Samsung introducing "Pink gold" color option for Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

[AlTech]

Samsung's new flagship phones (the galaxy S7 and S7 Edge) are now available in "Pink gold". This is the 5th colour option for the S7 and S7 Edge.

 

This is what it looks like:

 

This is what Samsung had to say:

 

"Pink Gold was chosen as it, like the other colors available for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, is a natural color that provides a sense of comfort. These hues glitter and shimmer as if illuminated from inside their glass surfaces.

In particular, the refined, skin tone-inspired Pink Gold color scheme is intended to soothe and incorporate a touch of gentleness, radiance and sophistication to the smartphones' design."

 

Nice. Still wouldn't buy the S7 if I had to buy a new smartphone tomorrow.

 

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/19/11465390/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-pink-gold

[I am an SSD]

7 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

 

Nice. Still wouldn't buy the S7 if I had to buy a new smartphone tomorrow.

Over experience ive learnt to trust nothing but nexuses; especially comparing with my friends' experience. I maybe prejudiced though.

[ShadowCaptain]

This is what Samsung had to say

 

"We are copying apple"

13 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Nice. Still wouldn't buy the S7 if I had to buy a new smartphone tomorrow.

 

Really? I would, kinda tempted at the moment anyway haha

[Castdeath97]

*Rose Gold /s

[mikat]

samsung knows how to name a color, pink gold, rose gold is for pussies

[ericlee30]

There is no originality left in this world is there? Every body just copies everybody, it's the new fad.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, ericlee30 said:

There is no originality left in this world is there? Every body just copies everybody, it's the new fad.

 

There is just no originality left in this world

 

/s

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, ericlee30 said:

There is no originality left in this world is there? Every body just copies everybody, it's the new fad.

Well personally I would like Blue Anodized aluminium as an option but I'm not sure companies feel the same way i do

[ericlee30]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

Well personally I would like Blue Anodized aluminium as an option but I'm not sure companies feel the same way i do

It would be something new, to bad corporations don't care about our thought or our opinions.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said:

Well personally I would like Blue Anodized aluminium as an option but I'm not sure companies feel the same way i do

Forget anodized, I want actual blue gold

 

But I think companies like Apple etc should let the customer pick from a range of anodized colours like the old iPods etc  

 

make the world fun again, why are samsung just doing the "grey, black, silver, rose" everyone is doing that

[SirRoderick]

Well, Pink gold and Rose gold are in fact different alloys. Well, same combination but rose gold has more copper in it than pink gold does. Less silver as well.

 

On the other hand, these are paintjobs and not actual gold.

[Dabombinable]

44 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Well personally I would like Blue Anodized aluminium as an option but I'm not sure companies feel the same way i do

Apple used to do blue anodized aluminium

[LAwLz]

45 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

make the world fun again, why are samsung just doing the "grey, black, silver, rose" everyone is doing that

I liked the color options for the s6.

They had white, black, gold, blue and green.

[ShadowCaptain]

6 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

I liked the color options for the s6.

They had white, black, gold, blue and green.

 

 

Yeah absolutely, they can just do their own colours, Apple did the whole "silver gold black rose" to be different, but now everyone is copying it it has become boring, so Samsung should try and do something interesting instead of running with the pack as usual

[Dabombinable]

33 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

 

Yeah absolutely, they can just do their own colours, Apple did the whole "silver gold black rose" to be different, but now everyone is copying it it has become boring, so Samsung should try and do something interesting instead of running with the pack as usual

I think they've already gone to far...what with the S6 having a soldered in battery+no micro SD card slot and removed water proofing.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, Dabombinable said:

I think they've already gone to far...what with the S6 having a soldered in battery+no micro SD card slot and removed water proofing.

Not a clue, samsung have no clue what they are doing half the time it feels

[awesomeness10120]

11 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Not a clue, samsung have no clue what they are doing half the time it feels

I still think they're a bit more competent than Apple. I mean, Samsung makes notebooks with more than one port.

 

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, awesomeness10120 said:

I still think they're a bit more competent than Apple. I mean, Samsung makes notebooks with more than one port.

The retina pro has plenty of ports including twin thunderbolt, magsafe power, 2 usb 3, HDMI, headphone and an sd card slot

Just because they make ONE unique product

[NumLock21]

3 hours ago, LAwLz said:

I liked the color options for the s6.

They had white, black, gold, blue and green.

The only place i seen blue is at best buy. When you sign up for a plan over there.

 

[dditty]

5 hours ago, I am an SSD said:

Over experience ive learnt to trust nothing but nexuses; especially comparing with my friends' experience. I maybe prejudiced though.

Could you elaborate a bit on this? I don't know much about the S7 and was mulling over upgrading to it or the S7 edge, particularly now that I can get one in pink

[Vivilacqua1]

Do you mean "Rose Gold"?

[DildorTheDecent]

Well actually Samsung did pink first. 

 

But this post refers the the colour of the gold. And Rose/Pink Gold is very pretty.

[Curufinwe_wins]

4 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Screw colors. I just want a phone construction of tungsten carbide. 

You really really don't.

 

Awful material, 0/10 would NEVER recommend.

[Curufinwe_wins]

2 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Care to explain why?

A brittle ceramic with very poor corrosion properties. Not to mention very vulnerable to cleavage. 

 

Pretty much the worst type of material to make a robust device out of.

 

And a thermal Insulator... Yea lets not do that.

[I am an SSD]

3 hours ago, dditty said:

Could you elaborate a bit on this? I don't know much about the S7 and was mulling over upgrading to it or the S7 edge, particularly now that I can get one in pink

I cannot speak for the newer Samsung models as I havent tried them but generally you notice sluggishness with the UI (touchwiz ) over time as it is a little heavy, if you can call it that. Now if this is a problem on Samsung's side (i.e. in their implementation of touchwiz over android) you're safe, meaning you'll get updates fast enough from Samsung to correct it. Now if it is on Google's side (i.e andoid itself), then it will be a lot slower to get the updates as Samsung has to work on it before they can get it to your phone. And since they have so many phones with different specifications to deal with, this is gonna take time.

 

This is also a reason why support for earlier S variants is not as robust as the support for earlier nexuses 

Slower updates also means you may not be able to test out the newest applications on the Play Store.

 

Then there is the bloatware, which can be a little cumbersome if you have the 16 gig variant because more often than not, you will not be able to have as many big applications on the device. Though it is possible to move some apps on the SD card..

 

 

 

But honestly speaking, I am a little partial toward nexuses because I like everything minimalistic . There wont be the initial excitement of trying out new features like the Samsung offerings ( because when google says barebone, they mean barebone) , but you know that the phone will last you a good solid 2-3 years if you wish it to do so. My Nexus 5 still runs like new. That said, it may also be the case with newer models of Samsung like the S7 as the specs are becoming more and more future proof, so you have a gamble to take.