The Samsung Galaxy S6 is here

Fri, 10th Apr 2015

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Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will be available at selected retailers in New Zealand tomorrow, Saturday April 11.

Both of the phones have a 5.1" Quad HD (2560x1440) 577ppi, Super Amoled display, and the edge model comes with dual edge display.

They are equipped with a Quad 2.1 GHz + Quad 1.5hz, Octacore application processor, Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Operating System, and a 16MP OIS rear camera and a 5MP front camera.

Primary features include power saving mode, Samsung Pay, Smart Manager, themes, quick connect, Microsoft Apps OneDrive 115GB for two years and OneNote.

Black, White and Gold variants of the GS6 are available from all retailers in 32GB and 64GB.

The Gold variant of the GS6 edge (32GB and 64GB) is exclusively available from Vodafone at launch for a limited time.

Stefan Lecchi, Samsung Electronics New Zealand head of telecommunications, says, "The overwhelmingly positive response to these fantastic mobile devices has blown us away.

"We're delighted that New Zealanders are as excited about the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge as we are – we can't wait for the ultimate in smartphones to be readily available here in New Zealand.

Paco Montalvo, Telefonica director and head of global devices unit, says, "With the new Galaxy S6, Samsung takes another step in the evolution of their devices, incorporating more advanced and innovative specifications, together with a careful design finished in high quality materials, what increases the total value perception of such a demonstration of performance.

"Telefonica is partnering Samsung to ensure that this new launch gets the best of the technology to our consumers, who will be able to enjoy the high quality services demanding relevant bandwidth such as video on demand, high resolution audio or cloud storage through the most compelling LTE networks.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are on-sale from April 11 from Vodafone, Spark, 2degrees and selected retailers.

Full details and product images are available at www.samsungmobilepress.com.

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