Samsung on Monday launched the
Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge
smartphones in India as the Korean
electronics giant looks to compete with
rival Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
The Galaxy S6 will be offered in three
storage options with prices as follows -
32GB (Rs. 49,900), 64GB (Rs. 55,900)
and 128GB (Rs. 61,900). The Samsung
Galaxy S6 Edge is priced at Rs. 58,900
(32GB), Rs. 64,900 (64GB), and Rs.
70,900 (128GB).
The company had at the event said it wil
also manufacture both the Galaxy S6
and Galaxy S6 Edge flagship devices at
its Noida facility in the first half of the
year.
"India is among the select 20 countries
for the first phase of launch of Galaxy S
and S6 Edge. The Indian R&D team has
made a valuable contribution in making
these smartphones... We also plan to
begin manufacturing these devices in
India in the first half of this year,"
Samsung India Vice President Marketing
(Mobile and IT) Asim Warsi told PTI.
He added that India-manufactured
devices will be primarily targeted at the
domestic consumption. Warsi said the
pre-orders for the smartphones had
opened on Monday, and they will be
available for purchase from April 10.
Samsung, which is the world's as well a
India's largest smartphone player, had
unveiled the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge at
the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
earlier this month.
The company's facility at Noida has a
capacity of producing over four million
mobile phones a month and
manufactures both affordable and high-
end devices.
In the past years, Samsung's global
competitor Apple has made inroads in
the Indian smartphone market. Its latest
offerings - the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6
Plus - were launched in India in October
2014 with prices starting at Rs. 53,500,
though prices have gone up since to no
start at Rs. 56,000. Both iPhone 6 and
iPhone 6 Plus are available in 16GB,
64GB and 128GB versions.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6
Edge will compete in the premium
category, which accounts for less than a
percent of sales in volume terms but
about 20 percent in value terms.
According to IDC, about 22.5 million
smartphones were shipped in India in th
October-December 2014 quarter with
Samsung accounting for 22 percent
share .
The Indian market, which is driven
primarily by affordable devices, saw
domestic firms like Micromax and Intex
following in the tally with 18 percent an
8 percent share, respectively in the
reported quarter.
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