
Samsung kicked off the Mobile World Congress event this past weekend with two highly anticipated next-gen handsets, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, both of which tout premium glass and metal in an effort to counter the successful of Apple’s iPhone 6. As many of you probably already know, Samsung was previously known for using cheaper materials such as plastic in its flagship handsets – a move which gave the devices a less “premium” feel than Apple’s iPhone lineup. This is all set to change when Samsung releases the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge which the South Korean manufacturer claims have been “entirely redefined” from their predecessors.
The Galaxy S6 Edge is unique with its curved display wrapping around both sides of the device. Furthermore, both devices come standard with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4 to protect their 5.1-inch Super AMOLED displays and come in a range of colors including White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (S6 only) and Green Emerald (Edge only). The phones also sport a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera along with wireless charging compatibility with any pad that supports WPC and PMA standards.
Just to keep up with Apple’s iPhone offerings, Samsung also responded to Apple Pay with its own “Samsung Pay,” which is set to debut on the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge in the US in the second half of the year. Samsung Pay will use both Near Field Communication and Magnetic Secure Transmission, coupled with protection from Samsung KNOX, fingerprint security and advanced tokenization as well. For those of you who might be wondering about the magnetic element of Samsung Pay, it was all made possible thanks to the company’s acquisition of LoopPay (ring a bell?), whose technology mimics the functionality of a normal credit card swipe.
As of right now, Samsung claims that Samsung Pay will have the potential of being accepted at roughly 30 million merchant locations around the world, stating that it the only payment solution with “near universal acceptance.” The fingerprint scanning on the new devices has also reportedly improved with an “enhanced touch-type fingerprint scanner,” according to the company. Features such as Apple’s Find My iPhone have also been countered with Samsung’s release of a service named “Find My Mobile.”
For those of you who are interested in checking out or potentially purchasing the Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge will be able to do so starting April 10 in the same 32, 64 or 128 gigabyte capacities.
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Source: Samsung
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