Samsung Galaxy S6 release date, news and rumors

Latest update: Samsung has posted a teaser video for its March 1 event and it gives us a peek at the Galaxy S6.

The wait is nearly over. The Galaxy S6 is (almost) certain to be launched on 1 March at a special 'Unpacked' event by Samsung in Barcelona at MWC 2015.

It will also be most likely joined by the Galaxy S Edge: a curved screen variant of the phone which won't be sold in as great a volume. Think Samsung Galaxy Note Edge to the Galaxy Note 4.

It seems that Samsung is prepping its own websites for the arrival of the S6 and S Edge, with support pages for the SM-G920X (Galaxy S6) and SM-G925X (Galaxy S Edge) appearing on the firm's Swedish and Finnish web pages.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? The next flagship smartphone from Samsung
• When is it out? Early 2015, possibly the end of March or early April
• What will it cost? A lot, at least as much as the pricey Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S6 release date and price

• Launch on March 1 at MWC with a probable release date of April 2015.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 will follow last year's phone and be on show at MWC 2015. It's even sent out an invite to an Unpacked event, teasing a curved frame and asking "what's next."

The Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 both launched in April, of 2013 and 2014 respectively, so it's probable you'll be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 from April 2015.

A recent alleged internal memo could point to the Samsung Galaxy S6 being launched around March 22. The memo states that Samsung employees cannot take time off between March 22 and March 30, which could indicate something big is going down around those dates, quite possible the launch of Samsung's next flagship device.

The same memo also informs employees that they can't take time off between April 19 and 27, which could be the release of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge or a new Note tablet.

Fancy a sneak peek of the Galaxy S6? Well Samsung have given us just that with a teaser video promoting the March 1 event revealing the slender side profile of the phone.

We've also got information on the new pricing for the Galaxy S6, and it's higher than the Galaxy S5, which at launch sold for £579 (around $972 / AU$1048) SIM free.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 32 GB: €749 (around £560, $855, AU$1100)
• Samsung Galaxy S6 64 GB: €849 (around £635, $970, AU$1240)
• Samsung Galaxy S6 128 GB: €949 (around £710, $1085, AU$1390)