It is already the start of the year and already there are the latest rumors on Samsung's upcoming flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S7. Teaser images have revealed what appears to be the Samsung Galaxy S7's front panel and it is indeed something to write home about.

According to a report with Phone Arena, compared to the front panels of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, there is a significant difference in the front panels of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

The new teaser image appears to have some of the sensors on the front of the Samsung Galaxy S7 on the left side. The screen also appears to be bigger than that of the Samsung Galaxy S6. The new phone's corners are notably more squared-off in form. The bezels are also slightly thinner, but the home button seems to have remained the same size.

According to the website, the Samsung Galaxy S7 said that Samsung's upcoming flagship very much resembles a smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

According to The Verge, it is widely expected that Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S7 in February during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That means that the rumors and speculations are starting to float about the internet.

According to the website, the standard S7 would have a flat 5.2-inch screen, while the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge variant would have a 5.5-inch curved display. Samsung's current offerings uses a 5.1-inch screen in the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, and a 5.7-inch screen in the S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5.

The phone is also reported to sport a 12.2-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. While this would mean that there will be a drop in megapixel count from the S6, which has a 16-megapixel sensor, it is also possible that the flagship will make it up with it's a higher-quality sensor equipped with larger pixels that perform better in the dark. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is also said to be packed with 4GB of RAM and it's all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chip. 

There are also rumors that Samsung will most likely release these flagships this year and will focus more on "budget lines" throughout the course of the year. 

Other features of the upcoming flagship include that the device will have a pressure-sensitive screen, a USB Type-C port and, quite possibly, a retina scanner.