Samsung launches Galaxy S6Edge+ in India for Rs 57,900

A week after the global unveiling of its two new flagship smartphones, Korean giant Samsung launched one of them, the Galaxy S6 Edge+, in India on Wednesday. Priced at Rs 57,900, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ 32GB variant will be available in the market starting August 28. The company has already opened pre-booking for the same.

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a dual-edged display which acts as the secondary display for notifications. It features a 5.7inch QHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by is powered by an Exynos 64-bit octa-core (2.1GHz quad-core + 1.5GHz quad-core) processor paired and is paired with 4GB RAM. The 32GB variant does not have an expandable memory card slot.

For photography, it comes equipped with a 16MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 5MP front facing camera. There is also a live streaming mode that allows one to stream video as it is being captured. Running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box, it comes loaded with Samsung's TouchWiz UI. On connectivity front, it supports LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC. It also supports wireless charging and the accessory is available for purchase separately.

The company will launch the other flagship model, Galaxy Note 5, in India in the coming weeks.