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Samsung has announced two new high-end phones in its never-ending struggle to trump Apple

You’ll only be able to get the new Galaxy S6 Edge+ in Europe though for the time being.

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SAMSUNG HAS UNVEILED two new high-end (and high size) smartphones in its latest attempt to wrest control of the global phone market from Apple.

The two phones, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, were launched at an industry event earlier today in New York.

The South Korean giant has taken the decision to launch the phones some months ahead of the normal launch-time for previous generations, again in an effort to get the jump on its iOS rival which won’t launch the new version of the iPhone until September.

Both phones will sport massive 5.7 inch (14.5cm) screens meaning they can effectively double as tablets (phablets).

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Both also pack 16 megapixel cameras, admittedly fairly standard for high-end phones at this stage, together with 4gb of ram and quad-HD screens.

The two new phones will both incorporate a HD live-streaming to Youtube service together with a ultra-high quality audio format.

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Significantly, it was announced at the event that Samsung’s credit-card style payment system Samsung Pay, which allows its phones to trigger payment transactions, is set to go live later in August. It won’t reach our side of Europe until after September however.

The S6 Edge Plus will retail for something over €800 when it arrives here later in the month.

The ‘plus’ in its name refers to its larger screen, 1.5cm bigger than its previous incarnation.

The more business-oriented Note, operated with a stylus, will not be appearing in Europe however, at least not initially, in a move which Samsung claims is purely marketing related.

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It’s been a tough couple of months for the South Korean tech manufacturer, with Apple’s new-found concentration on large-screened phones putting a dent in their profits.

Earlier in the day, Samsung was somewhat ‘trolled’ by Chinese producer Xiaomi who launched their new phablet, the Redmi Note 2 (which will retail for significantly less than the new Samsung Note) unexpectedly in Beijing.

Read: Nokia isn’t making smartphones any longer, but it’s planning a comeback

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    Jun 12th 2024, 5:39 PM

    @Seamus Balfe: That’s what we need more of.

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    Jun 12th 2024, 6:55 PM

    Far Left vs Far Right, Muslim population wanting their own laws, France is on the edge & will be the first European country to descend into chaos. Macron warning about Putin & the Far Right, when the fact is, he failed the French people in his terms of office & France has splintered since under his watch. Putin doesn’t have to consider invading Europe, as it will destroy itself from within, led by incompetent leaders like Macron. Amazing how the Far Left are seen as acceptable, even the French Communist party, considering the history of Communism & the massacres inflicted on people.

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    Jun 12th 2024, 7:07 PM

    @SV3tN8M4: I see reactions from people who are unaware that policies on climate modelling or immigration are influenced by the academic community acting through social politics.

    Left and right politics are governed by forces people do not sufficiently appreciate. Even though the combination of civil laws and laws of nature (Enlightenment) was meant to replace monarchies and church hierarchies, it was based on awful foundations in the late 17th century.

    We inherit the worst and most unstable part of that subculture with many as victims. 

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    Jun 12th 2024, 7:12 PM

    The new Netflix doc about the Nazi’s – ‘Evil on Trial’ is really good, even if you’ve seen a lot on the subject already. We can never have enough ‘timely reminders’ about what happened. Right now it really is timely. So many of the same things are being said, spouted and dispersed but on a much larger scale. The disinformation is turbo charged.

    One of the main things that comes across is how much disbelief there is within the larger more apathetic populace. They assume there will be enough safeguards in place and that authoritarians aren’t fully serious when they clearly tell you what they are going to do if put in a position of power.

    There’s lots of incredible footage that really drives home (once again) how easily people are caught up in frenzies, if it looks like a large enough crowd are behind a movement.

    You can see the seeds being planted here with all of the obvious accounts that are there to pump one part of the Irish media with far right ideas on top of X/Twitter, Facebook and all the rest. There’s so many lies being told and as ever with the far right all your problems will allegedly be solved by getting rid of a certain group of people. As if. Simple ‘solutions’ for the simple minded. You might be annoyed about current problems in your society but far right is never ever the way to go.

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    Jun 12th 2024, 10:26 PM

    @SerotoninWars: or have a look at the tattooist of austwhich

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    Jun 12th 2024, 4:56 PM

    Good. Keep the demons out.

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    Jun 13th 2024, 2:42 AM

    I for one think that The Judaen People’s Front are better than The People’s Front of Judea!

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