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Samsung rolls out curved-screen Galaxy smartphones

Xinhua, April 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Samsung Electronics, one of the world's largest smartphone makers, on Thursday rolled out the pair of its new Galaxy smartphones, one of which has a dual curved screen.

Samsung held a media event in its Seoul headquarters, saying that Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will go on sale from Friday in about 20 countries and regions, including South Korea, the United States, Germany and France. Other countries and regions will meet the new smartphones in a sequential manner, the company said.

The pair is almost the same in specs, including size, application processor, display, camera and even battery life.

The outstanding difference of Galaxy S6 Edge from Galaxy S6 is a dual curved screen.

The dual curved screen, which tapers off into the sides of the display, is different from the Galaxy Note Edge that has the screen only curved off on one side.

The company said in a statement that Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are smartphones with a design in harmony with glass and metal, and the best performance.

"Galaxy S6 and Edge are beautiful and powerful smartphones," Shin Jong-kyun, president and head of Samsung's mobile business, said at the media event. "The only goal was real innovation though there were many challenges and difficulties to launch." Endi