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Pictured: Employees are reflected on a logo of Samsung C&T Corp at the company's headquarters in Seoul, July 16, 2015. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

The Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to release in the first quarter next year. Even though the South Korean tech giant is not talking anything on the Galaxy S6, the purported specifications and features of the Galaxy S7 have surfaced yet again.

According to WCCF Tech, the Samsung Galaxy S7 will be coming in different chipset variants like the Exynos 8890, the Exynos 7422, and the Snapdragon 820 for different markets. The benchmarks of the Exynos 8890 powered Galaxy S7 indicate that it will be more powerful than the Snapdragon 820 powered Galaxy S7.

The recently leaked specs also reveal that the Galaxy S7 display will be driving by ClearForce technology from Qualcomm. The Galaxy S6 features 16-megapixel camera. Even the 2014 flagship, the Galaxy S5 came with 16-megapixel camera. However, the Galaxy S7 is speculated to house a 20-megapixel ISOCELL camera.

The Galaxy S7 will be the first Samsung handset to feature a USB Type-C connector, SamMobile reported. It will deliver stunning audio output as it will be equipped with ESS Sabre 9018AQ2M headphone amplifier system.

Rumors have it Samsung will be aiming to release the Galaxy S7 as well as the Galaxy S7 Edge in the first quarter of 2016 to stay ahead of competition from rival smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will be launched to replace the Galaxy S6 Edge from this year.

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3DFuture team has developed a concept model of the Galaxy S7 Edge based on recent patent filings from Samsung. ValueWalk

The 3DFuture team has developed a concept edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge based on the design patents that the South Korean tech giant has applied for in the recent past, Value Walk reported. Instead of the curved display that curves on the left and right edges of the Galaxy S6 Edge, the concept model of the Galaxy S7 Edge sports a curved screen that wraps on the top and bottom side of the handset. It also reveals that the handset will be sporting a trapezoidal design.