Samsung confirms major Galaxy S7 features ahead of launch

Can't wait for this weekend's Samsung Galaxy S7 unveiling? Neither could Samsung, who just confirmed a number of the handset's key features ahead of launch - yes, really.

Despite there being just days left until the Galaxy S7's big February 21 reveal, Sammy couldn't hold on any longer and has launched a preview page for the upcoming iPhone 6S rival.

Instead of skirting around the imminent unveiling, however, the Korean manufacturer has focused on teasing four of the upcoming phone's new features.

Each heavy-handed hint sees a shadowy image accompanied by a teasing tag line.

The "experience privacy at its finest" tease appears to relate to the phone's Knox security, fingerprint scanner and possible Retina scanner addition, while the "meet the irresistible" tag is in reference to the S7's sleek, curvaceous design that has been the subject of multiple leaks in recent weeks.

Elsewhere, the bubbly design of the "worry-less discovery" image seemingly confirms the phone's mooted waterproof design, while the "bring light to the night" tease backs up claims the S7 will have a new, low light specialising camera.

With Sammy having let the cat out of the bag, and tipsters having already confirmed the addition of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB of RAM and an improved battery life, it looks like S7 surprises will be thin on the ground come Sunday's official pre-MWC unveiling.