Samsung Galaxy S6 year release. SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 - Specifications

At one time, Galaxy S6 made a lot of noise, and even what to hide, from the moment of its release, let it take a lot of time, but now it is also considered by many as an option for buying. In S6, all the best was implemented that it was in the past manufacturer's developments and in general on the mobile technology market. Finally, it was decided to abandon plastic in favor of more premium materials, which had a positive impact on the perception of the gadget and its design.

The hull has become thinner and easy, received a non-removable battery. But not all changes went advantage - now there is no moisture protection, and besides, we were deprived of a slot under the microSD card. But as soon as you start to get acquainted with the gadget closer, you just forget about small shortcomings against the background of numerous advantages on which we will focus more in our SAMSUNG Galaxy S6 review.

Technical characteristics Galaxy S6:

Screen: 5.1 '' Quad HD 1440x2560, Super AMOLED, 577 PPI
Processor: eight-cherished exynos 7420, 2.1 GHz
Graphic accelerator: MALI-T760MP8, 600 MHz
Operating system: Android OS 5.0.2 Lollipop, Touchwiz UI
RAM: 3 GB
Built-in memory: 32 GB
Memory Card Support: No
Communication: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz || UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz || LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
SIM: Nano-Sim
Wireless Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N / AC (Dual-Band 2.4 / 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, IRDA
NAVIGATION: GPS, GLONASS, BAIDU, GALILEO
Cameras: Basic - 16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, LED flash); Frontal - 5 MP
Sensors: accelerometer, G-sensor, approximation, illumination, spo2 oxygen and heartbeat, compass, barometer, fingerprint scanner
Battery: 2550 mAh, bent
Dimensions: 143,4х70,5х6,8 mm
Weight: 138 grams

Galaxy S6 equipment

The device is supplied in white packaging, which does not greatly exceed its dimensions. On her back side, you can familiarize yourself with the main characteristics, and printing it we get access to the charger, MicroUSB cable, wired headphones with a convenient control unit, clip and documentation.

Design

According to its design, the smartphone is practically no different from the version of EDGE. The difference is only that there is a standard flat display here, and the rest of the design is very similar to the producer develops.

Even if you cover the brand logo on the front panel, the device will still be recognizable. From one flagship to another, the key points of design are moving, among which the mechanical button "home" and the design of the shatter of the speaker. It would seem - these are elements that do not attract special attention to themselves, but precisely from such trifles is a recognizable design of gadgets.

Compared with previous generations, the design has become careful. Materials of the Galaxy S6 case are completely coincided with EDGE. The front and rear panel covers the protective glass Gorilla Glass 4 generation. Strengthens the design stylish and durable frame made from aviation aluminum.

The smartphone received a monolithic case, so that you can forget about the independent replacement of the battery. But it is rather plus, because with such an assembly, the likelihood of the backlash and the lid of the lid is eliminated, each detail sits perfectly in its place.

The case received rounded edges, due to which it lies well in hand. When for the first time you take it in hand, it seems that the body is very slippery, because the main material manufacturing is glass. But thanks to good ergonomics, the probability of damping it will be extremely small.

Over the screen installed a standard set of sensors, a conversational speaker and front.

Under it - the mechanical key home and a pair of sensory sides from it.

Left - Volume adjustment swing.

Right - Display Power Management Button and Nanosim Tray.

The top face is installed microphone and an IR port for managing household appliances.

From the bottom - 3.5 mm connector for the headset, the port of the microUSB format and the external speaker.

On the back side, we see the module of the main chamber with a resolution of 16 megapixel. She sticks out over the case. What a little is not practical. To the right of it is installed flash and sensor of saturation, as well as heartbeat. Closer to the center - the company's logo.

Display

Overview Galaxy S6 DUOS goes to the consideration of the screen, which is built using Super AMOLED technology with a diagonal of 5.1-inch with a resolution of 2560x1440 points. Such a combination gives 577 dpi dots, which distinguishes the display against the background of competitors. Of course, with such a high density, no individual pixels will not notice. The picture is rich, contrast and well detailed, work with a single pleasure screen.

The color rendition will vary greatly depending on user settings, four modes are available:

Adaptive;
Movie;
Photo;
Base.

The last two give out the most realistic colors, but if you like when they are slightly oversaturated, you should set any of the first two.

Performance Galaxy S6.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Characteristics are built on the Exynos 7420 processor designed on the manufacturer's capacities. It is based on 8 cores with a frequency of 2.1 GHz, which complements the MALI-T760MP8 graphics accelerator. RAM - 3 GB, built-in - 32 GB, of which 24 GB remains for the needs of the user. Galaxy S6 32GB Characteristics are relevant even now, it will easily pull even the latest novelties on high graphics games. No one could not load the device to fully load the device so that it is blind.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 in Synthetics:

There was no shortcomings, now games, photos and video files have a sufficiently large size, in connection with which 24 GB may be not enough, and there is no possibility to expand the amount of memory card here. At least a bit of this deficiency is compensated by providing 100 free gigabytes in the ONEDRIVE cloud storage, but still it is not that.

