Samsung Korea is giving away its new
flagship smartphone to loyal Galaxy S
owners in South Korea, a local
newspaper reports. The company offered
the new Samsung Galaxy S6 to SK
Telecom customers who either bought all
Galaxy S-series smartphones or were stil
using the Galaxy S1, which was
launched back in 2010.
The South Korean electronics giant on
Tuesday held an event to reward its loyal
customers, and the report adds the
customers were also given one year's
worth of free calls on SK Telecom. The
South Korean mobile operator claimed
that 15 million customers of its customer
had used at least one Galaxy S-series
smartphone while 17,000 were still usin
the Galaxy S1.
Additionally, the operator revealed that
more than 1,600 consumers bought all
the 13 Galaxy S-series handsets unveile
in the country, while 2,400 people
bought more than 10.
Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S6 was
initially unveiled at MWC and was
launched in India last month at Rs.
49,900 for the 32GB variant.
The Galaxy S6 feature 5.1-inch Quad H
(1440x2560 pixels) Super Amoled
display with a pixel density of 577ppi.
The new Samsung Galaxy S6 runs
Android 5.0 Lollipop and is powered by
64-bit octa-core (quad-core 2.1GHz+
quad-core 1.5GHz) processor coupled
with 3GB of RAM (LPDDR4). Three
storage variants are available: 32GB,
64GB, and 128GB.
There is a 16-megapixel rear camera wit
OIS (optical image stabilisation) and LE
flash while there is a 5-megapixel front
camera on board. The new premium
Galaxy handset also packs fingerprint
scanning with an enhanced touch-type
fingerprint scanner on the home button.
Additionally, the handset comes pre-
installed with upgraded Samsung Knox.
It also comes preloaded with Microsoft
apps such as OneNote and OneDrive wit
115GB cloud storage free for 2 years.
The Galaxy S6 is backed by a 2550mAh
battery and for connectivity supports LT
Cat. 6 featuring up to 300Mbps
download speeds and support for India'
4G LTE networks as well.
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