There is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is already in production for an early 2016 release. Some photos were taken along this process of the alleged Galaxy S7 and leaked to the public, though, the original post from Weibo has been taken down since then.

Though, just as with any leak, we can’t say for sure that this is actually the Galaxy S7, for all we know it could be one many smartphone manufacturers making a similar looking phone.

The photos show a wrap-around metal border design – something that we will probably keep seeing for at least another couple of years.

We expect the Galaxy S7 to be announced in February with a February or March launch. The S7 is also to come with a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display with a 1440p resolution, Android Marshmallow, Gorilla Glass 5, and either an Exynos 8890 chip or a Snapdragon 820 chipset.

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There was a Plus, there was a Lite, and now there’s an S – the Oppo R7s. Next in Oppo’s line of premium built mid-rangers, the R7s borrows both the looks and the substance, and brings the so-far-missing 5.5-inch-screen phone size to bridge the gap between the R7 and the R7 Plus.

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If you use Windows 10, regardless of which device you have it installed on, Microsoft has a nice holiday present for you. Ten of the top music albums of 2015 are basically now being given away for free by the company.

All you need is a Windows 10 device. And you have to be in the US, since the offer is geographically restricted. If you do tick these two boxes, though, you can just go ahead and grab either one of the ten free albums (or all of them). Here’s the full list:

• James Bay – Chaos and The Calm

• Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color

• Tame Impala – Currents

• Selena Gomez – Revival

• Ellie Goulding – Delirium

• Alessia Cara – Know It All

• Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn

• Jeezy – Church In These Streets

• Logic – The Incredible True Story

• Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise

If you’re interested in any of them, make sure you get yours as soon as possible from the Windows Store, because, according to Microsoft, this is a limited time…

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We’re all about Snapdragon 820 today. After we told you about a potential Lumia that may utilize Qualcomm’s flagship chipset for next year, and benchmark scores revealed the SoC to be a top performer, we’re now learning that it may be featured in the 2016 Nexus smartphone, again made by Huawei.

The Chinese heavyweight has only made a single Nexus – this year’s Nexus 6P, but the rumor goes that Google will be partnering with it for at least another year. And if the Snapdragon 820 is every bit as powerful as initial reports suggest, it’s only natural for it to be the chosen one to do the job.

The info comes from Chinese electronics industry analyst Pan Jiutang, and he’s putting Huawei in a list along with other big names like Samsung, Sony, LG, and Motorola, who will be outfitting devices with the S820.

Apparently, Google isn’t a fan of Huawei’s in-house top-end solution, the Kirin 950, which Huawei uses in the recently announced Mate 8.

Naturally, it’s too early to consider this information final, and the ongoing hype around the Snapdragon 820 might have gotten people overly excited. That said, the chip remains the most logical solution for a Google flagship in 2016.

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