The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge have been on the market for less than one week and there are already rumors of a new model for the series. Samsung may have a Galaxy S7 Mini handset in the works to compete against the iPhone SE, which is expected to launch April 21, according to Taiwanese tech blog Apple Daily .
With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, Samsung has fallen back to introducing features that were popular on many older devices, such as the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4. If rumors of a Samsung Galaxy S7 Mini are true, this would be another backtrack as the Korean manufacturer did not release a Galaxy S6 Mini in 2015. Instead, of a mini model, consumers saw Samsung introduce the phablet-sized Galaxy S6 Edge+. The device featured a 5.7-inch display and premium specifications, which meant it was rather expensive.
Samsung typically released mini versions of its devices as a cheaper and less hardware intensive version of the latest high end devices. Smartphones like the Galaxy S5 Mini and Galaxy S4 Mini featured less powerful displays and processors, less RAM and internal storage and often less powerful cameras.
However, according to Apple Daily, the Galaxy S7 Mini may include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or Samsung Exynos 8890 chips, putting it on par with the original Galaxy S7 models for processing power. Other rumored specifications include a 12-megapixel camera, also similar to the Galaxy S7, as well as a 4.6-inch 720×1280 resolution display and 3GB RAM. These features would take the Galaxy S7 Mini down a peg to be more mid-range in comparison to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
At this time, there are no indications that recent reports are valid; however, with Samsung having launched the Galaxy S7 Edge as a phablet, perhaps the manufacturer is looking to reintroduce a smaller devices, especially if Apple plans to do the same.
