Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ goes official with 5.7-inch display, Exynos 7420, 4GB RAM

Samsung has just outed the Galaxy S6 Edge+ officially at its Unpacked 2015 event. Its a supersized Galaxy S6 Edge with a 5.7-inch Quad-HD Super AMOLED display which curves on both sides powered by the Exynos 7420 octa-core processor running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with 4GB RAM, a choice of either 32/64GB storage which is non-expandable.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Specs and Photos

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ has a 16MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture lens, LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization and a 5MP front-facing selfie camera. Its still quite thin at just 6.9mm and weighs in at 153 grams with a 3000 mAh battery. Wireless charging. quick charging are built-in as well alongwith an infrared blaster for controlling home appliances.

Connectivity options include 4G LTE support, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2 LE with aptX, NFC alongwith a fingerprint scanner. The heart-rate sensor can be found on the back right next to the camera flash.

All in all, the Galaxy S6 Edge plus is just a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge but with more RAM and larger battery. Sadly, there's still no micro-SD card slot and the battery is still not removable. We finally might have to fore-go those days when these were common with Samsung flagships. One more thing is the battery, a 3000 mAh battery for a 5.7-inch quad-HD display might just be sufficient for a day's worth of usage but not more.

If you were holding out on buying the Galaxy S6 for a bigger device, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will be available August 21st alongwith the Galaxy Note 5 but you can pre-order today if you are in the US or Canada. There is no word on a global rollout yet. You can choose either White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum or Silver Titanium colors.