Tech Review: Galaxy S6
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March 25, 2015
While iPhone users received their updated phones five months ago, fans of Samsung are finally in for a treat. The completely redesigned Galaxy S6, which is being called the company’s game changer, will be released April 10.
The phone’s previous model, the Galaxy S5, was not the company’s most successful product. The Galaxy S6 hopes to bring the company back to the top through a better design and new features.
While the size of the screen remains at 5.1 inches, Samsung made sure to impress with a new 2,560 x 1,440-pixel display, supplying an extremely high resolution display. However, there are concerns with how much battery this new feature will drain because the battery has been lowered from previous years.
Samsung hopes to make up for the low capacity, non-removable battery with a new Ultra Power Saving Mode. Of all the updates, one of the most anticipated is Samsung’s transition from a plastic exterior to one of a fusion of Corning’s gorilla glass and aluminum. The new material gives the phone a sleek and attractive look. Samsung described the finish on the phones as “jewel-like” and they come in the colors white pearl, black sapphire, gold platinum, and blue topaz to match the theme.
Samsung has always strived for a common ground between image quality and user-friendly cameras, and the new Galaxy S6 is no exception. The 16-megapixel camera has quality that will please users.
The front-facing camera has also been upgraded to 5 megapixels and a wide 120-degree angle so users can fit more into their selfies. Samsung is also advertising a 0.6 second camera startup time.
While there was a fingerprint reader on the Galaxy S5, it was poorly installed and seemed to be thrown in to compete with Apple.
The new fingerprint sensor corrects all the previous mistakes, making it much more like Apple’s Touch ID. Additionally, the sensor can be set up to memorize certain tapping patterns, a feature that Apple lacks.
The Galaxy S6 looks to be a drastic improvement from the S5. With top-of-the-line hardware hidden beneath an attractive exterior, the Galaxy S6 is expected to sell considerably better than its predecessor.
