Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in India for Rs 57,900 and it will go on sale next week on August 28. The smartphone s talking points are its dual-edged display, top-of-the-line specifications, and features. We spent some time with the smartphone, and here are your first impressions. Also Read - Samsung Galaxy M51 review: Monstrous battery life, great display

Let s start off with the design, and at first glance the Galaxy S6 Edge+ doesn t look too different from the Galaxy S6 Edge. It does look quite big courtesy of its 5.7-inch display, but the smartphone fits well in one s palms. While it boasts a display bigger than the iPhone 6 Plus, in terms of length and width, it is more compact than Apple s flagship smartphone. Thanks to the metal frame and the build quality, the smartphone feels quite premium, and seems worthy of its hefty price tag.

The power button is placed on the right side, while on the left is the volume rocker. At the bottom is the micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio jack and the speaker grille. Just like on the Galaxy S6, and the Galaxy S6 Edge, the fingerprint scanner is integrated into the home button. While the overall design and quality is good, the one issue we had was how easily the handset attracted smudges.

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ flaunts a 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2564×1440 pixels. As you would expect, the display is quite impressive, and we had nothing to complain about. Under the hood is an Exynos 7420 64-bit octa-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM, and in the little time we spent with the smartphone we found it to be extremely fast and the overall experience was quite smooth as well.

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ only offers 32GB internal memory, and just like the Galaxy S6 Edge, doesn t come with a microSD card slot either.

On the software front, the smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop wrapped under a refreshed TouchWiz UI. The UI maybe lighter than before, but while using it, it didn’t feel all that different from other recent Samsung smartphones. The curved part of the display can be used for app shortcuts, and you can customize it.

The smartphone features a 16-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization, supplemented with a 5-megapixel selfie camera up front. The camera app is quite fast, and the photos that we clicked under ambient lighting were quite impressive. We will have a much detailed look at the camera when we review it.

The camera app also comes with a new Live Broadcast feature a la Periscope and Meerkat. But rather than having to download a separate app, you can start broadcasting directly from the camera app to your YouTube channel.

Connectivity options include 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth. It also features a 3,000mAh battery, with support for fast wireless charging. The company claims that this helps in charging the smartphone from zero to 100 percent in less than two hours.

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In the short time we spent with Samsung s new smartphone, we found it to be quite promising. There is not a lot differentiating the Galaxy S6 Edge+ from the Galaxy S6 Edge, except the bigger display and RAM. But is it enough for buyers to pay nearly Rs 11,000 more for the new smartphone? That is something we will answer when we have put the Galaxy S6 Edge+ to a sterner test in our review.