Substitute thin, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 curved screen Galaxy Edge, finally get rid of the accumulated plastic utilitarian and removable battery of Samsung's flagship phone before. They come to the party dressed in a sharp metal line of smartphones and lots of glass.
Both new phones almost the same - both running Android 5.0 Lollipop with a 5.1-inch high-resolution screen. But Galaxy S6 Edge compete for attention with two curved edges of glass, each wrapped in a long side the phone with a smooth, easy to read screen.
Samsung launches fraternal twins during a press conference at Mobile World Congress, the annual exhibition here in Spain which has become arguably the most important global showcase for smartphones. And when the phone will not be available worldwide until April 10, S6 and S6 Edge galaxies must succeed, and fast.
GALAXY S6 EDGE DEVELOPMENT
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The phone is forged in the financial struggle container Samsung as the company struggled to gain mobile phone with the latest models of the Apple iPhone and megasuccessful army "good enough" cheap rival manufacturer based in China, such as Lenovo, Xiaomi and Huawei.
Some of the new features S6 - Luxury metal design, fingerprint scanner updated - catch up with the iPhone 6, which, last year, persecuted pioneers widescreen Samsung phone. Samsung even the press used to announce Apple's competitors will be released on mobile payments called S6 - wait! - Samsung Pay.
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: Can you distinguish between the two?
Other improvements require compensation uncomfortable. S6 and S6 tip of the lack of a removable battery and a slot for a microSD card, not to mention the Galaxy S5 examination. Meanwhile, the band curved screen which makes the border Edge do so little compared to the screen Edge Note that it is difficult to justify their existence that gives you something to do with the curved edge. And Samsung's own Exynos processor untested (compared with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is found in most high-end Android rivals) is a wildcard performance. (We will prove that when we write a full review of our future.)
That said, new models of galaxy S6 set some of their own Android trends. Both provide integrated wireless charging support and compatibility with the new version of virtual reality VR accessories Arts - two features that you will not find on the iPhone. And with the new design mobile phone S6 ', Samsung has discussed the critical effect Galaxy S5 2014, seen by many people as excited doppelganger 2013 Galaxy S4.
Couple new phone has the appearance and characteristics of a proud flagship phone, but it is too early to know whether it is sufficient to reverse the sagging sales of Samsung smartphones - or dent the iPhone 6 and staggering income 6 Plus'.
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: Two devices, family
First things first. Samsung has built two mobile marquee: the straight, rectangular suspected Galaxy S6, S6 and Galaxy Edge, which has a slightly rounded right and left. Pairing is a model of the Galaxy Note 4 Notes and duo Edge.
For the most part, the two share the exact same specifications, with only a few minor differences in size and battery life. I will show the difference; otherwise, this print is applied to both models.
Metal and glass; plastic convicted
With a matte alloy frame and Gorilla Glass 4 aluminum front and rear, separate living world S6 and S6 Edge of plastic building five generations of ships Galaxy badge. It is obvious that this is a different animal, and one that fans have been clamoring for years.
Samsung did not get here overnight. Note 4 and midrange metal frame and offered Galaxy Galaxy Alfa A5 focused on youth and A3 has a metal chassis.
Let's talk about how. Both phones have a pill form S6 Samsung, with a round ass and tops and straight sides. The power button is located on the right column; in S6, that side is also equipped with a slot for nano-SIM card that appears at the top to S6 Edge. Both port and headphone jack mobile homes below, and a separate button on the left waist cargo volume micro-USB.
A home center button, metal ring connecting two capacitive buttons for calling recents and back. At the top, the light beam IR Blaster for people who want to use their phones as a television remote control.
At the rear, there is a 16 megapixel camera (same as footnote 4), and LED flash functions as a sensor to monitor your heart rate.
Now for the test. Edge noticeably thinner than the S6 at its thinnest point, though state specifications thick hair on your chubbiest.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6, S6 DIMENSION EDGE
Galaxy Galaxy S6 S6 Edge
Dimensions (inches) 5.6 x 2.8 x 0.27 5.6 x 2.8 0.28
Dimensions (mm) 143.4 x 70.5 x 142.1 x 70.1 x 6.8 7.0
Weight (oz) 4.9 4.6
Weight (g) 138 132
This phone feels thin, liquid hand. S6 tip narrowed on the right bank and left on the screen curvature arch to meet again. As Edge Note, S6 tip reaching equilibrium despite the sharp shape.
Although the colors are quite serious - both models also come in white gold platinum pearl sapphire and black - Samsung injected a shot of color in the lineup. S6 straight side also received blue topaz, while Edge S6 failed emerald green. Flashing highly reflective back surface color and light. Samsung says this is to add depth and warmth, but the skeptic in me thinks this could be the head of the visual rock reflects annoying.
Some negatives: the camera stand out a bit from the back, some do not like, and glass surface also became best galleries fingerprint smudges.
Screen size stasis
S6 and S6 Edge remained stable at last year, 5.1 inches. It was a good decision because the larger phone will invade the area phablet - and Samsung already offer excellent options in the Galaxy Note with 5.7 4-inch screen.
It's a good thing that Samsung makes S6 size in check.
Although Samsung has not beaten size has increased the resolution of 2,560x1,440 pixels AMOLED screen with a density of 577 ppi, is currently the best on the market. Now comes the inevitable question: can the human eye really appreciate the finer details and higher resolution is worth the possible impact on battery life? Let's try both when we have more time with your phone.
