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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge to Come With Free Gear VR

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(Photo : Getty Images) Customers will soon be able to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge, and it will come with a VR headset.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are set to be released for pre-order in the Netherlands. Customers, who sign up on the website for pre-order between Feb. 21 and Mar. 10, will receive a free Samsung Gear VR headset.

The first batch of preorders will be shipped starting Mar. 11. While the company has not revealed the prices of these devices yet, the Galaxy S7 is expected to cost about $740 and the Galaxy S7 Edge about $890.

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Samsung is expected to begin taking pre-orders for the upcoming Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge as soon as the company launches the devices at the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 21. The South Korean tech giant could also offer a Samsung Gear VR headset for free to entice people to buy its newly announced handsets. When the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ were unveiled last year, they were available for pre-orders in the U.S. the next day.

The Galaxy S7 Edge features a 5.5-inch screen with 32 GB or 64 GB in-built storage and 4 of RAM. It will have either a Samsung Exynos 8 octa 8890 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Rumors have it that the Galaxy S7 will come with some new features such as the "Always On" mode, a water resistant case and 3,6000 mAh battery capacity.

The Samsung S7 and S7 Edge is expected to come in three colors for the 32 GB models in Netherlands. It is speculated that both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge handsets will sport expandable storage options as well, enabling users to expand their 32 GB storage to up to 128 GB with a microSD card.

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