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South Korean phonemaker Samsung, which has been losing market share to rivals in India, is gearing up to launch two premium devices — the Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy Note 4 — to take on the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The company has started talking to distributors and retailers to launch these devices in time for Diwali, ahead of the launch of the Apple devices in October. Unlike previous Samsung phones that were clad in a plastic body, these will be the first Samsung phones with an external metal casing, something that iPhones have had for long. Priced a little over Rs 40,000 a piece, the Galaxy Alpha is expected to be cheaper than the new iPhone 6 but will have better features, an offline distributor briefed on Samsung's plans said. The Galaxy Alpha, showcased by Samsung last month, has a partial metallic body, 4.7-inch screen and a top-of-the-line processor. It's the company's bet against iPhone 6 in the premium segment. Samsung also announced the allnew G...

The two new iPhones won't come cheap whenever they are launched in India. Still, here are 6 reasons why you'll do yourself a world of good to start saving now for one of the two phones. Tim Cook announces the launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (AFP Photo) 1.  These are the thinnest iPhones yet! Apple calls the design of the new iPhones "a continuous, seamless design". What it means is that the surface is texturally unbroken and the cover glass ("ion-strengthened, referring to a process in which a type of ion is exchanged for another to make the glass more durable) meets the anodized aluminium backing without tactile differentiation. With a thickness of 0.27 inches for the iPhone 6 and 0.28 for the iPhone 6 Plus, the two are the thinnest yet of all iPhones. But here's the clincher: at 0.30 inches, the iPhone 5s is only fractionally thicker. 2.  We're also talking of an impressive display The 4.7- and 5.5-inch displays of the two phones boast di...