Samsung's next flagship Galaxy S7 to come with iPhone 6s-like pressure-sensitive screen, retina scanner: Report

New Delhi: Samsung is probably taking a page from Apple for its next flagship smartphone. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Samsung is planning to pack its Galaxy S7 phone with a pressure-sensitive display - similar to the 3D Touch display that Apple used in its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus this year.

"The responsive display allows the phone to interpret different taps and touches depending on how the user presses on the touch screen," said the report.

Quite like the Galaxy S6, Samsung, reportedly, will introduce an "Edge" variant of the Galaxy S7, meaning the Galaxy S7 will come in two versions - one with a flat screen and the other with a curved screen.

If rumours are to be believed, the regular version will come with an option to expand storage - something which was missing in both S6 variants.

According to the report, the Galaxy S7 will look somewhat similar to the S6, but it will feature a non-protruding camera.

The phone is also expected to come with USB Type-C with fast-charging capabilities and a retina scanner.

Samsung's next flagship phone could have a 4K display plus a whole range of new components, according to leaks posted on China's Weibo social network.

Going by rumours, the phone will also be released in a "Premium Edition" - initially reserved for the Asian market. It could have a 4K display as well as a 14-core processor and a dual-sensor camera module developed by Sony.

As for the classic version of the future Galaxy S7, which will be available worldwide, it is expected to include a QHD display, an Exynos octo-core processor and its principal camera could also have two sensors.

In October, South Korea's Electronic Times, citing unnamed industry sources, had reported that Samsung will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chips for the Galaxy S7 phones, and these will be sold in the United States and China.

Galaxy S7 phones sold in other markets will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos processors, the paper had said.

The company is expected unveil the phone at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in February.