Samsung G920F Galaxy S6 32GB Black Review showed that the external speaker sounds clean and has a good margin in volume, except that there is a little lack of low frequencies. Headphones included in the device's package are perfect for everyday use, they are not only comfortable, but also sounds good. With a large probability, they will replace your old headset.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 PULSETER

Near the sensor from the main chamber module there is a sensor intended for measuring cardiac rhythm. To use it, the branded app S Health was pre-installed, where you can track your pulse and stress level. It works smartly, but there is a doubt about the accuracy of measurements. In addition to tracking indicators of physical activity, such as running or cycling, you can find out the level of oxygen in the blood, to make information on the amount of liquid drilled per day. The application will help you follow your health and adhere to an active lifestyle.

Autonomous work

The Galaxy S6 64GB Active Overview in Russian revealed that with a battery capacity, everything is bad - 2550 mAh despite the fact that the performance has increased markedly. You can count on the day of autonomy, if you include the Internet only as needed, set a small brightness and unload resource-intensive applications from memory when you stop using them. Autonomy is a vulnerable to the device.

Over the hour of the game in the asphalt 8, the battery loses 22% of the charge, and when reproducing videos per 100% brightness and 70% volume per hour leaves 16%. In standby mode, with one active SIM card, only 1% of the charge in a few hours is spent. Approximately a week, the gadget sits completely, if it is not touched at all.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Duos Gold 64GB Review showed that in difficult situations when there is no possibility in the near future to connect the smartphone to the outlet, you can go to one of two energy saving modes: Standard or Extreme. The first barely noticeably affects autonomy, and the second improves it by approximately 150%, but in this case the screen goes into black and white mode.

For a complete charging from scratch to a hundred leaves 1 hour and 35 minutes. Thus, in 10 minutes you can charge the battery for 4 hours of operation. It saves in situations when it's time to leave the house and there is no time to wait. Charging time from a computer is an order of magnitude longer - about 5 hours. Supports the possibility of wireless charging.

Interface

Samsung Galaxy S6 phone overview goes to an interface that is built out of the box on android version 5.0, but you can immediately update through the air to more recent versions. It's simple and convenient that you can see in the screenshots below.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 cameras

Samsung Galaxy S6 The camera overview is pleasantly surprising, because at the time of the exit the phone was installed one of the best cameras. The manufacturer managed to prove that the main thing is not the number of megapixels, because most competitors had 20 MP modules, but in the quality of the pictures, they are noticeably inferior.

If you wish, you can use advanced mode where you can specify your shooting parameters, but in most cases there is no need. With automatic settings, the optimal algorithm is selected depending on the current shooting conditions. A real find became night survey at which you can get pictures with decent quality and detail. Of course, noises are present, it has not yet been possible to get rid of them on night frames yet, but their number is minimal.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Overview in Russian showed that with simpler shooting conditions you can get excellent pictures. If you shoot without HDR, then small parts will be poorly visible in deep shadows. When activating this option, the detailing and saturation of colors in the shadows is improved.

With the quality of shooting video, everything is also good. You can save a record in FullHD format at 60 fps, QHD, in accordance with the resolution of the display, and UHD (3840x2160). The last two formats are limited in time - up to 5 minutes of shooting, which is done in order to save user memory.

The frontier has a resolution of 5 megapixel and removes worthy, especially if you remember about the year of release. The module has a wide viewing angle, you can use it for shooting selfie and for a video message.

Output

So we completed the review Samsung Galaxy C6, which greatly increased compared with the predecessor. Improvement on all fronts - design, ergonomics, display and sort of filling, worked on everything, with the exception of the battery. Although it grabs it for the day of average use.

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Your Evaluation of the Smartphone:

We already wrote about the expected exhibition Mobile WORLD CONGRESS 2015on which new flagships will be shown from Samsung And finally it happened. After several months, how these new devices will look like, the flagships are officially shown to the public. maybe SAMSUNG GALAXY S6. will be a bestseller in the current year, and SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE Requests for the most non-standard design among Android smartphones.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6. - This is the following model (after S5), which received more high-quality case materials, slightly updated design and finally metal frame. Now Samsung flagships can be compared with the latest iPhone in terms of performance and design.

S6 received Super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5.1 inch (as in S5). Samsung believes that there is no point to make the screen more from the new flagship, because there is another series of Note smartphones with a large screen diagonally. The resolution was increased to QHD 2560x1440, as in other last top smartphones, for example, Note 4. The metal metal is 50% stronger than other smartphones with a metal case, manufacturers approve. On the front panel there is a mechanical button "Home" and touch "recent applications" and "back".

