Samsung has indeed managed to treat its fans once again. By unveiling two different versions together at the Mobile World Congress 2015, this brand is indeed announcing it in a big way. Samsung S6 and Samsung S6 Edge smartphones have emerged to be the biggest upgrade for the company’s mobile segment and we have the opportunity to provide you with a detailed review for both.
Appealing Looks
The S6 and S6 Edge are twin phones, with a beautiful curved-screen design. Both the smartphones have been beautifully crafted with a combination of metal and glass. The glass used in the phone is the tough, Corning Gorilla Glasss 4. It is being touted as the toughest glass till date. The company also claims that the metal used in these phones is 50% stronger than that used by other companies.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will be available in a variety of colors to suite your style, which includes White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz and Green Emerald. These colors are inspired by the beautiful colors of precious jewels.
The 5.1 inch Quad HD Super AMOLEDÂ screen includes the maximum pixel density of 577ppi. In addition, these smartphones also include enhanced outdoor visibility with a vivid display of 600cd/mm. This feature will allow users to enjoy the content without any hassle during any time of the day and at all places.
Technology Included
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have thin edges of 6.8mm and 7.0 mm respectively. These lightweight phones weight just 138g (S6) and 132g (Edge). These phones run on Android 5.0 Lollipop version.
Samsung has brought in the world’s first 14mm mobile processor with 64-bit octa-core chip, new LPDDR4 memory system and UFS 2.0 flash memory that offers better performance and enhanced memory, speed and consumes less power. The increased default internal storage is available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB models. In addition, these phones are also the world’s first 1440P/VP9 hardware based codes, which allows users to enjoy high resolution video streaming.
Embedded Batter
Another twist which Samsung has brought with its latest mobile phones is that the S6 phones are completely sealed. This means that now the users won’t be able to swap out the battery. Moreover, the batteries included in the handsets are potentially larger and will last longer as well.
Better, Brighter & Faster Camera for Vibrant Pictures
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge includes enhanced camera that offers superior picture quality. The front camera offers resolution of 5MP and the rear camera offers 16MP quality. This also includes F1.9 lenses for improved and high resolution picture quality. These cameras offer advance picture quality even in low light conditions.
Furthermore, the Auto Real-time High Dynamic Range (HDR), Smart Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and IR Detect White Balance offer superior light sensitivities for better image quality.
Simple and Secure Mobile Payment
In the Mobile World Congress 2015, Samsung also announced ‘Samsung Pay’. Samsung Pay is the latest mobile payment service that will be compatible with more locations than the number offered by any other competitor, in a single application. Samsung Pay will be launched on Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in the United States in the second half of this year.
Secured by Samsung KNOX, fingerprint scanning and advanced tokenization, Samsung Pay works well with Near Field Communication (NFC) and with Magnetic Secure Transaction (MST) technology.
Super Charging & Wireless Charging
Both the smartphones will offer lightening fast charging feature that is available with Exynos chip. With this feature, users can charge 30% battery in just about 30 minutes.
Furthermore, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge also include built-in wireless charging by using WPC and PMA standards, which includes QI. Though, Samsung will be selling its own charging pads, the S6 phones will also be compatible with other chargers as well. This will provide users flexibility and ease of use.
The Good
A bigger screen, an enhanced camera, appealing looks and vibrant colors seem to be attracting large number of mobile users. The tech specs appear promising too and going by the success of the Android-Samsung combination, these two smartphones already appear to be ‘big hit’ among fans.
The Bad
Though, both the phones appear to be the smartest phones launched by Samsung yet, the drawback is that they are not waterproof! This might be a disappointment among users.
Overall Verdict
Nonetheless, these are good smartphones with enhanced looks, features and in terms of usability that will offer a satisfactory user experience.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will roll out globally starting from April 10, 2015. The price of these phones is yet to be announced by the company, For more updates on these smatphones, keep checking out this space as Mobile World Congress 2015 continues.
