The half disappointment coming from the presentation of the "new" HTC One M9 '2015 gets partly fixed by Samsung that, making full use of the experiences and feedbacks collected in the past, finally developes something of different - in its own way - from the usual.
So we welcome the Galaxy S6, successor of the former and not "digested" Galaxy S5, and its innovative "twin different" Galaxy S6 Edge.
Both devices are characterized by the same design we have already enjoyed a few days ago, the metal chassis layout with front / rear glass (Gorilla Glass 4). The key feature that highlights the Galaxy S6 Edge compared to the classical "Flat" version is nothing more than a particular display, which possesses both the side edges curved inward. This leads to differences in shapes and sizes: Galaxy S6 measures 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm per 138g of weight, while the Edge version measures 142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0mm per 132g of weight.
Both are sharing the same components, and we underline the presence of the 14mmExynos 7420 SoC, confirming the absence of a Qualcomm SoC (as indicated by us about a month ago).
Unfortunately, as often happens, it is not all gold what glitters; in fact, there will not be a microSD slot (fortunately, the basic version will offer a 32 GB storage accompanied by an up to 115GB OneDrive two-years free subscription), the battery is removable (its capacity seems to be lower than the average, evidently the SoC and the new displays draw very little of power), there's no water protection anymore and no microUSB 3.0 port (classic 2.0 will be there).
GALAXY S6 "flat" ♦ GALAXY S6 EDGE - Tech Specs:
- Display - 5,1” Super AMOLED WQHD (2560×1440p - 577 PPI);
- SoC - Samsung Exynos 7420 octa-core big.LITTLE (quad-core Cortex A57 a 2,1 GHz + quad-core Cortex A53 a 1,5 GHz / iGPU Mali T760) 14 nm;
- RAM - 3 GB LPDDR4;
- Memory - tagli da 32/64/128 GB, this time not expandable;
- Battery - 2.550 mAh (2600mAh for the Edge version) not removable;
- OS - Android 5.0.2 Lollipop with Touchwiz interface;
- Rear Camera - 16MPx (f/1.9) with OIS, HDR real time and infrared sensor for white balance;
- Front Camera - 5MPx
- Connettivity - Wi-Fi 802.11 ac / Bluetooth 4.1 / NFC / LTE Cat-6;
- Sensors etc.- Accelerometer, Brightness, Gyroscope, Proximity, Digital Compass, Barometer, Fingerprint reader, heartbeat, Qi wireless charging support;
- Colors - white, black, gold and blue (green instead of blue for the Edge version).
Their availability is scheduled to begin April 10th in various countries - including Italy - at a price not announced yet.