New and altered emojis are on the Samsung Galaxy S7

February 26, 2016

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Prior to announcing and releasing Android 6.0.1, Google's Hiroshi Lockheimer teased that the mobile operating system would support new eomjis. Then, when the software update arrived, owners of Nexus devices were able to enjoy the little icons right away. Everyone else would have to wait until their phone or tablet maker worked the new emojis into their implementation of Android 6.0.1; however, the roll out of that software update still hasn't arrived for most. The only non-Nexus device off the top of my head running the latest version of Android with the new emojis is the HTC One A9. The wait is ongoing for many others.

But today we learned Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are going to ship with the new emojis right out of the box. This is because both devices are running Android 6.0.1 from the get-go.

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 come with almost 160 new emojis along with various changes to existing ones.

Faces:

Upside Down Face
Face w/ Rolling Eyes
Zipper-Mouth Face
Money-Mouth Face
Face w/ Thermometor
Nerd Face
Thinking Face
Face w/ Head Bandage
Robot Face
Hugging Face
Spy Face
Speaking Head in Silhouette

Gestures:

Reversed Hand w/ Middle Finger Extended
Signs of the Horns
Raised Hand w/ Fingers Extended

Animals:

Lion
Unicorn
Chipmunk
Turkey
Dove of Peace
Crab
Spiber
Spider Web
Scorpion

Weather:

Thermometer
White Sun w/ Small Cloud
White Sun Behind Cloud
White Sun Behind Cloud w/ Rain
Cloud w/ Rain
Cloud w/ Snow
Cloud w/ Lightning
Cloud w/ Tornado
Fog
Wind Blowing Face

Activities:

Golfer
Weight Lifter
Man in Business Suit Levitating
Racing Car
Racing Motorcycle
Sports Medal
Cricket Bat and Ball
Volleyball
Field Hockey Stick and Ball
Ice Hockey Stick and Puck
Table Tennis Paddle and Ball
Badminton Racquet and Shuttlecock
Joystick

Food / Drink:

Hot Pepper
Cheese Wedge
Hot Dog
Taco
Burrito
Popcorn
Bottle w/ Popping Cork
Fork and Knife w/ Plate

There are many others, but I'd be typing for the rest of the today to cover them all.

Style comparison

Samsung's two newest devices are already up for pre-order with a release date scheduled for March 11.

Via: Emojipedia

Justin Herrick Author

Born and raised in New Jersey, Justin is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where he studied marketing with a focus on digital marketing. He's very talkative and enjoys discussing anything from technology and sports to video games and television. As for Justin's current device rotation, he carries around the Google Pixel and Nexus 9. In the rare case that his phone or tablet is not in his hand, he is either flicking through cards on his Moto 360 (2015) or typing away on the Microsoft Surface Book. Justin is patiently waiting for the day that Google replicates the Galaxy Nexus with modern day specifications.