CASES SAMSUNG GALAXY S6
Win Hardware and disorders
Exynos at Qualcomm: Why Samsung chose its own chipset (Samsung did not share what) at Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, especially after years of collaboration between the two companies? Samsung is not going to say, but it is a fair assumption that keeping things in the house also produces more reliable pipe manufacturing margins and better in its own chip octa-core 64-bit her. Seeing how do Exynos models compared with Snapdragon - the latter is basically a new standard for non-Apple superphones - it's something we want to try.
Battery Built: S6 device that completely covered, so you will not be able to change the battery. Compensation potentially larger (and longer life) mobile phone battery size.
There is no microSD card: Samsung eliminate these basic features for maximum thinness. However, it also has raised the standard 32GB, 64GB and 128 GB of internal storage models are also available. Samsung will also launch in Microsoft OneDrive 115GB of free storage for two years, claiming that people are increasingly using cloud storage today.
Camera Quick Start: This is a great day. Double-click the Start button to start the camera application in less than a second, and from any screen. This works perfectly for my show.
Intelligent scanning fingerprint: Lock the same house now equipped to read your fingerprint when resting on the button. Previously, you had to slide, which often do not produce an accurate reading. I can not test this.
Wireless Charging: The Edge S6 and S6 have integrated wireless charging, using standard WPC and PMA (including Qi). Samsung will sell its own charging pads, but the phone S6 compatible with some other shoes as well. You should be able to exceed 20 percent of the battery in half an hour.
Quick-Load: Support for the quick charge function is equipped with Exynos chip, which Samsung says will deliver a load of 30 percent in about 30 minutes. In addition, the phone works fast Qualcomm 2.0 load charger (charger such as note 4).
No waterproofing: Unlike the Galaxy S5, S6 is IP67 or waterproof. Samsung Answer: Waterproofing is not part of the S6 "history". It's a good guess that we will have a water test "Galaxy S6 Active" or other resistant variants later this year, such as the Galaxy S5 and S5 Sports Active.
Camera movement
A 16 megapixel camera protrudes slightly back of the phone, use the same resolution as we see in Note 4. From this phone uses a different chip, it will be interesting to see whether the internal make a mark in picture quality. The lens itself receive updates on S5, f / 1.9, f / 2.2 rear camera S5.
You can take this camera selfies 16 megapixels, which also features optical image stabilization.
S6 and S6 tip into the second phone to include optical image stabilization (after Note 4 and Note Edge). A new auto-HDR feature means that you will not stop improving certain scenes, such as landscapes. Similarly, it will automatically adjust white balance, too.
At the front, a 5-megapixel shooter Samsung install selfies wide angle, promising better pictures in low light. Such Note 4, can trigger Self-timer touch sensors on the back of the phone, and can activate a shooting mode that will take self-portraits rear camera phones.
Let us try to picture quality when we have more time with the device, but the self-shot we took in during our briefing looks promising
Mobile Payments front
Configuring the fingerprint reader Increase Samsung Mobile Payment Technology LoopPay using newly acquired. Samsung launches Samsung NO payment as is known, until this summer, and it is unclear where the market will be close to surpass the US .. What do we know how it will work, but sin - Here is trained Samsung Pay.
SAMSUNG PAY AS WORKS
Everything else
Battery S6 Tumi has a 2,550mAh power, with the tip S6 get more capacity 2,600mAh bit. On paper, which is less than 2,800mAh found in the Galaxy S5 2014, but we'll see if the new CPU (and Android 5.0 Lollipop) offers some efficiency.
If you can point contains some details of hardware, RAM 3GB Phone S6 will, but there is no word on determining the GPU.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge utilize METAL and glass.
There NFC and Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity with support for low power consumption, which means that the new Galaxy Phones work with all types of contact Payments sin, streaming audio, touch-to-peer, and all other standard features you would expect in a stream of Principal Android phones . (As a reminder, the iPhone 6.6 Plus is compatible NFC Limited to pay Apple, and no more.)
S6 end brings a little, not a lot
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Until you call it, the screen tip is removed from view. Although not limited anymore. Double curve in S6 significant tip that left-handers can access the edge of the screen to the left, too.
So what do you get? Night mode, which I love, and that the soft block hours during the darkest hours. Email, text and phone call notifications, which could be better because you can see the rest of the message throughout the phone. Then there's a brand new concept: five contacts whose name matches one color. When you call or text (and the phone is switched on his stomach), the edges will shine your color according weak.
A common assumption, you can cover the sensor Phone (hereinafter Quick House) to Send to a prerecorded you'll Call or text your contact New Message.
You can adjust the screen edge.
In Spite promise Samsung to innovate "significant" This kid could be extra dangerous fun, but only Son important - especially since you can not choose to be notified of any application screen tip that you want.
Without additional support from the developer, rounded side of S6 feels very similar tip A curved screen Samsung TV: A treatment that offers an attractive design aesthetics, but little or no functional improvement.
Price and Availability
Look for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge hit some areas from 10 April price is still in the air, but the operators and retailers to build individually. Wait S6 will cost about the same as the S5 and S6 for Bank A Couple game over.
US PR team together Samsung will sell the major US airlines (AT & T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon) and Cricket and US Cellular. Network UK is still to be announced, and the only red from Australia to confirm availability is Virgin Mobile.
Outlook: Mostly sunny, with a few clouds
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We will keep you updated with more hands-on Impressions sustained as the Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, what do you think Edge Tumi Tumi S6 and S6 so far? Let me know in the comments.
