Galaxy S7 Edge Appears On Samsung's

Samsung may have played coy with its smartphone launch plans yesterday, but today the company has given the game away entirely…    

Whether by accident or as a deliberate teaser (I suspect the latter), GalaxyClub spotted Samsung has published details confirming the upcoming 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge – the line’s most premium handset. The site confirms the name ‘S7 Edge’ and upgraded functionality exclusive to the Edge range.

Most notable with the latter element is the addition of ‘Wide Type’ edge panels which will also come to the S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus with their impending upgrade to Android Marshmallow. As the name suggests, Wide Type panels allow for richer functionality including a compass, phone status and news widgets rather akin to the ‘Live Tiles’ Microsoft MSFT -3.19% uses on Windows Phone/Windows 10 Mobile.