The latest news on Samsung Galaxy S7 suggests various possible features for the smartphone's camera. According to Phone Arena, "Duo Pixel" appears as one of the latest trademark patent applications from the Korean giant, which, as reports pointed out, could be one of the features of the upcoming 2016 flagship smartphone.

Though details about Duo Pixel has not been released yet, Phone Arena suggested three feasible explanations for this technology. The first one is that Duo Pixel could be a new type of focusing system.

The second option could suggest that Duo Pixel may be the company's new 12-megapixel sensor that uses a dual-photodiode tech. Accordingly, the Galaxy smartphone series maker may be preparing this new tech for massive production.

The third guess from Phone Arena as to what this Duo Pixel will be is that it could be a dual-lens camera from Samsung.

As the purported Samsung Galaxy S7 release timeframe nears, rumor mill for the smartphone's camera continue to churn out interesting details. Previously, it was reported that a new camera technology will be used for S7.

A previous report from Latin Post, citing Value Walk, shared the speculations that Samsung Galaxy S7 and other future Galaxy devices will be equipped with Britecell, a camera technology unveiled at Samsung Electronics Investors Forum held last month.

According to Digital Trends, the new camera technology with smaller module enhances light sensitivity when shooting in low light conditions. With this, photographers will find less distortion in the images as well as less fuzziness.

"The module is 17 percent lower in height - that's about a millimeter, so better than nothing - than existing Samsung Isocell camera modules, which could mean a less pronounced hump around the camera lens on future smartphones," Digital Trends noted.

Furthermore, The Britecell camera tech features super-fast phase detection autofocus or PDAF and Smart WDR feature of Britecell, an HDR-style for Samsung images.

Learn more about Britecell in this video from Gadget Focus on YouTube:

As for other specs news about Samsung Galaxy S7, the upcoming smartphone might have a whopping 4K display. As for the hardware, S7 is rumored to have different variants based on its processor.

Accordingly, units to be released in East Asia will have Exynos 8890. On the other hand, US models will be powered with Snapdragon 820.

Check back on this site for updates about Samsung Galaxy S7 release date, features, and specs.