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you could be forgiven for mistaking it for last year's special sauce but Samsung's newest smartphone is much more exciting once you go hands-on so let's do that I'm Michael Fisher at MWC 2016 in Barcelona one on one with the Samsung Galaxy s7 brought to you by D brand so here it is and yeah it looks and feels very much like last year's galaxy's same glass and metal sandwich construction of the s6 with a fingerprint scanner and home-button beneath a 5.1 inch AMOLED display and it's available in four gorgeous colors once again the changes start out subtle and get more significant as you dig in the phone is more ergonomic thanks to a curved backplate imported from the note 5 the camera module has gotten a bit of a shave so it's not so pronounced and it's a perch er has also seen a boost to F 1.7 it's also a new sensor entirely down a little in resolution to 12 megapixels but with larger pixels overall and much faster autofocus more exciting Samsung brought back some features many criticized it for omitting last year the s7 S storage can once again be expanded by the addition of a micro SD card and while it doesn't look it it is indeed water-resistant - ip68 that means it can fall into a fresh water puddle a meter and a half deep and sit there for a half-hour it'll be just fine Samsung has also added new features to its custom user interface built atop Android marshmallow some we've seen before like the always-on display pioneered by Nokia and Motorola though the s7 takes it a step further by letting you set things like a calendar and custom graphics others are brand new to me like the game controls that make it easier to capture in-game video and set things like do not disturb mode so a call doesn't bounce you out of a game and the s7 is set up nicely for future developments in mobile gaming with support for the Vulcan graphics API and a very powerful processor either the Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 88-90 depending on market backed up by four gigs of ram and with an integrated heat pipe for thermal Galatian battery capacity has also been boosted to 3000 milliamp hours while both fast charging and wireless charging options remain samsung says you can binge a whole season of Game of Thrones over Netflix on a single charge which seems dubious but we'll have to wait to find out in the full review if it lives up to its potential the galaxy s7 family is virtually guaranteed to be Samsung's best smartphone line ever with the possible exception of the note that's not evident from a distance though and Samsung will need every ounce of its considerable marketing muscle to convince people that this isn't just a warmed-over helping of yesterday's leftovers the galaxy s7 will ship March 11 with pre-orders opening March 23rd pricing is still TBD but we're not holding our breath for any bargains pocket now's MWC 2016 coverage is made possible by D brand manufacturer of precision cut vinyl skins for smartphones tablets laptops gaming consoles and more if you're looking to customize the appearance of your device add a bit of protection and grip while you're at it check out D brand calm slash MWC or visit the link in the description below for much more from MWC 2016 and Barcelona be sure to subscribe here on YouTube and follow all the breaking news at pocketnow.com till next time this has been michael fisher captain two phones on twitter thanks for watching see you next time