Samsung Galaxy S6 And Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Announced Launch Event

The latest and greatest from Samsung is here. With a tagline that goes "Next Is Now !" , Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd today announced its entirely redefined smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. I had the opportunity to catch the live viewing telecast in Barcelona with a bunch of other tech guys and bloggers and the best part was we got the chance to feel and play with the actual units at the end of the event. 

Samsung Galaxy S6 And Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Announced Launch Event

Creating a new standard for premium materials with the most advanced Samsung technology to offer consumers an unmatched mobile experience. "With the all new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung is offering what's next in mobility, along with a new standard to drive the global mobile agenda", said JK Chin, CEO and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. 

Techies, media and bloggers all excited to catch the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S6 , and Galaxy S6 edge

Some performances before the live telecast from Barcelona

Beauty Meets Purpose 

Carefully crafted from metal and glass, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge blend purposeful design with powerful features. The Galaxy S6 edge, shows unique and outstanding beauty while also providing a solid grip and an immersive viewing experience with the world's first curved display on both sides. Its glass body, made from the toughest glass to date, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, is available in an array of colourful jewel tones. The colours range from White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz and Green Emerald elicit a unique visual texture as it reflects natural light. 

The Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, and the Samsung Note edge

Vivid Images with a Fast, Bright Camera

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are equipped with an incredibly vivid, bright and fast front and rear camera. The F1.9 lenses and high resolution sensors on both front (5MP) and rear (16MP) cameras provide the most superior image quality in a smartphone, even in the dark. 

The Samsung Galaxy S6's camera is pretty awesome

The Auto Real-time high dynamic range (HDR), Smart Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and IR Detect White Balance provide advanced light sensitivities and crisp camera solutions. Furthermore, a new "Quick Launch" feature give users fast, direct access to the camera from any screen in just 0.7 seconds by simply double clicking the home key button. Pretty cool stuff. 

Comparing the Samsung Note Edge side by side with the Samsung Galaxy S6

Super Charging and Cord Free

With fully embedded WPC and PMA certified wireless charging technology, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S5 edge are setting a new industry standard for universal wireless charging. The devices work with any wireless pad available in the market that supports WPC and PMA standards. They also sport incredibly fast wired charging, 1.5times faster than the Galaxy S5, providing about 4 hours of usage after only 10 minutes of charging. 

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a beauty

Cutting Edge Core Technology

Lots of tech has been thrown into such a small package. The thin (6.8mm/7.0mm edge) and lightweight (138g / 132g edge) Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge integrate the most advanced, cutting-edge, Samsung core technology available today. The world's first 14nm mobile processor with 64-bit platform, new LPDDR4 memory system and UFS2.0 flash memory provides higher performance and enhanced memory speed with lower power consumption. 

Thin, small yet powerful

The world's first 1440P/VP9 hardware based codec enables users to enjoy high resolution streaming video while also using less power. In addition, the 5.1 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen offers users the highest pixel density of 577ppi. Enhanced outdoor visibility with a brighter display (600cd/mm) lets consumers experience content without compromise. 

Fits into the palm of my hands, the Samsung Galaxy S6

Easy and Protected Mobile Payment

Samsung Pay, a new and easy-to-use mobile payment service that will be compatible with more locations than any competing offering in a single application will launch on Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in the United States during the second half of this year. Protected by Samsung KNOX, fingerprint scanning, and advanced tokenization, Samsung Pay works with both Near Field Communication (NFC) and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology to make it device, merchant and card issuer agnostic. 

Luke Au, Head of Product Marketing, Mobile Division, Samsung Malaysia Electronics holding out the goods

The pretty blogger, Kelly Chin at the event

Enhanced Security

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are built on the upgraded Samsung KNOX, end-to-end secure mobile platform, offering defence grade features for real-time protection from potential malicious attacks. Both of these new devices are also ready for immediate enterprise adoption, with market leading MDMs and KNOX enhancements enabled at launch to simplify and improve mobile device management. 

The Samsung Galaxy S6 fits perfectly in my hand

Be mine soon 

The Find My Mobile feature secures lost devices and protects personal information through a number of services, including the new remotely controlled "reactivation lock". With an enhanced touch-type fingerprint scanner, it also provides quick authentication and saves encrypted data in secure device storage. 

Samsung Galaxy S6 And Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Announced Launch Event

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will be available globally starting from April 10, 2015 with 32/64/128 GB storage options available in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (Galaxy S6 only) and Green Emerald (Galaxy S6 edge only). Check out this link here for full details and product images. So when are you getting your Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 edge?