The Samsung Unpacked event at the MWC 2015 is all about the
next generation of Galaxy smartphones - the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge.
Samsung seems to be pleased with the limited edition Galaxy Note Edge market
success and will be keeping the "edged" devices around.
Samsung Galaxy S6 duo have been in the rumor mill for quite
some time and we already knew pretty much everything there is to know. The
devices are now official and we can clear up every tiny detail.
The new Galaxy S6 series is a departure from the previous
series, switching from an all-plastic shell to a dual-glass design enhanced
with a metal frame. The new combination of materials works great indeed and the
Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are arguably, the most beautiful Galaxy
smartphones to date. We’re sure, many will forgive the camera hump on the back
for sure. This time around the Galaxy S6 isn't dust and water proof though.
Samsung Galaxy S6 packs a 5.1" Super AMOLED screen
with Quad HD resolution resulting into the amazing 577 ppi density. It is
protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The hardware Home key once
again doubles as fingerprint sensor and supports the new Samsung Pay service.
Samsung Pay relies on NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) for mobile
payments. It has already been certified by Visa, MasterCard, and Samsung is
employing key partners worldwide to participate in the service, including
American Express, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and U.S. Bank.
Unlike the Galaxy Note Edge, the Samsung Galaxy S6
edge has the display glass bent on both sides of the phone. While the
curve isn't as impressive as on the Note Edge, being bent on both sides makes
it feel like an entirely different device. The 5.1" Super AMOLED display
also utilizes at Quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. It is protected by
a curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4, too.
The rumors turned right and Samsung chose not to opt for the
Snapdragon 810 chip, probably due to the overhearing issues. So, the Galaxy S6
and S6 Edge are powered by the company's Exynos 7420, built on a 14nm process
and thus more energy-efficient and producing less heat compared to 20nm
Snapdragon 810.
The Exynos 7420 chip offers much similar processor to the
Snapdragon 810 - an octa-core 64-bit CPU with four Cortex-A57 cores ticking at
2.1GHz and four Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.5GHz. The Exynos 7420 chip uses a
Mali-T760 GPU and comes bundled with 3GB LPDDR4 of RAM. The new generation of
RAM has already premiered on the LG G Flex2 and we expect the 2015 flagships to
feature LPDDR4 RAM chips.
Samsung Galaxy S6 duo comes with a new ISOCELL camera sensor
with 16MP resolution. The camera is enhanced with F/1.9 Aperture, optical image stabilization,
phase detection autofocus and has a single-LED flash. Quite expectedly, 4K
video recording is supported. The front camera is 5MP with F/1.9 Aperture, capable of 1080p video
capturing.
The new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge feature 32GB / 64GB /
128GB storage, non-expandable though. The storage is of the new UFS 2.0
variety, which uses "Command Queue" tech used in SSDs for
accelerating the speed of command execution. The end-result is 19,000
input/output operations (IOPS) per second for random reading – that’s 2.7x
faster than the performance of the eMMC 5.0 memory found in the previous crop
of flagships.
The all-round connectivity package includes LTE Cat.6, Wi-Fi
ac, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, GPS with GLONASS and Beidou, IR blaster and FM radio.
The Galaxy S6 is powered by a 2,550 mAh battery, while the Galaxy S6 egde has a
2,600 mAh unit.
Finally, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge run on Android 5.0
Lollipop enhanced with the latest TouchWiz UI with Material design and cleaner
interface. The TouchWiz on the Galaxy S6 Edge offers various features and apps
working on the edges of the display, including a newer and better version of
the Quick Glance info for the lockscreen.
This time around Samsung has partnered with Microsoft,
instead of Dropbox, and will be offering 115GB OneDrive storage for 2 years to
each Galaxy S6 user.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will launch this spring
(quite possibly this very month) in Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue,
and Shimmery White. The pricing is yet to be detailed.
(SOURCE: GSMArena.com)