Samsung unveils free solar-based mobile charging facilities

Electronics major Samsung today said it has installed solar-power operated free mobile charging facilities in the city. Solar charging mobile stations have been installed in front of select Samsung smart cafes across Bengaluru, the company said in a statement.

Mobile charging facility is free of cost and the time spent near the store will be utilised for product demonstrations and conversions, it added. The company said its free solar-based mobile charging facility is a "first-of-its-kind in India" and requires very less maintenance. Solar power capacity of 300 KW is sufficient enough to charge over 20 mobile phones daily, it added.

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Locations of free mobile charging facilities in the city are CMH Road, Indiranagar; Total Mall, Sarjapura Road; Sahakaranagar; Malleshwaram; and Vijaynagar. The company today also announced the launch of Galaxy S6 edge+ here, priced at Rs 57,900. The Galaxy S6 edge+ represents Samsung's commitment to the big screen smartphone market, which Samsung boldly pioneered in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note, company officials said.

"The Galaxy S6 edge+ will be available across all retail points from August 28 in a Gold Platinum and all new Silver Titanium color at a price of Rs 57,900," Samsung India Vice President, Marketing, IT & Mobile, Asim Warsi told reporters here. "The Galaxy S6 edge+ will be manufactured from our Noida facility to meet the demand of the Indian consumers... the Indian R&D team has been intricately involved in the development of various key features in the Galaxy S6 edge+ like the 'Live Video broadcast', People Edge, Easy share, Camera and the My Profile," he added.

Source PTI