Dec 08, 2016 07:00 AM EST By Erwin Castro, UniversityHerald Reporter

Rumors are rife on the web that Samsung's newest handset, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, will be launched this coming week. The rumored high-end Samsung smartphone, which said to come in glossy Pearl Black color, will be launched by Samsung in South Korea this coming Friday, Dec. 9.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the latest entry in the Samsung Galaxy S7 series, which is a successor to the previous 2015 Samsung Galaxy models, the S6, S6 Edge and S6 Edge+. The high-end smartphones are produced in a standard model with a display size of 5.1 inches for the Galaxy S7 and a 5.5-inch display for the Galaxy S7 Edge variant.

According to GSMArena, the new Pearl black Samsung Galaxy S7 edge will be launched this week. It will be unveiled first by the company on South Korea on Dec. 9, Friday. Some analyst said that Samsung is aiming to take on Apple's Jet Black shade for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with this new glossy Pearl Black variant.

As mentioned earlier by Android Authority, the new variant will also offer more additional space, about 128 GB of internal memory. That's much bigger than the previous Galaxy S7 Edge which comes only in 32GB and 64GB of internal storage. As for the other hardware specifications, the new variant will remain the same with the original version of the high-end smartphone

The high-end Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone was originally released in four colors, namely: the White Pearl color, the Black Onyx, the Silver Titanium, and the Gold Platinum. Since then, Samsung has been using different colors and has released its flagship smartphone in Blue Coral and Pink Gold color options.

However, there are some rumors that the new Pearl Black Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge might not come as widely available as the previous Blue Coral shade variant of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. In fact, there some possibility that the upcoming Pearl Black Galaxy S7 Edge might remain exclusive to Samsung's home country, the South Korea market.

If this happens, many Samsung fans will get upset and might get mad at Samsung, as a lot of these Samsung fans are said to like a glossy black finish. Just like the previous Blue Coral shade variant, which received a strong response from consumers, the Pearl Black variant will likely to spark similar interest and draw lots attention.

No words on pricing and release date yet, not even hint about its availability, whether the device will only available in South Korea or if will be released in other markets.

For now, this is only speculation and rumors, as Samsung made no comment about the story. The crowd will know more about this glossy Pear Black Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge variant after the official announcement of the new high-end Samsung smartphone this coming Friday, Dec. 9.

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