In early March, Samsung announced two flagship smartphones: Galaxy S6 and its variation S6 Edge, whose display “rounded” on both sides. The Korean manufacturer will do our best to cater to consumers by Device premium finishes and a first-class stuffing. Vesti.Hi-tech read first published abroad, reviews of new products and find out how he did it.
According to Will Shanklin of Gizmag, Samsung has taken the right path, completely abandoning the “plastic” in favor of the glass cover aluminum edges. Upper and lower panels bonded frame protects the glass Gorilla Glass 4. Cover Corning smartphone gives a feeling of smoothness, but does not make it too slippery. “Tactile feedback … even felt different, higher class, though perhaps simply because of vibration now pass through a thin ‘sandwich’ of metal and glass, not the cheap plastic” – says Shanklin.
When designing the upper and lower “edges” Samsung engineers did not invent anything new, clearly podglyadev design colleagues from Apple. Ends look almost exactly like the iPhone 6. In his hand there is also GS6 as “iPhone”, despite the fact that the Korean unit of 7% heavier, and the area of the display – 10% more.
The obvious similarities between the two devices as noted by Chris Velasco from Engadget: “your eyes you do not cheat. Galaxy S6 looks (and feels) is almost like the iPhone, from the rounded corners to the chrome rim on a fingerprint scanner, combined with the ‘Home’ to the location of the volume buttons on the left edge and the Power button on the right. “
The Verge editor Dieter Bohn considered that GS6 more comfortable than a smartphone Apple: “it is easier to hold and easier to reach the furthest corners because fingers glide over the glass is not as strong as the metal finishing iPhone”. On the other hand, in the name of design Samsung had to make sacrifices: The unit deprived microSD-slot, removable battery, and water resistance. Also David Pearce from Wired did not like the eye-catching photo module, giant logos and shine on “back”.
The Matrix Galaxy S6 – one of the best on the market. Its 5.1-inch Super AMOLED-display Quad HD (2560h1400 pixels, 577 ppi) has “outstanding white balance and brightness, along with tight – but not oversaturated – flowers,” writes Shanklin. Very praised screen GS6 and Velasco: “incredibly vivid color, while black – the deep and lush”.
At Galaxy S6 two cameras: a 16-megapixel rear (with diaphragm f / 1.9, and optical image stabilization) and 5-megapixel front. In Samsung claims that the double tap on the “Home” launches the camera application almost instantly – for 0.7 seconds. According to Shanklin, this statement is very close to the truth: GS6 out of “hibernation” and takes a snapshot of just two seconds. For comparison, the iPhone 5S / 6 for the same action takes about 3.5 seconds.
Double-tapping the” Home “button, the user can call the” Camera “from anywhere. Earlier, the same gesture launches the application S Voice (Siri on analogue products Samsung).
According to Velasco, almost all the photos on GS6 get” colorful, clear and detailed. ” In bright light, Bon agrees, “nothing to complain about.” When shooting in low-light photo quality is also quite good, at the iPhone 6 – only focus, you may have to put things several times. Beauty Mode function for the front camera journalist Engadget recommends disabling: it often makes some area too warm, and everything else – very dim.
Samsung also finalized a fingerprint scanner. Anyway, journalists said, GS6 sensor begins to respond to touch better than Touch ID in “iPhone”. On the other hand, “samsungovsky” sensor is still not as tightly integrated co third-party applications, as in iOS 8. If the Touch ID, among other things, can be used to log on to internet banking, 1Password, Dropbox and other programs, the realization of Samsung only allows you to unlock your smartphone, activate the payment function Samsung Pay and go to the sites (only in the embedded browser).
Performance GS6 – at the highest level. The device is equipped with one of the most powerful fillings on the market: 64-razryadnyym processor Exynos 7420 with eight cores, graphics accelerator Mali-T760 and 3 gigabytes of RAM (compared to 2 predecessor, S5). Supports LTE Category 6 (theoretical download speeds – up to 300 megabits per second). On the test Geekbench 3 NEW scored 1456 points in single-core mode and 4521 in the multi-core. And on the latter indicator Galaxy 6 came close to iPad Air 2 and 11 dyumovomu MacBook Air 2014 release. In general, many journalists characterized the novelty as the fastest Android-smartphone, which they have ever used.
The battery in Galaxy-smartphone for the first time ceased to be removable, and its volume decreased slightly – from 2800 to 2550 mAh. Nevertheless, the gadget “lives” about as much as the other flagships. At the test site Gizmag (streaming video over Wi-Fi with the screen brightness to 75%) battery is discharged by 11% per hour. For comparison, during the same time iPhone 6 lost 14%, HTC One M9 – 18%. At Velasco GS6 lasted 11-12 hours of continuous use during the working day (mail, social networks, phone calls). HTC One M9 and last year’s model, Galaxy S5, it was enough for a longer period of time – at least 13 hours. Bon was dissatisfied with battery: “There were days when [GS6] lacked until midnight before it shuts down, and it happened that the power-saving mode will switch already at 6 o’clock in the evening”.
GS6 immediately compatible with two wireless standards Charging – WPC and PMA. Replenish the battery as possible from the firm “pillows”, and third-party production (eg from Powermat Duracell). According to Pierce, charged Galaxy S6 “over the air” very convenient, but slowly.
TouchWiz interface has become very responsive. The company has optimized firmware (officially its volume reduced by 40%), and appearance as close as possible to the “material” design Android 5.0.2. Now the operating system and add-on Samsung perceived as one. At the same time TouchWiz can not be called “Spartan”: superstructure cleared of unnecessary software, but equipped with several built-in applications Microsoft (Skype, OneDrive etc.). And some programs are removed from the system is no longer possible (eg S Health), just turn off.
On the home screen can accommodate up to 20 labels, not counting widgets. Total available 12 themes.
The main difference Galaxy S6 Edge from the “normal” model is that its screen is curved at the edges. Compared to last year’s Edge, novelty “rounded” on both sides, but the angle became a little less (about 35 degrees). So, beveled edge to the fingertips. Except for some software functions, S6 Edge otherwise identical to its “brother”: the same 16-megapixel camera, the same Exynos 7420 chip, etc.
Doing swipe from the top left or right corner, the user enters the People Edge for fast access to your favorite contacts (up to 5 people, each can be assigned its own color). Thus, the user can see who is calling him, even when the device is on the table “face” down. If run your finger along the edge when S6 Edge off, lights Information Stream c notifications, current time, weather and the occasional news from Yahoo News.
In general, observers have called these functions are interesting and practical at times, but nothing supernatural about them. Buyers also have to decide whether or not to give them for about 10 thousand rubles “from above.” According to Bona, pay extra not: “This is an incredibly cool looking phone, which undoubtedly will draw people to the stores. This is an example of engineering capabilities Samsung and the thing that will impress your friends at the bar a minute or two. Unfortunately, nothing more” . In addition, the function is turned on Information Stream gesture could be hard, but it works “supermedlenno and buggy.” Just said Pierce. Design S6 Edge journalist named curious, but “nothing new and unusual” from this model can be expected.
pre-order new items in Russia are already open. Galaxy S6, according to the official website of Samsung (32 GB), can be bought for 54,000 rubles, “dvuhsimochny” model S6 DUOS (with double the memory) – for 57 thousand rubles, S6 Edge – 65 thousand rubles. Buyers who have made a 100 percent prepayment receive wireless charging complete. The devices are available in three colors: “White Pearl”, “Black Sapphire” and “dazzling platinum.” Home sales scheduled for April 16.
Sources: Gizmag, TechnoBuffalo, Engadget, The Verge, Wired, Mashable
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