The curvy Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ launched in India for Rs. 57,900

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in India. It was unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked event in New York last week. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ is an upgraded version of Samsung Galaxy S6 edge with larger display and slightly more powerful specs. The main highlight of the phone is its dual-edge display. 

The dual-edge display comes with a new UI feature called Apps edge that lets you access some of the apps quickly by simply swiping from the edge. Also there is a Ticker feature that brings up news from content partners like CNN, Yahoo and Twitter. It has KNOX Active Protection and My KNOX app to protect sensitive personal and work data.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ comes with 5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) pixels Super AMOLED curved dual edge display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Under the hood there is an Octa-Core (Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) 64 bit, 14 nm Exynos 7420 processor paired with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM. On-board storage is 32GB, no microSD card slot present. It runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz on top. 

For imaging it comes mounted with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS, f/1.9 aperture and 4K video recording capabilities. On the front sits a 5-megapixel shooter with f/1.9 aperture. In terms of connectivity it supports 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE & apt-X and NFC. It is fueled by 3000mAh battery and supports fast charging for both wired and wireless. The phone fully charges in approximately 90 minutes using a wired charger and just 120 minutes using Samsung’s wireless charger 

Galaxy S6 edge+ has a Quick Launch feature that lets you launch the camera in less than one second by double pressing the home button. There is also a Fingerprint sensor built into the home button. The NFC and MST technology in the Galaxy S6 edge+ is to power the Samsung Pay mobile payment service, but for now there are no details when the service will go live in India.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ comes in Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium colors. It is priced at Rs. 57,900 for the 32GB model and will be available in the country starting August 28. The company also announced a BlackBerry-like Keyboard cover and Smart Clear View Cover for Galaxy S6 edge+ for Rs. 4,499 and Rs. 2,999 respectively.

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