The Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge - Official thread

[Chris_K]

Official first look:

Official Specs:
DISPLAY: 5.1” Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 (577 ppi) (2660 x 1440 for S6 Edge)
CPU: 64-bit, 2.1GHz Octa-core
RAM: 3GB DDR4 vs DDR3 used in other mobiles
CAMERA (b): 16MP OIS (1/2.6”, F1.9)
CAMERA (f): 5MP (1.34um, F1.9)
AUDIO: Bottom-mounted, 1.5x louder than the Galaxy S5. Amplifer built in for best quality sound.
STORAGE: 32, 64 or 128GB UFS 2.0
BATTERY: 2550mAh (S6), 2600mAh (S6 Edge). Charges faster than any other in the smartphone industry. 10min charging for up to 4 hours everyday usage. Wireless charging built-in. 
CONNECTIVITY: NFC, LTE.cat6, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1
SOFTWARE: Lollipop 5.0

Features & Other info:
- Gorilla glass 4 - super tough, toughest on the market
- Metal used in the S6 is 50% tougher than other metals on other smartphones. "It will not bend", says Samsung
- Redesigned menu layouts - less clutter, easier to use
- (Edge) - Assign colours to certain contacts and have the edge glow in that colour
- New & updated Gear VR headset

You want one, right? You want to know absolutely everything about it, right?

Pre-orders open from 20th March here > http://o2.uk/S6

[viridis]

But no sd card, not sure about that gamble, especially with a 4k video recorder.
Its eye watering how much space a 4k video takes up, truly frightening that 60 minutes of 4k could fill this nearly.

[viridis]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@viridis wrote:

And since we're still lacking decent pics...

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I said it before and will repeat.....they BOTH look absolutely brilliant....

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Of course they do, but I'm retracting my "looks like an iPhone " comment from earlier as I forgot that Apple nicked that design from xperia z's and htc one. 

So in fact, Samsung are just taking it back for the droids. 

[viridis]

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[Anonymous]

It is still a no from me I'm afraid. The lack of sd card expansion and the non removable back so effectively non removable battery are deal breakers for me.

They are gorgeous phones though.

[viridis]

Funny thing though, take a picture of the S6 then mark out the iPhone 6 screen resolution on it overlapping
So. Much. Inferior!

[Cleoriff]

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@viridis wrote:
Funny thing though, take a picture of the S6 then mark out the iPhone 6 screen resolution on it overlapping
So. Much. Inferior!

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Soooooo.... @viridis  you have already said you could see yourself moving to Samsung if Sony doesn't do something fancy by comparison. Would you then be going for the 128gb version of this phone?

[viridis]

My needs are 64Gb realistically
If i actually started using my cloud storage accounts properly that figure could be lower.
I've been poking round a few of the full high res images of these two and although the edge is just amazing, it would be hard to choose between the two, the 6 reminds me of the Z3's rounded edges, which I love.
Its a good year for choice and new tech, and it's only March 1st!!!!

[viridis]

new Sony tablet shown tomorrow, but we don't know about that yet....

[Toby]

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@viridis wrote:
new Sony tablet shown tomorrow, but we don't know about that yet....

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@viridis wrote:
new Sony tablet shown tomorrow, but we don't know about that yet....

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Do share any info you find out @viridis 

So it looks like there were some great reveals over the weekend and I'm glad to see many are happy with the Samsung specs! I certainly am

A big thanks to @Chris_K for covering this!

[MI5]

A 64gb S6 will do nicely.....
I'll decide finally when I see the prices though !!