A new report from a former leaker suggests Samsung looked to older flagships for inspiration for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
A Twitter post from Evan Blass, along with an updated image on his report over at VentureBeat, which you can see below, suggests that Samsung has chosen to keep the design of the S7 and S7 Edge very close to last year's Galaxy S6.
If the images are real, and they do look like press renders, the new handsets won't just look similar to the S6, but pretty much exactly the same.
And if it is taking inspiration from the S6, expect an all-metal band around a strong glass case, with rounded corners and a premium feel.
See it next month?
But it's not just looks the Samsung may be looking to the past, as the S7 and S7 Edge is also expected to bring back features from the Galaxy S5 that were missing in last year's flagship, namely a microSD card slot and IP67 water resistance.
Previous rumors have pegged Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipsets for the new handsets, though the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 has also been previously rumored in the past.
Either way, 4GB RAM is said to help keep things running, as well as a larger battery, with 32GB and 64GB variants offered for both Galaxy S7 models.
The Galaxy S7 Edge may also come with a slightly larger display size at 5.5 inches, though both handsets will sport Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2560 QHD screens with always-on display tech.
Of course, we've been hearing a lot surrounding the Galaxy S7 handsets over the last few weeks, so while this report does corroborate with a number of other rumors, we're still a few weeks from Samsung's expected announcement.
As for when that will be, Samsung has recently taken to unveiling its Galaxy S flagships at MWC, which will be held February 22 - February 25 this year.
It's expected Samsung will continue the trend and announce the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge on the 21 (the date on the leaked image above is February 21 - a clue?), with a roll out beginning soon after in March.
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