Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Specs, Release Date News: The Edge Gets Bigger, to Debut With Galaxy Note 5
Samsung could be sending two large-screened phones to the market before Apple's next iPhone is expected in September, CNET reports.
Samsung plans to announce the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 at the same time, according to SamMobile. Samsung hopes to announce both of these large-screen smartphones August 12 and then start selling them August 21, insiders at SamMobile said.
Samsung hopes to recover from recent disappointing numbers. In the past year, Samsung has seen its market share and sales figures decline. On July 6, the company said it expects to experience its seventh straight quarterly decline in profits. Samsung has been losing out on sales to Apple and low-cost Chinese competitors Xiaomi and Huawei.
By putting out two big-screened phones, also called phablets, Samsung wants to improve its numbers and market share. Customers lately have preferred these large-screened phones.
The possibility of the two new Samsung phones coming out in September or August has been argued for quite some time. Last week Wednesday, SamMobile said that the two Samsung phones would be introduced at the IFA in Berlin in September, which is when Samsung usually introduces a new phone. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal said that the Note 5 would be announced in August to beat Apple's announcement of a new iPhone in September.
SamMobile confirmed that Samsung plans to release both the Note 5 and the S6 Edge+ at the same time.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a 5.1-inch screen. The larger S6 Edge+ will likely be upgraded to a 5.7-inch screen. The Note 5 would also have a 5.7-inch screen.
The S6 Edge+ would copy the S6 Edge by offering curved sides on both sides of the screen. It will use the same Exynos 7420 processor that is found in the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge and have 3 GB of RAM.
Samsung plans to make the two new phones compatible with Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay will allow device owners to purchase things on the go with their smartphones. Samsung Pay wants to compete with Apple Pay, which has been available in the U.S. since last October.
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