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After the Galaxy S6 Active, Samsung could announce Galaxy S6 edge Plus . As you can tell from the name (not confirmed), the new smartphone should be a Galaxy S6 edge with a larger screen. According to the latest rumors, the display will have a diagonal of 5.7 inch and a Quad HD resolution.

The first information on the Galaxy S6 edge Plus they have leaked about a week ago. Contrary to what is suggested, it seems that Samsung has decided to opt for the same screen used in the Galaxy Note 4. Externally, the new device is identical to the Galaxy S6 edge, then the display is curved on both sides and the frame is made of aluminum. This means that the battery is removable, but will support wireless charging.

The hardware is however slightly different. Samsung would have chosen a six-core processor Snapdragon 808 (instead of its Exynos 7420), 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of flash memory, from 16:05 Megapixel cameras. The final price should therefore be lower. The operating system will Android 5.1.1 Lollipop . The launch is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015.

Returning to the current top of the range, Samsung may soon release a software update to the Galaxy S6 sold in South Korea that will activate the Multipath TCP. This technology, exploited by networks LTE-X , to increase the data rates of up to 1.17 Gbps , combining signals LTE Cat. 6 and WiFi 802.11ac. The firmware should be released in the next two weeks.