Samsung today formally launched its latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, in India. All the three storage variants – 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB – have been launched in the country. The phones will be available for purchase from April 10.
The Samsung Galaxy S6’s 32 GB version has a price tag of Rs 49,900 while its 64 GB and 128 GB variants to cost Rs 55,900 and Rs 61,900 respectively. As expected, the S6 EDGE has a much higher price tag – its 32 GB is priced at Rs 58,900, 64 GB at Rs 64,900 and 128 GB at Rs 70,900.
Features
Unveiled at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain earlier in February this year, both the phones are completely different than previous Samsung smartphones. The striking feature of the new design it the use of metal frame (brushed aluminum) and both front and rear panel has the tough Gorilla Glass 4.
Samsung however has kept the traditional home button below the display. While the S6 has no edge display, in the Galaxy S6 Edge, you will find curved display on both right and left hand sides unlike the current Samsung Edge which has a curved display only on one side. However, unlike the current Samsung Edge mode, the curved display on the S6 Edge is quite milder and does not entirely covers the side panels.
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge run on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system and are powered by octa core processor (quad 2.1GHz + quad 1.5Ghz) The devices sport 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440), Super AMOLED Display thus offering 577 ppi pixel density.
The S6 and S6 Edge comes with 3GB LPDDR4 RAM and will be available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB internal storage variants. On the connectivity front, the devices support LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.1, NFC and IR Remote.
They have 16 megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilisation feature and F1.9 apreture. As per Samsung, the phones take just 0.7 seconds to launch the camera app. a 5 megapixel front camera. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a 2550 mAh battery while the S6 Edge features a 2600 mAh battery. They also offer wireless charging facility.
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