On Thursday, Samsung officially took the wraps off of its new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ devices at an event in New York.
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One expert said he was not sure how well the phones would help Samsung’s efforts in the competitive smartphone market.
Given the what I think is unwise premium pricing for the Note 5 and S6 Edge+, that may be a good thing. Based on that pattern you might assume this upcoming headset would focus on the just-announced Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge Plus, but that might not be the case. “On Demand” plan. If you get either of the two devices before September 30, you only need to pay for the Note 5 for $25/month and $28.50 for the Galaxy S6 edge+ without any downpayment.
Samsung has announced that Samsung Pay, its mobile payment system, is about to roll out, but Australians might not want to hold their breath. The same is true of the Galaxy S6 edge+, a device two 32GB and 64GB internal storage, but no 128GB version, despite early listings suggesting the contrary. Not only do both devices offer bigger screens, but there is a new color option along with a few new features like Live Broadcast, Samsung Pay, an Apps Edge, S Pen improvements and more.
The Note 5, lighter in weight, comes with a larger, curved 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen.
• SAFE: Samsung Pay uses tokenization, Samsung KNOX, and fingerprint authentication to provide secure payments and reduce the security risks inherent to plastic cards.
The latest pair of premium phablets from Samsung are finally out.
That announcement came alongside the unveiling of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, which will be the first phones to use the feature.
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The Samsung Unpacked event also saw a presentation for Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service, and a teaser for the Gear 2 smartwatch, to be shown at a trade show in Berlin on Sept 3.
