Samsung Unpacked August 2015

Both the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Fit in the palm of each hand and are smuggled from the breast pocket’s of JK Shin the President & CEO of Samsung Electronics held them aloof and on display whilst addressing the world press and gatherers to the latest Samsung Unpacked event.

Broadcast in London and held from the Big NYC ‘Samsung Unpacked’ made a trio of announcements today, including Samsung Pay which presumably utilizes NFC technology for the new Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (Which is now crafted in metal and glass) and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ which are both due to be released in the US and Canada on August the 21st…As of yet folks there’s been hardly a mere whisper in regards to any release of the Note 5 in the UK. Samsung have neither confirmed or denied a release for the UK and when pressed by Engadget responded with the following statement.

“The market availability of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will vary according to consumer needs and the specific market situation. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will be introduced in the US and Asian markets in August and we will look at further opportunities to launch the Galaxy Note 5 in other markets.”

“With the launch of the original Galaxy Note series in 2011, we created a whole new smart device category that set a new industry standard, which all others have followed. For our European customers, Samsung’s portfolio will be centred on the Galaxy S6 edge+, so as to better cater to their needs.”

Note Never To Be Release In The UK?

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ however will be parading it’s presence and improved design and build in the UK on the 18th of August when it becomes available for pre-order

The Design & Build

Both phones are designed and we’re touted today to support bigger screens with far more surface area ever used by Samsung before. However both device’s are actually smaller then their predecessor’s having now been trimmed down in weight and overall compact mass and size with a stronger yet lighter more durable build of metal and of course using the the same crafted Gorilla Glass 4.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus At A Glance

• The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ wraps and curves it’s edged screen cutting dimensionally and standing at 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches- wafer thin like an iPhone 6
• The S6Edge+ has a 5.7 inch screen possessing 75.6% screen to body build ratio
• The Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus Features a duel curved 5.7 inch, 2250 x 1440 HD Super AMOLED Display
• The New Edge comes with two cameras, one 5MP fron facing camera and a 16MP primary Camera
• The Galaxy S6 Edge Plus comes with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB on board storage with no SD card space
• The Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus naturally features Samsung’s Exynos 7420 Octa-Core Processor with four cores clocking at 2.1G Hz and the four remaining at 1.5GHz

The New Little Things

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is more elegant then ever including a new innovative feature. You can now write with the S-Pen whilst the screen is in standby mode, which seems so simple yet effective and handy for ‘notes’ jotting and squiggling anything down or just a quick shopping list without even switching the screen on! Every smartphone and tablet should have this!

New Software

Side Sync was new software touched upon and actually sounded like ‘useful’ Samsung boatware offering seamless software integration and file transfer working with the latest Windows and Mac. Both devices can charge ecologically efficiently with just 120 minutes of charging in your household workplace on or off the grid! Apps Edge provides new software integration and application for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus; making use of the duel curved display with sideline notifications, you’ll be able check your notifications by tilting the phone and reading it’s edge, much like before…

Accessories

As a sideline accessory Samsung have now ‘re-invented’ The Keyboard Cover’ costing around $80 stylized right from the factory pages and tree of any Blackberry brand loyal consumer customers fingertips. This will be used as a premium accessory to go along with the Note 5 and S6 Edge+ -Note to everyone, Samsung will pinch your style if they like it! The keyboard cover has on-board sensors and doesn’t use bluetooth and the screen of the Note 5 and Edge+ will adjust size automatically when the cover is attached.

Key Notes & Specs For Both Devices

• Both handsets use Samsung’s very own Exynos 7420 Octa-Core Processor with four core’s clocking at 2.1GHz and the four remaining at 1.5GHz
• Both include 120 minute Wireless Charging
• Both supported by 4GB of DDR4 RAM (the fastest around)
• Both devices sport a QHD Display
• Both operate using Android v5.1.1
• Both offer 32GB/64GB/128GB of internal memory
• Both devices have a matching 16MP primary camera with improved optical imaging stabilization.

What Next?

If your in the USA or Canada you can pre-order the Note 5 or the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Starting from today! For us here in the UK as stated by Samsung there’s so far been no guarantee the Note 5 will make it to our cloudy shoreline, this is probably just to build up the anticipation and to see how the market in the US and Canada takes to using Samsung Pay (which was also announced and we’ll go into more detail about in a separate article) however the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ will be available on pre-order from the 18th of August with no word yet to the price upon release with the familiar accustomed colours of Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum and White Pearl.

We’ll keep you updated with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and update this blog with with any new information we gather on the new Note 5 and the new Edge. As usual thanks for reading and following please comment and subscribe!