The Samsung Galaxy S7 is said to be being tested by AT&T, one of the leading U.S. based mobile carriers. The news was leaked by a tipster who also stated that this pushes the idea that the South Korean phone and tech giant is readying up for an early 2016 announcement date.
Evan Blass, or @evleaks on Twitter, being the ever reliable tipster, has posted on his Twitter account that Samsung's upcoming flagship phone is being tested out by AT&T. The Samsung Galaxy S7 has been surrounded by a lot of rumors in the past, and one of them was that it will be publicly announced by the early part of next year. This leak gives additional weight to that particular rumor.
"AT&T already testing both Galaxy S7 variants (SM-G930A and -G935A), adding weight to rumors of an early- to mid-1Q16 release," Evan Blass posted on his Twitter account.
Although no official word is coming yet from Samsung about the Galaxy S7, the weight of this particular rumor is quite heavy. It was just last week that a possible announcement date for the Galaxy S7 began circulating. The release is said to be in Feb. 21, 2016.
With regards to the other details of the phone, not much is really out there except for the possible in-house processor, the Exynos 8 Octa or Exynos 8890. This new processor was just recently released by Samsung. Fans are also every eager to learn more about the new flagship phone under its hood, according to Ecumenical News.
Also, Samsung made the S6 pair announcement on March 1, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress or MWC. For next year, MWC, which will be happening in Barcelona, will start in Feb. 22. So there seems to be a pattern here. Samsung might also be developing a habit of announcing things during the eve of MWC, GSM Arena reported.
Therefore, in the meantime, it is a waiting game again. Just stay tuned for more news about the Samsung Galaxy S7.