone – and the latest leaks from the South Korean firm suggest the Galaxy S7 will be one of the firm's biggest phones to date.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 looks set to be a real palm-stretcher, according to the latest leaks from the South Korean firm.
Samsung is expected to unveil its latest flagship smartphones – the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge – early next year.
The latest smartphone from the hugely popular South Korean firm is rumoured to include a curved pressure sensitive display, microSD slot for expandable memory and sleek metal design. And now technology blog GSMArena has published schematics it claims Samsung has distributed to smartphone case designers, ahead of the early 2016 release.
The schematics reveal two different footprints for the upcoming device, one that measures 143.37 x 70.8 x 6.94mm – almost identical to the Samsung Galaxy S6's 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm dimensions.
However Samsung has also reportedly handed out a second set of schematics – which reveal a much larger smartphone.
The second set is a sizeable 163.32 x 82.01 x 7.82mm, which is larger than the Galaxy Note 5, Note 4 Edge and a significantly bigger than the 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9mm footprint of the Galaxy S6 edge+.
These larger dimensions suggest a larger Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus will boast a six-inch display.
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| The award-winning curved display is expected to make a return in the upcoming Galaxy S7 |
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| A fingerprint scanner and microSD slot are also rumoured to return in the redesigned phone |
Samsung's latest handset has some fierce competition from the likes of Google Nexus 6P, Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus as well as upcoming smartphones from LG and HTC.
Synaptics is believed to be developing a pressure sensitive display for the new smartphone.
Similar to Apple's 3D Touch, the Synaptics' technology – dubbed ClearForce – responds to different levels of pressure applied to the multitouch glass display.
The pressure sensitive technology will allow Samsung to add more options to the display than the traditional swipe, pinch and tap used on multi-touch smartphones.
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| An equivalent of 3D Touch – which brings pressure sensitivity to the iPhone 6S – is expected, too |
Apple introduced pressure sensitive displays to its product line with the Apple Watch.
The Cupertino firm incorporated its new technology into its best-selling smartphone with the release of the iPhone 6S in September.
3D Touch allows faster access to a number of new menus baked into iOS.
Pushing harder than a standard tap on an app icon now summons a new menu of frequently used features. Pushing into documents, emails or URLs pops open a live preview.
The ClearForce technology will be able to control scrolling speeds with pressure, add new ways to zoom and pan over photographs, summon hidden contextual menus, according to Synaptics.
Unfortunately the success of the technology depends on the implementation by Samsung.
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| Just as with Apple's 3D Touch – the Synaptics technology adds layers of depth to the glass display |
Different Android manufacturers could use the technology in different ways too.
This could lead to a dramatically different experience on Samsung, as opposed to HTC, for example.
Google would have to incorporate pressure sensitive technology within its pure version of Android to create some consistency.
However Samsung has a history of making new technology popular through its Galaxy smartphone range.
In recent years, the South Korean firm has helped to popularise features such as heart-rate sensors and fingerprint readers.
Samsung is expected to continue using its award-winning curved display technology, albeit only in the larger of the two Galaxy smartphones.
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