The Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge - Official thread

[Chris_K]

Official first look:

Official Specs:
DISPLAY: 5.1” Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 (577 ppi) (2660 x 1440 for S6 Edge)
CPU: 64-bit, 2.1GHz Octa-core
RAM: 3GB DDR4 vs DDR3 used in other mobiles
CAMERA (b): 16MP OIS (1/2.6”, F1.9)
CAMERA (f): 5MP (1.34um, F1.9)
AUDIO: Bottom-mounted, 1.5x louder than the Galaxy S5. Amplifer built in for best quality sound.
STORAGE: 32, 64 or 128GB UFS 2.0
BATTERY: 2550mAh (S6), 2600mAh (S6 Edge). Charges faster than any other in the smartphone industry. 10min charging for up to 4 hours everyday usage. Wireless charging built-in. 
CONNECTIVITY: NFC, LTE.cat6, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1
SOFTWARE: Lollipop 5.0

Features & Other info:
- Gorilla glass 4 - super tough, toughest on the market
- Metal used in the S6 is 50% tougher than other metals on other smartphones. "It will not bend", says Samsung
- Redesigned menu layouts - less clutter, easier to use
- (Edge) - Assign colours to certain contacts and have the edge glow in that colour
- New & updated Gear VR headset

You want one, right? You want to know absolutely everything about it, right?

Pre-orders open from 20th March here > http://o2.uk/S6

[Chris_K]

Good news folks, pre-orders open from 20th March here > http://o2.uk/S6

[Anonymous]

OH DEAR SAMSUNG

The prices are out for pre order on the Sammy website.

Want an S6 32gb? It will set you back £599.99.

Want the S6v EDGE? I hope you are sitting comfortably. And feel rich. As it is a snippet at. .......

wait for it. ......

£760......

http://shop.samsung.com/uk/ng/mobile-tablets/mobiles/galaxy-s6/c/SM0116?cid=uk_email_s6-mobile-preor...

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:
OH DEAR SAMSUNG

The prices are out for pre order on the Sammy website.

Want an S6 32gb? It will set you back £599.99.

Want the S6v EDGE? I hope you are sitting comfortably. And feel rich. As it is a snippet at. .......

wait for it. ......

£760......

http://shop.samsung.com/uk/ng/mobile-tablets/mobiles/galaxy-s6/c/SM0116?cid=uk_email_s6-mobile-preorder-gen-sshop-textlink1_20150320

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GOOD GOD!!! I have just fallen over...picked myself up....and re-read it....

I could buy myself 10 flights to Spain for that little lot...

[Anonymous]

I'm afraid Sammy have got it so very very wrong re the Edge. It is cutting edge (pardon the pun) stuff which differentiated it from Apple but people won't pay that much. I certainly wouldn't.

[jonsie]

No nor me. I paid £629 for the Note 4 and felt very guilty.

[Anonymous]

£499 from Expansys for Note 4 and £529 from Giffgaff.

As for the S6 I'm afraid I think for the Edge variant that Sammy have got it very very very wrong

[jonsie]

Yes of course they come down, now £100 cheaper than the Note 4 was back in October but I wanted it before I went to Thailand so had to pay top price on launch day They could have blown the iphone out of the water had they priced the Edge a little more competitively....

[Cleoriff]

Agree...a very bad marketing ploy for such a cutting edge phone...

[Anonymous]

Yep. They could have blitzed Apple but that won't happen now.

[viridis]

O2 refresh prices are different though,
S6 from £529
Edge from £739 up to a whopping 849 device cost
I don't think many would put a £150-250 premium on bent glass.