This year is the year of the Olympic Games which shall be held at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil beginning August 5.
Samsung is a company known for launching special editions of its smartphones for celebrating special global occasions. In 2012 for instance, it has launched a limited edition of its Samsung Galaxy S3 to mark the Olympic Games in London, reports Pocket-Lint.
Following the official unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S7 in March this year, the Korean tech giant also launched a Batman edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge, which was made as part of the promotion for the Warner Bros movie based on DC Comics, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.’
The movie went on to become a blockbuster success, raking in more than $872 million. It is likely that the Batman edition of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was sold out even before its limited run ended.
As part of its contribution to toast the upcoming Rio Olympics, Samsung is said to be working on the Olympic Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S7 which would most likely come out and have its limited run beginning next month until the end of the Olympic Games late in August.
Reports have it that the smartphone is now in development and it shall feature Olympic apps along with some Olympic VR content.
EvanBlass, a reputable leakster, even posted a render of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Olympic Edition that comes with Olympic symbols stamped on the rear and appearing as a restart message on the phone’s screen.
Based on the render, the Galaxy S7 Olympic Edition’s buttons, cameras, and flash have been outlined with blue and yellow colors and the speaker grille has been entirely colored in too.
A discount on the Galaxy S7
The dual-SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 is getting a discount in the US. The flagship of the Korean tech giant is now being retailed for $540, which is a good $25-$35 off from its prices over at Amazon, which is being retailed from $565 to $575, details the GSM Arena.
The discounted Galaxy S7 is the G930FD model, which covers the LTE bands of all major US carriers.
Incidentally, European carriers are covered as well for its equivalent worth in the region.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 comes in black, gold, and silver. For consumers who want to extend the one-year warranty from two to three years, they can add $60 and $80, respectively.The offer is only for a limited run so users should grab onto it until it lasts.
Galaxy S7 for a prize for an Opera Mini promo
Mobile browser Opera Mini is intensifying its campaign to increase its user base among Android smartphone users.
Opera Mini and Android Central have recently teamed up in order to promote the use of the mobile web browser on Android smartphones.
All users need to do is to try out the latest version of the Opera Mini, which shall come with a fully integrated ad blocker that gives them the opportunity for faster browsing experience. The new mobile browser will also allow them to experience the internet without the usual and annoying advertisements.
The Android smartphone users just need to submit a screenshot of their data savings on Opera Mini for Android using the hashtag #browsefaster and they will get themselves an opportunity to win a brand new Samsung Galaxy S7 for the major prize winner and Opera + Android Central swag for the three runners-up.
While the Samsung Galaxy S7 was being given away as a prize in a recent promo contest for Opera Mini, its companion smartphone, the bigger Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is now being offered on various deals.
It is likely a strategy of the Korean tech giant to keep buyer interest especially with the forthcoming release of the Apple iPhone 7.
The Galaxy S7 Edge is a lot better than the Galaxy S6 Edge according to most critics because it is bigger and there are plenty of reasons why users should pick it over the smaller Galaxy S7.