Samsung Galaxy S6 launch date for South Africa

Vodacom has opened pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, and has revealed that the device will launch on 10 April 2015.

According Vodacom’s site, it will sell the Galaxy S6 with 32GB of internal storage, and the 64GB model of the Galaxy S6 Edge.

At least two other pre-registration programmes for the Samsung Galaxy S6 are running in South Africa through the websites of Cellucity and Samsung.

While Cellucity and Samsung require that you only register your interest, Vodacom’s pre-order preforms a credit check to see whether qualify for the contract you want to take the device on.

Vodacom is yet to reveal cash pricing for either of the Galaxy S6 devices.

Information from Europe suggests the Samsung Galaxy S6 will be priced about the same as the iPhone 6, while the Galaxy S6 Edge will be slightly more expensive than the iPhone 6 Plus.

The key specifications of the devices are listed below.

Specifications	Samsung Galaxy S6	Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
Dimensions	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm	142.1 x 70.1 x 7mm
Weight	138g	132g
Operating system	Android 5.0 Lollipop	Android 5.0 Lollipop
Display	5.1-inch quad-HD Super AMOLED (2560×1440)	5.1-inch quad-HD Super AMOLED (2560×1440) dual edge
Rear camera	16MP	16MP
Front camera	5MP	5MP
Storage, internal	32GB/64GB/128GB	32GB/64GB/128GB
Storage, expandable	–	–
RAM	3GB DDR4	3GB DDR4
Graphics	Mali-T760	Mali-T760
Processor	Quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core 2.1GHz Cortex-A57	Quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core 2.1GHz Cortex-A57
Battery	2550mAh	2600mAh
Cellular data	HSPA, LTE (Cat. 6)	HSPA, LTE (Cat. 6)