Samsung Launched Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge at Mobile World Congress 2015, full features and Release

On Sunday, an event at Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, CEO Samsung CEO J.K. Shin while confirming all leaks, announced two variants of its flagship mobile series, Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge (the curved-edges variant). 

The Galaxy S6 has a flat display, while the Galaxy S6 Edge has a dual-curved display that wraps around both the left and right sides.Corning's Gorilla Glass on both front and back. made of premium aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim its throne as undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple. The new phones are critical for Samsung's plans to reverse plunging smartphone revenues that led to its first annual earnings fall in three years in 2014. Apple surpassed Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker late last year, selling a record 74.5 million iPhones in the December quarter on the back of the success of its big-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

"These products are the result of a simple philosophy," Samsung CEO J.K. Shin said. "It comes to two words: Relentless innovation."

Design Features

The Galaxy S6 has a flat display, metal frame, and glass front and back panels. Whereas, its counterpart, the Galaxy S6 Edge, has all of the above, but have curves to the  both sides of its front and rear glass, giving it a distinctive character. The curved glass is similar to the curved display and glass Samsung utilized on the Note Edge, but it’s not as aggressive and is found on both sides of the phone instead of just the right. Needless to say, the S6 Edge is the far more interesting looking and feeling phone of the pair. The Edge design is an impressive effort by Samsung and the curved screen shows a bold attempt to redefine the way smartphones are designed and used.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Color variants 

Color Variants

The phones will be available in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (Galaxy S6 only) and Green Emerald (Galaxy S6 Edge only).

Samsung Mobile Payments:

Samsung is also touting the Galaxy S6's compatibility with a new mobile payments system it is preparing to launch in the United States and South Korea in the second half of this year, using the technology of recently acquired startup which uses either NFC or MFT (LoopPay) technology for transactions. At the event Samsung announced it is supporting consumer payments with the new Samsung Galaxy S6. Eligible consumers in the U.S. will be able to make secure Visa payments with Samsung Pay, Samsung’s new payment service scheduled to launch this summer.

Samsung bundled it with Quad Core and Octa core possessors 

Computing Power:

The Galaxy S6 have two processors: one quad-core 2.1-GHz and one quad-core 1.5-GHz. In theory, this will allow it to handle more applications with greater precision. It will also offer 3GB RAM and storage options of 32, 64, or 128GB and come with Android 5.0 Lollipop ready to go.

Camera

The camera benefits from a 16-megapixel sensor and an F1.9 lens that’s also very quick to load. Just tap the home button twice and it launches almost immediately — in 0.7 seconds, according to Samsung. In one demo a video showing a couple sitting in front of a fountain at night almost looked like silhouettes on the iPhone 6 video, but they were clearly illuminated in the Galaxy S6 version.

Super AMOLED display of Galaxy S6 Edge

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6 is offering full 1920 x 1080-oixel resolution, for a pixel density of 432 ppi. The Galaxy S6 Edge goes beyond the standard HD at 2560 x 1440-pixel resolution on a 5.1-inch screen, giving it a pixel density of 577 ppi. Both S6 and S6 Edge use a Super AMOLED screen.

Release Dates

Both phone will be available across the world in 20 countries starting on April 10th. All four major US carriers plus US Cellular have committed to carrying both the S6 and the S6 Edge, while smaller carriers such as Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and MetroPCS will only offer the S6. The Galaxy S6 Edge will be priced higher than the standard S6, though Samsung isn’t saying exactly how much either one will be at this point.

Galaxy S6 Edge 10 minutes of Charging will last 4 hours: 

Battery improvements

Both the phone will have 2550mAh as compared to 2800mAH in Galaxy S5 last year. The battery for both phones lasts for up to 12 hours on Wi-Fi and charges “faster than any other smartphone in the industry,” Samsung CEO JK Shin said. It takes 10 minutes to charge the S6 to get four hours of battery life, he claimed. To get to 100%, it takes the S6 roughly half the time of the iPhone 6 to charge.

Other features in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge:

Other notable features including NFC and wireless charging as expected. Finger print sensors and heart rate monitor as well. fast USB charging that’s 1.5 times faster than the Galaxy S5; a speaker that’s 1.5 times louder than the S5’s; and integrated support for Samsung Pay, which uses either NFC or MFT (LoopPay) technology for transactions.

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	Galaxy S6	Galaxy S6 edge
Network	LTE Cat.6 (300/50Mbps)
Display	5.1’’ Quad HD(2560x1440) 577ppi, Super AMOLED	5.1’’ Quad HD(2560x1440) 577ppi, Super AMOLED, Dual edge
AP	Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5Ghz, Octacore application processor
OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Camera	16MP OIS (rear), 5MP (front)
Video	MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM, VP9
Audio	Audio Codec : MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, OPUS
	Audio Format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Camera Features	Quick Launch, Tracking AF, Auto Real-time HDR(Front & Rear) , F1.9, Low Light Video(Front & Rear), High Clear Zoom, IR Detect White Balance, Virtual Shot, Slow Motion, Fast Motion, Pro Mode, Selective Focus
Additional Features	Ultra Power Saving Mode
	Download Booster
	S Health 4.0
	Samsung Pay
	Smart Manager
	Microsoft Apps(OneDrive 115GB for 2 years, OneNote)
	Sound Alive+
	Themes
	Quick Connect
	Private Mode
	S Finder, S Voice
Google Mobile Services	Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube
Connectivity	WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), HT80 MIMO(2x2) 620Mbps, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile hotspot
	Bluetooth®: v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X, ANT+
	USB: USB 2.0
	NFC
	IR Remote
Sensor	Accelerometer, Light, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer, Fingerprint, Hall, HRM
Memory	RAM: 3GB, LPDDR4
	Internal Memory: 32/64/128GB, UFS 2.0
Wireless Charging	WPC1.1(4.6W Output) & PMA 1.0(4.2W) compatible
Dimension	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm, 138g	142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0mm, 132g
Battery	2,550mAh	2,600mAh