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the wait is over Samsung and LG have announced their newest phones amaya's akhtar filling in for Bridget Carey and this interesting that update first up let's talk about samsung's new phones no more rumors no more leaks the galaxy s7 and the SM edge are now official so what's new both phones bring back a micro SD card slot which means you can increase the storage on these devices once you get them both also feature always on displays so you can view the time and other data on the lockscreen the s7 and s7 edge are also water-resistant the s7 edge still has a screen that curves around both right and left sides the display is pretty big at 5.5 inches the s7 edge also has new software to take advantage of those curves with larger icons and new swipeable categories for tasks pre-orders start on februari 23rd and Samsung's announced an interesting deal if you pre-order between februari 23rd and March 18th Samsung will give you a free gear VR virtual reality headset and six games the phones will ship unmarked 11th in non phone news samsung also introduced the gear 360 camera which can capture spherical 30 megapixel images and very high resolution video as well those images can be viewed on a VR headset later there's no pricing information on this camera and it should launch in the second quarter of the year not to be outdone LG also introduced its newest flagship phone the LG g5 it's built out of aluminum for a high-end feel and it also features an always-on display to see the time and other info on the back are two cameras one is a 16 megapixel shooter the other is an 8 megapixel with a wide-angle lens so you can capture more stuff the LG g5 also has a removable battery you take the g5 and you pull on the bottom chin this will pop off the chin with a battery attached this is where the g5 gets pretty cool sure you can replace the battery but LG also introduced some accessories that plug into the g5 to make it do more stuff say hello to the LG cam plus this module brings a camera grip with a physical shutter button along with a dial for zooming LG also introduced new virtual reality headset it's called the LG 360 VR instead of mounting a phone to your face the LG 360 VR connect to your LG g5 using a USBC cable since all the powers coming from the phone the headset itself resembles glasses with foldable arms inside are two full HD OLED screens LG says it's like looking at 130 inch television from 2 meters away both the g5 and the 360 VR are expected to arrive in April that's it for this tech news update for everything else head on over to cnet com from our studios in New York Amaya's actor