Samsung unveiled two devices during its Samsung Unveiled press event in New York. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are the new phablets that Samsung unveiled today among other announcements.
The Samsung Galaxy Edge Plus is a bigger variant of the S6 Edge and both the Edge Plus and Note 5 come with a 5.7″ display that fits in the same footprint as the iPhone 6 Plus which Samsung brings up in all their press events. The Galaxy Edge Plus and Note 5 come with built-in faster wireless charging which takes one hour less charging.
The Galaxy Edge Plus even has a new case Samsung called the Keyboard Cover which comes with a hardware keyboard for the Note 5. Both phones will also support the newly announced Samsung Pay. By the way these two phablets come with nearly the same specifications:
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 Product Specification
| Galaxy S6 edge+ | Galaxy Note5 | |
| OS | Android 5.1 (Lollipop) | |
| Network | LTE Cat.9 / LTE Cat.6 * May differ by markets and mobile operators | |
| Dimension | 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9mm, 153g | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6mm, 171g |
| AP | Octa core (2.1GHz Quad + 1.5GHz Quad), 64 bit, 14 nm process | |
| Memory | 4GB RAM (LPDDR4) , 32/64GB (UFS 2.0) , | |
| Display | 5.7” Quad HD Super AMOLED2560 x 1440 (518ppi) Dual edge screen |
5.7” Quad HD Super AMOLED2560 x 1440 (518ppi) |
| Camera | Rear : 16MP OIS (F1.9) , Front : 5MP (F1.9) | |
| Battery | 3,000mAh, Fast Charging both on wired and wirelessWireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA | |
| Payment | NFC, MST | |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MIMO(2×2), Bluetooth® v 4.2 LE, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC, Location |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity, RGB Light, Geo-magnetic, Gyro,Fingerprint, Barometer, Hall, HRM | |
| Audio | MP3,M4A,3GA,AAC,OGG,OGA,WAV,WMA,AMR, AWB,FLAC,MID,MIDI,XMF,MXMF,IMY,RTTTL,RTX,OTA |
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| Video | MP4,M4V,3GP,3G2,WMV,ASF,AVI,FLV,MKV,WEBM | |
These new devices will be available in Canada and USA next week on 21st August. Samsung was not shy to tease the upcoming Gear 2 that will be announced in Berlin on 3rd September.
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