Just about a
week ago, Samsung announced a special edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge. Called the
Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice Edition, the phone is meant to commemorate the third
anniversary of the release of the Injustice: Gods Among Us mobile game.
Arbitrary anniversaries aside, the Injustice Edition features a custom color
scheme; special, blacked-out Gear VR headset; and special Batman-themed plastic
case, all packed into a box capped off with a gold-colored batarang.
Let me be
perfectly clear: there is nothing special about the S7 Edge Injustice Edition
in terms of hardware features or capabilities. It is the same S7 Edge that's
been on sale for a few months, complete with 5.5-inch, curved Super AMOLED
display, 12-megapixel camera, and water-resistant features. The same can be
said for the Gear VR headset that comes in the kit: in terms of capabilities,
it's the same Gear VR that's been available for purchase since last fall.
But the
Injustice Edition (which should really just be called the Batman phone, but isn't)
has a blacked-out color scheme with gold highlights and a Batman batarang
symbol on the back where the carrier logo usually is. It looks absolutely dope,
making the admittedly attractive standard black S7 Edge look pedestrian by
comparison. Same goes for the murdered-out Gear VR — it's way better-looking
than the white-and-black standard model. I could take or leave the special case
that comes in the kit, but I get why Samsung would include it.
THERE'S NOTHING UNIQUE ABOUT THIS S7 EDGE'S
HARDWARE, IT'S JUST WEARING A DIFFERENT UNIFORM
The Injustice Edition also comes with a custom
theme that has a unique lock screen, icons, always-on display with the batarang
logo, custom dialer, and tweaked settings screen. I don't like the theme
customizations nearly as much as the custom paint job, but fortunately you can
switch it back to a standard theme or any of the ones available in Samsung's
theme store easily.
Unfortunately, Samsung is only selling the
Injustice Edition S7 Edge in a handful of markets and there's no indication if
or when it will come to the US (my guess is that it never will in an official
capacity). There's also likely to be a limited number available, so if you want
one, better start looking on how to import it now. Check out the photos of the
Batman phone below.
- Source: The Verge
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