Samsung installs free charging facilities in Bangalore

Electronics major Samsung yesterday said it had installed solar-power operated free mobile charging facilities in Bangalore.

The company said in a statement that solar charging mobile stations had been installed near select Samsung smart cafes across Bengaluru.

Mobile charging facility was free of cost and the time spent near the store would be put to use for product demonstrations and conversions, it added.

The company added, its free solar-based mobile charging facility was a "first-of-its-kind in India" and required less maintenance.

Solar power capacity of 300 KW was sufficient to charge over 20 mobile phones daily, it added.

The free mobile charging facilities in the city are located at CMH Road, Indiranagar; Total Mall, Sarjapura Road; Sahakaranagar; Malleshwaram; and Vijaynagar.

Samsung also also announced the launch of Galaxy S6 edge+, priced at Rs57,900.

The Galaxy S6 edge+ represented the commitment of the company to the big screen smartphone market, which Samsung boldly pioneered in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note, according to company officials.

"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.

"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 VP, marketing, IT & mobile, Asim Warsi told reporters.

"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.