New Samsung Galaxy S7 leak reveals a potential camera downgrade for the upcoming handset.
The report reveals that the Galaxy S7 could use a 12-megapixel image sensor, which is down on the 16-megapixel snapper featured on the Galaxy S6.
It’s worth noting that a decrease in megapixel count doesn’t necessarily mean your photos will look any worse; they'll just be smaller. After all, the iPhone 6S uses a 12-megapixel camera, and has been critically acclaimed.
But with the Galaxy S6 camera’s stellar reviews, it seems odd that Samsung would risk messing with a successful set-up.
The leak comes courtesy of a post on Weibo by AnTuTu, one of the most popular mobile benchmarking platforms.
A number of other specs about the phone – dubbed SM-G930F – were also revealed in the leak, as follows:
- 5.1-inch display
- 1,440 x 2,560 image resolution
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB storage
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Exynos 8990 processor
None of those specs listed are particularly surprising, save for the last one.
Rumour-spinners are split over whether Samsung will use a custom-built Exynos chip, or Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820.
Last year’s Galaxy handsets featured Samsung’s Exynos series processors, but Samsung often uses Qualcomm fare.