Samsung treated us to three variants of its flagship Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus this year and will unleash four models of the new flagship Samsung Galaxy S7 in 2016.

This year, Samsung chose to opt out of using the Snapdragon 810 chipset and instead went for the Exynos 7420 for its flagship Galaxy S6 range. In early November, however, SamMobile revealed the next generation Galaxy smartphones will use both the Snapdragon 820 SoC and Samsung’s own Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor.

The source has learnt the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will carry model numbers ‘SM-G930’ and ‘SM-G935,’ respectively. Both variants will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon and Samsung Exynos. The models will be further split into two groups on the basis of the processors they use. The phones will use either the Snapdragon or Exynos processor depending upon markets and wireless carriers.

Snapdragon powered models will be released in China and the U.S. on Sprint, Verizon and US Cellular. On the other hand, Exynos 8 Octa 8890 will power the unlocked international models, the Canadian and Korean models, as well as the AT&T and T-Mobile variants.

Samsung’s Exynos 7420 outshone Snapdragon 810 that faced major issues related to over-heating, according to a report in Forbes. The new Snapdragon 820 processor, however, will ensure faster processing and 30 percent more power efficiency than its predecessor. It’s also believed that Samsung might use an internal radiating pipe to reduce the heat to combat the problem of overheating by the Snapdragon.

The Galaxy S7 will be available in four variants – Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S7 Edge Plus and Galaxy S7 Plus, said renowned leakster Evan Blass recently revealed on his official Twitter account @evleaks. Samsung is due to release the handset by the first or second quarter of 2016.

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