New Delhi: South Korean electronics giant Samsung`s India arm on Wednesday launched the Samsung S6 Edge Plus which was completely made in the company`s Noida facility, thereby expanding its Edge series.
The phone, priced at Rs.57,990, will go on sale from Aug 28 and is open for pre-order.
"The phone has been produced from our Noida facility completely," Asim Warsi, vice-president of IT and marketing, said.
The premium range smartphone, which comes with 5.7-inch SuperAmoled quadHD display with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution support, runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and supports long-term evolution (LTE) or 4G.
With an Samsung 64-bit 14 nanometer octa-core processor (2.1GHz quad + 1.5 GHz quad) at its heart, the device sports a 4GB DDR4 RAM unit. The rear and front camera comes with a 1.9 aperture and a optical image stabilisation feature. While the rear camera is a 16-megapixel shooter, the front is a 5-megapixel unit.
The Edge Plus, which has an edge on both sides, will draw its power from a 3,000 mAH battery and has a non-expandable 32GB internal memory.
All other features from the Samsung Edge has been carried forward in the new Plus, Samsung said.
"The wireless charging has also been enhanced to complete a charge in 120 minutes," a Samsung spokesperson said. The phone will come with free covers and a wireless charging unit.
According to the company, the most interesting feature of the phone is the `Live Broadcast` feature in the camera app which will enable users to broadcast, share videos with friends from anyplace in the world. "The `Broadcast Live` feature was developed in the Bengaluru research and development centre," the spokesperson added.
Interestingly, the phone churned out a good 36,995 points on the Quandrant benchmark and a stunning never seen before 69,995 points on the An Tu Tu benchmark score.