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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Series | Galaxy S series |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy S5 |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | S6 143.4 mm (5.65 in) H 70.5 mm (2.78 in) W 6.8 mm (0.27 in) D S6 Edge: |
| Weight | S6: 138 g (4.9 oz) S6 Edge: 132 g (4.7 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| CPU | Exynos 7420 |
| GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 |
| Memory | 3GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 32, 64, 128GB Universal Flash Storage |
| Battery | 2,550mAh (S6), 2,600mAh (S6 Edge) |
| Rear camera | 16 Megapixel, f/1.9, 2160p@30 frames per second (fps), 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, Auto HDR, optical image stabilization, tracking autofocus, LED flash |
| Front camera | 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |
| Display | 5.1 inch 1440x2560 pixel (577 Pixels per inch) Quad HD Super AMOLED |
| Model | SM-G920F |
| Codename | Project Zero |
| Website | www |
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge are Android smartphones manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The phones were officially unveiled in a press conference at Mobile World Congress on 1 March 2015. Both phones are the successors to the Galaxy S5.
Development
Rumours surrounding the Galaxy S5's successor began to surface in January 2015: Bloomberg L.P. reported that Samsung would be using an in-house Exynos system-on-chip rather than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 on the S6 due to concerns surrounding overheating. Qualcomm confirmed in an earnings report later that month that its products "would not be in the upcoming design cycle of a large customer's flagship device". Fellow competitor LG Electronics disputed the allegations surrounding the 810; although pre-release LG G Flex 2 units at Consumer Electronics Show experienced signs of possible overheating, the company emphasized that they were pre-release models.
In early-February 2015, Bloomberg reported that the S6 was to have a metal body, and was to be produced in a normal version, and a version with a screen curved along the left and right sides of the device, similarly to the Galaxy Note Edge. The S6's design was officially teased in a promotional web page released by T-Mobile US on 22 February 2015, which showed a curved body and carried the tagline "Six Appeal". Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge during a Samsung Unpacked event on 1 March 2015 during Mobile World Congress.
The Galaxy S6 models are designed to address criticisms and feedback received from prior models, starting from "zero"; in particular, the company focused on improvements to the device's design, camera, and wireless charging capabilities. As part of its emphasis on design and targeting the majority of users, a number of features and capabilities seen on the Galaxy S5 were removed, including waterproofing, removable batteries, and expandable storage. The device's software was also simplified; a Samsung representative stated that 40% of the features in TouchWiz were removed in comparison to the S5.
Specifications
Hardware and design
The Galaxy S6 line retains similarities in design to previous models, but now uses a unibody metal frame, a curved bezel with chamfered sides to improve grip, the speaker moved to the bottom, and a glass backing instead of plastic. Despite its improvements, the S6 carries regressions in its design over the S5; it is no longer waterproof, does not contain a MicroSD card slot, reverts back to a USB 2.0 port from USB 3, and has a non-removable battery. Both are powered by a 64-bit Exynos 7 Octa 7420 system-on-chip, consisting of four 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 cores, and four 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 cores, and 3 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. The processor is Samsung's first to use a 14 nm FinFET manufacturing process, which the company stated would improve its energy efficiency. It will be available with 32, 64, or 128 GB of non-expandable storage, implementing Universal Flash Storage 2.0 standards. Both devices feature a 5.1-inch 1440p Super AMOLED display; similarly to the Galaxy Note Edge, the S6 Edge's display is slightly curved around the horizontal sides of the device, although not as aggressively as the Note Edge.
For its rear-facing camera, Galaxy S6 uses the same image sensor with optical image stabilization as the Galaxy Note 4, albeit with a f/1.9 aperture, object tracking autofocus, real-time HDR, and using the infrared of the heart rate sensor for calibrating white balance. Samsung claimed that the camera upgrades would allow it to have better low-light performance. The front-facing camera was also upgraded to 5 megapixels with a similar aperture. The fingerprint scanner in the home button now uses a touch-based design rather than swipe-based; double-tapping the Home button activates the camera app. The Galaxy S6 includes a 2550 MAh battery, while the S6 Edge includes a 2600 MAh battery. The Galaxy S6 line supports both the Qi and Power Matters Alliance wireless charging standards.
Software
The devices run Android 5.0 "Lollipop" with Samsung's TouchWiz software suite. TouchWiz has been streamlined on the S6 with a refreshed design and fewer bundled applications. Several Microsoft apps are bundled with the S6, including OneDrive, OneNote and Skype. On the S6 Edge, users can designate up to five contacts for quick access by swiping from one of the edges of the screen. The five contacts are also color-coded; when the device is face down, the curved sides will also glow in the contact's color to signify phone calls. The Night Clock feature from the Galaxy Note Edge was still carried over to the S6 Edge. The heart rate sensor can also be used as a button for dismissing calls and sending the caller a canned text message reply.
The S6 and S6 Edge are the first devices to include Samsung Pay, a new mobile payments service developed from the intellectual property of LoopPay, a crowdfunded startup company that Samsung had acquired in February 2015. Unlike its competitors, Samsung Pay uses technology known as "Magnetic Secure Transmission"; MST transmits card data to the pay terminal's swipe slot using an electromagnetic field, causing the terminal to register it as if it were a normally swiped card. Unlike NFC-based solutions, LoopPay's developers noted that the system worked with "nearly 90%" of all point-of-sale units in the United States. The service will also support NFC-based mobile payments. Credit card information is stored in a secure token, and payments must be authenticated using a fingerprint scan. Samsung Pay will not immediately be available upon the release of the S6, but enabled in mid-2015.
See also
References
- "Samsung Galaxy S6 hands-on: Meet the smartphone to beat in 2015". BGR. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Report: "Overheated" Snapdragon 810 won't make it into Samsung's Galaxy S6". Ars Technica. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Qualcomm confirms that a "large customer" has dropped the Snapdragon 810". Ars Technica. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Samsung Plans 3-Sided Screen in New Galaxy Smartphone". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "T-Mobile shows off the Samsung Galaxy S6 design, curved screen and all". Ars Technica. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Samsung S6 Edge with curved screen unveiled at MWC". BBC News. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Samsung's new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge put design first". The Verge. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Etherington, Darrell. "The Story Behind Samsung's Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge Design Departure". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Samsung Announces the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge". Anandtech. Purch Inc. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Samsung unpacks Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge at MWC 2015". GSMArena. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Samsung takes aim at iPhone 6's camera, suggests the Galaxy S6 camera is way better in low light". PhoneArena. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "First Look: Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge Finally Gets a Premium Design". Re/code. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Samsung's new flagship smartphones: the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "Samsung Galaxy S6 edge hands-on: We finally found the Galaxy we've been looking for". BGR. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "Loop turns almost any point-of-sale system into a mobile payment machine (hands-on)". Engadget. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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