T-Mobile shares their wisdom of which Samsung phones getting Android 7.0 Nougat update

Now that Android 7.0 Nougat is officially out, the thing on most enthusiastic user's minds is whether their handset will be enjoying this iteration of Google's mobile OS and if so, when. Sadly, there is never a simple answer to this question, especially when you take into account all the regional and carrier versions of a given phone and their respective support life cycle.

Luckily T-mobile has released the list of Samsung devices that are ready to receive the latest Android 7.0 Nougat update. Unfortunately, the operator didn’t provide a timeframe for when it’s planning to start distributing the OTA, but at least we know it’s on the way. For reference though, T-Mobile was the first carrier to bring Android 5.1.1 to the Galaxy S6 (in just 39 days) but the third to deliver Marshmallow to that device, taking 189 days to cross the finish line. While the update has essentially zero chance of rolling out this year, at least owners of the following devices know they’ll get it eventually.

• Samsung Galaxy S6
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
• Samsung Galaxy S7
• Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
• Samsung Galaxy Note 5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 7

As expected the Galaxy S5 series and the Note 4 has been left out of the update list. It is possible that they may be included in the update list later as this is just the first list revealed by the company for the Android Nougat update.

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[Rumor] Samsung might use Magnesium alloy to make Galaxy S7 lighter and stronger

A new rumor out of Samsung's home country of South Korea claims to give us an idea of the material that will be used in the upcoming Galaxy S7. This is based on samples that are already in development. Unlike the Galaxy S6, which uses an aluminum frame, the company's next flagship will allegedly be coming with a magnesium alloy construction. More importantly this will be a unibody design, marking a departure from the Galaxy S6, in which only the frame is metallic, with the back being made of glass. The S7 would thus be Samsung's first fully metal flagship device ever.



The magnesium alloy was apparently chosen because of how light it is while still remaining strong and durable. Magnesium is said to be 2.8 times stronger than aluminum while weighing 65% less. Magnesium also gets less hot than aluminum, which is a feature that's of great use in the mobile world, where chipsets and displays generate quite a lot of heat. For instance, the iPhone 6s unveiled last week is manufactured from 7000-series aluminum, which is the same material Apple used in the creation of the Watch Sport. This type of aluminum is much more resilient and less vulnerable to bending.

Stay tuned as we expect to learn more about the Samsung Galaxy S7 in the coming months ahead. Speculators believe the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 release date could be as early as Feb. 2016, coinciding with the World Mobile Congress, which takes place Feb. 22 to 25, 2016.

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