{"id":22655,"date":"2015-03-02T13:22:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T07:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=22655"},"modified":"2015-03-02T13:22:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T07:52:48","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/samsung-galaxy-s6\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Samsung&#8217;s new Galaxy S6 with Metal Unibody Design| Specs and Price detailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung finally took the wraps of its next Galaxy flagship, the Galaxy S6 at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona. The company also revealed the new mobile payment service called Samsung Pay, set to rival Apple Pay.<\/p>\n<p>Designed from scratch in an operation dubbed &#8220;Project Zero&#8221;, the phone comes in two variants &#8211; the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge. The 6.8 mm thin Galaxy S6 has a flat display and weighs 138g, while the 7.0mm and 132g Galaxy S6 has a dual-curved display that wraps around both the left and right sides<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22661 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Front-699x513.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Front\" width=\"699\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Front-699x513.jpg 699w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Front.jpg 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have a completely redesigned look and feel and have ditched the cheap plastic body. Both phones now sport a metal frame and a glass body both on the front and back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22662 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-2-768x480.png\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Side 2\" width=\"742\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardware:<\/strong> In terms of spec, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge sports a 5.1 Quad HD Super AMOLOED display with 2560 X 1440 resolution which comes to a very high 577ppi pixel density. Both use Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22663 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Side\" width=\"742\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side-222x148.jpg 222w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Side.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both devices are powered by Samsung\u2019s Exynos 7 Octa-core processor which contains 2 quad-core processor clocked at 2.1 GHz and 1.5GHz respectively. The smartphones have 3GB RAM. The devices run on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop with a trimmed down version of Samsung TouchWiz UI.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22660 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Edge-768x384.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge\" width=\"742\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Edge-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Edge.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> In terms of imaging, there is a 16-megapixel rear camera with OIS (optical image stabilisation) and LED flash while there is a 5-megapixel front camera on board. Both the handsets come with a slew of camera features such as quick launch, tracking AF, auto real-time HDR, f\/1.9, IR detect white balance, low light video, high clear zoom, virtual shot, slow motion, fast motion, pro mode, and selective focus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22657 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Camera-2-768x410.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Camera 2\" width=\"742\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Camera-2-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Camera-2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Battery &amp; Storage:<\/strong> The Galaxy S6 is backed by a 2550mAh battery while the Galaxy S6 Edge comes with 2600mAh battery. Both have non-removable battery and lack a microSd slot. The devices comes in will be available in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage variants. The fast charging batteries provides &#8220;about 4 hours of usage after only 10 minutes of charging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22658 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Charging-768x410.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Charging\" width=\"742\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Charging-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Charging.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colour: <\/strong>White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (Galaxy S6) and Green Emerald (Galaxy S6 edge only).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22659 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Colours-768x513.png\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S6 Colours\" width=\"742\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Colours-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Colours-222x148.png 222w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2015\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Colours.png 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samsung Pay and Fingerprint Scanner:<\/strong> The new Galaxy handsets also pack fingerprint scanning with an enhanced touch-type fingerprint scanner on the home button. The phone uses both NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission to make Samsung Pay more universal than Apple Pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price and Availability:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will be available in 20 countries starting from April 10. Exact price and availability in India is yet to be revealed<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung finally took the wraps of its next Galaxy flagship, the Galaxy S6 at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona. The company also revealed the new mobile payment service called Samsung Pay, set to rival Apple Pay. 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