Samsung India launches Galaxy S6, S6 edge starting at Rs 49,900

Samsung Mobile today unveiled its latest smartphones Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in India, bringing its new rivals to Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to the fast-growing market in the first wave of launch. The company has also aggressively priced its newest flagships with Galaxy S6 edge, which has curved screen on two sides, priced at Rs 58,900 (32GB), Rs 64,900 (64GB) and Rs 70,900 (128 GB); while Galaxy S6 costs Rs 49,900 (32GB), Rs 55,900 (64GB) and Rs 60,900 (128GB). The pre-booking for both the smartphones starts today. The two models will hit the stores in India on April 10. With Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung continues its experiment with the curved screen on the side, which it started last year with Galaxy Note edge. While the new model has curved edged screens on two sides, the slant is noticeably smaller than that of Galaxy Note edge. The biggest upgrade in the company's mobile portfolio yet, Galaxy S6 and S6 edge have glass backs and metal frames on the side. Samsung claims that the metal it has used is 50% stronger than the materials that rivals employ. The new smartphones sport 5.1-inch SuperAMOLED screen (1440x2560p resolution), making it the smartphone with the highest pixel density in the world. Also, the company will use the 64-bit 2.1GHz octa-core Exynos 7 processor based on 14nm process, which makes Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge 35% faster than its predecessor. This is also the first time Samsung has not used a Qualcomm processor in its flagship smartphone. TOI