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Smartphone market-share leader Samsung on Sunday attempted to draw attention away from Apple ‘s ( AAPL ) iPhone 6S in the high end of the market with its latest flagship handsets, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung revealed the two phones at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The handsets boast sleek designs with advanced camera features, water resistance and external memory. The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch display and the Galaxy S7 Edge has a 5.5-inch display. The displays are “always on” to show time and notifications. Both phones promise to take brighter and sharper photos, even in low light conditions. The rear camera takes 12-megapixel photos and the front-facing camera takes 5-megapixel photos, comparable to the latest iPhones. But at its media event on Sunday, Samsung said its latest phones are superior to the iPhone 6S handsets when it comes to photography. Samsung said the pixels on the Galaxy S7 are 30% larger than those on the iPhone 6S Plus. That enables better low-light pictures. Plus, Samsung said its “dual pixel” sensor allows for faster autofocusing. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will be available starting March 11, Samsung said. Pre-orders begin on Tuesday. In the U.S. and U.K., customers who order one of the phones will get a free Galaxy Gear VR headset. The Galaxy S7 will cost about $700 and the Galaxy S7 Edge about $800. The new phones will run Alphabet ‘s ( GOOGL ) Google Android 6.0 operating system, known as Marshmallow. An external-memory card tray allows users to insert a microSD card for up to 200 gigabytes of additional storage. Each phone comes with at least 32 GB of internal storage. The new phones also have 4 GB of RAM. The Galaxy S7 has a 3,000 mAh battery and the Galaxy S7 Edge has a 3,600 mAh battery. Samsung promises fast charging via wired and wireless systems. Apple isn’t expected to update its flagship smartphones until this fall with the iPhone 7. That device is rumored to feature waterproofing for the first time. The current iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have screen sizes of 4.7 and 5.5 inches, respectively. They come with configurations of 16, 64 and 128 GB of data storage, with no external expansion capabilities like the new Samsung handsets. The iPhone 6S has a 1,715 milliampere-hour battery and the iPhone 6S Plus has a 2,750 milliampere-hour battery and no wireless charging capability. Both iPhones have 2 GB of RAM. Samsung was the top smartphone vendor worldwide in Q4 and 2015 overall with 20.7% and 22.5% market share, respectively, research firm Gartner reported last week . Apple came in second place with 17.7% market share in Q4 and 15.9% for the full year, Gartner said. RELATED: Apple Last Quarter Suffered First-Ever Decline In iPhone Sales Over Quarter Of U.S. iPhone Owners Still Use 4-Inch Handsets Scalper1 News
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