Samsung Galaxy S6 release date, price and specs. Galaxy S6 display, processor and memory. Galaxy S6 price, Galaxy S6 release date, Galaxy S6 specification. Everything you need to know about the Galaxy S6 smartphone, which was unveiled yesterday at MWC 2015, including how to pre-order.
Also see: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge UK release date, price and specs, Samsung Galaxy S6 Active UK release date price and specs, and Samsung Galaxy S6 mini UK release date, price and specs predictions
Samsung yesterday launched the Galaxy S6 smartphone, at a live event at MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Also see: Best smartphones 2015 and Best Android phones 2015.
Here we reveal the Samsung Galaxy S6 UK release date, price and specs. And on the next page you can relive the rumours that spread around the web before the Galaxy S6 was confirmed, and see which came true.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 UK release date: When is the Samsung Galaxy S6 coming out?
The Samsung Galaxy S6 will be available from 10 April in 20 countries, with the phone launching in more countries thereafter. Vodafone has already confirmed it will be stocking the S6 and S6 Edge and is now taking preorders, and we expect all other major UK operators to do the same. Also see: What to expect from MWC 2015.
Samsung Galaxy S6 UK price: How much will the Samsung Galaxy S6 cost?
Samsung's official pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S6 starts at £599 for the 32GB version, and MobileFun is also now accepting pre-orders at £599 for the 32GB version. It's available here in black, white or gold. Also see: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6: What's new in the Galaxy S6
Vodafone is also now taking preorders on the Samsung Galaxy S6, and is giving away a free bundle and operating a trade-in deal. Customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S6 on a Vodafone Red L, XL, or XXL price plan will receive a free Samsung Wireless Charging Pad and phone case; those who opt for the Vodafone Red L price plan will also receive £5 off their monthly tariff when they trade in their old Samsung phone. Plans start at £43.50 per month with no upfront fee, or £26.50 per month with £199 paid upfront.
Carphone Warehouse is offering pre-orders on the Samsung Galaxy S6 from £39.50 per month with £79.99 paid upfront. Preorder now and you'll get a free wireless charger.
Tesco is listing the Samsung Galaxy S6 from £36 per month. For that you get 1,000 minutes, 5,000 texts and an introductory offer of 2GB of data (usually 1GB).
EE's recommended plan for the Samsung Galaxy S6 costs £43.49 per month with £49.99 paid upfront. This deal gets you 4GB of 4G data, unlimited calls and texts, a free wireless charger and £20 off a case. The Samsung Galaxy S6 also features Wi-Fi calling when purchased through EE.
All other high-street stores and mobile operators will be taking pre-orders from 20 March, and customers who make pre-orders will get the new phone a day earlier than it hits the shops on 9 April.
Samsung Galaxy S6 specs: Samsung Galaxy S6 processor, memory, display, hardware, new features
With the Galaxy S6 Samsung has finally responded to plastic build quality criticism, and the Galaxy S6 looks great (and, also important, Samsung assures us that it won't bend!). It's built from metal and glass, with Gorilla Glass protecting both front and back, and features a gorgeous 5.1in Quad HD (2560x1440, 577ppi) Super AMOLED display - with the smaller screen, that's higher than that seen on the Note 4. It's also 20 percent brighter than the S5's screen at 600cd/m2, making it easier to see outside.
The super-thin Samsung Galaxy S6 is just 6.8mm thick (143.4x70.5x6.8mm) and weighs a tiny 138g. It will come in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, and Blue Topaz.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 also has wireless charging built in (supporting both PMA and WPC), meaning no more fumbling in the dark for power cables, although the trade-off is a non-removable 2550mAh battery. But you'll get enough power for four hours use in just 10 minutes of charging, and it'll charge from zero to 100 percent in half the time of the iPhone 6.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is powered by the company's own Exynos octa-core (2.5GHz quad + 2.1GHz quad) processor, a 14nm 64-bit chip that's apparently 30 percent more power efficient. It has two quad-core sets, one geared toward efficiency and the other performance. This is paired with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It says the lag and stuttering is gone from TouchWiz, too.
Sadly, the new design means there is no longer support for microSD, and the S6 is not waterproof. But the all-new Galaxy comes in 32-, 64- and 128GB capacities.
The front camera is 5Mp, and boasts real-time HDR. The rear camera is still 16Mp, but has some significant improvements, including the Note 4's smart optical image stabilisation. It'll do a much better job in low-light, thanks to a f1.9 wide-angle lens, and it is always on in the background and ready to go the second (actually, 0.7 seconds) you need it. An IR sensor can automatically detect and adjust white balance.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a single speaker, but this 'power speaker' is apparently 1.5 times louder than the speaker on the S5. The fingerprint scanner has also been improved now a touch- rather than swipe-style scanner.
Connectivity includes 4G LTE (Cat 6), WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), HT80 MIMO(2x2) 620Mbps, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile hotspot, Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC and an IR blaster.
For business users the S6 is ultra-secure with Samsung Knox technology, offering defence-grade features for real-time protection from potential malicious attacks. The company also spoke about its new Google Wallet- and Apple Pay-rivalling Samsung Pay mobile-payments service, although for now that's of little interest to UK users.
Samsung Galaxy S6 case reviews
MobileFun has shared with us its own hands-on video review of the official Samsung Galaxy S6 cases.
Next page: Read the rumours that spread across the web in the run-up to the Samsung Galaxy S6's official unveiling and see which came true.
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