We can say that SAMSUNG GALAXY S6. I began to look like an iPhone, but it is not. Although the frame has also become metal with rounded corners, and the speaker moved to the lower part of the smartphone, the rest of the front part is more like the previous model S5, and the back part received a new appearance. The thickness of the device is only 6.8 mm and the solution with rounded metal frame angles will make it more convenient for use.

The battery at S6 you can not get (without disassembling the device), if you used to open the lid and change the battery, now it is non-removable. Capacity 2550 Mah, which is rather standard for smartphones of such sizes.

Now the possibility of wireless charging is not a separate option. The manufacturer promises 4 hours of operation of the device in just 10 minutes of recharging the original wireless charger. But with the expansion of the amount of memory thanks to microSD cards, you can say goodbye, there is no slot for flash drives. But the S6 will be in modifications from 64GB and even 128GB, and the very first version will be with 32GB of internal memory.

There were earlier rumors that Samsung refuses Qualcomm chips and will produce new flagships only on their processors Exynos. IN Galaxy S6. Used 64 bit exynos octa-core Processor I. 3 GB of RAM New Standard DDR4.. Representatives of the company did not specify which processor is used, but the architecture of 14NM says that it should be Exynos 7.. Samsung claims to more efficiently work chip, 35% more efficiently and 20% faster than Exynos in Note 4.

The rear camera has a resolution of 16MP with optical stabilization. The camera lens has a f / 1.9 diaphragm value, which means higher quality images in poor illumination. The camera module comes from the back cover. But the function of the tracking autofocus appeared, on the likeness of mirror cameras. Front camera 5MP with a wide-angle lens, which is rather the standard today. A cardiac rhythm sensor is also located on the back, and the central button in front can scan fingerprints (as in S5).

New flagships will work, of course on the mobile operating system Android 5.0.. New version of the shell Touchwiz It will become easier than previous versions. Samsung Makes a big bet on the payment system Samsung Pay.That will compete with Google Wallet and Apple Pay, as well as on a partnership with Microsoft to receive a bonus place in the ONEDRIVE cloud storage. Via Samsung Pay. and NFC. Chip will be purchased anywhere where plastic cards serve. Already there are support for MasterCard and Visa several large banks. Samsung Pay. It must earn in the summer in the USA and South Korea.

Now let's talk about SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGEwho should diversify flagship devices with their unusual alternative design. Screen U. S6 EDGE Now rounded on both sides, on which widgets and program start icons can be displayed, as well as useful information. "Your friends will consider that it is very cool," says the Samsung representative. But it is quite difficult to say how many people will be ready to pay for such a "wow" effect.

Screen U. SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE Like S6 - Super AMOLED 2560 × 1440 (QHD) 5.1 inch. CPU Exynos and 3GB DDR4 RAM. Integrated memory 32GB, 64GB or 128GB. The camera as in S6, 16MP is the main and 5mp front. But the battery is slightly different - 2600mAh.

Already on April 10, both smartphones will be available in 20 countries (it is not known whether Russia is in this list). Prices are still unknown. Several body colors (white, blue, gold and other colors) were shown.

Characteristics of Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 EDGE

Screen: Super Amoled, 5.1 ", Quad HD (2560 × 1440), 577PPI
Processor: Exynos, Octacore, Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5Ghz
OS: Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Main chamber: 16 megapixels with optical stabilization
Chamber Frontal: 5 megapixels
Modules: LTE Cat.6 (300 / 50Mbps), WiFi: 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC (2.4 / 5GHz), Bluetooth, NFC, IR
Sensors: accelerometer, illumination, approximation, compass, barometer, fingerprints, pulse
RAM: 3GB DDR4
Built-in memory: 32, 64 or 128 GB
Sizes S6: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm, 138 grams
S6 dimensions EDGE: 142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0 mm, 132 grams
Battery S6: 2550 Mah
Battery S6 EDGE: 2600 MAH

Set Google Applications

Browser Chrome.
Cloud Storage Google Disc
Photos
Gmail email client
Google+ social network
Google Settings
Messenger Hangouts.
Google maps
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play News
Google Play Movies
Google Play Music
Google Play App
Voice search
YouTube.

Other installed applications

Ultra Power Saving Mode
Download Booster.
S Health 4.0.
Samsung Pay.
Smart Manager.
Microsoft Apps (Onedrive 115GB for 2 years, OneNote)
Sound Alive +.
Themes.
Quick Connect.
Private Mode.
S Finder, S Voice

Samsung Galaxy S6 is a new "successor" of the legendary genus of the flagship smartphones of the Korean company. Perhaps, not one model of the manufacturer was not so expected as this, because it was promised to show a practically new smartphone in all directions and the Koreans did it. We want to introduce you to our review, because Galaxy C6 really is for what to praise.

Design and materials

Despite the generally accepted concept of design, the origin of Galaxy S6 can be recognized only on the front of the smartphone. If you consider the model behind or from the sides, it is hard to say that this is an old-kind "Galaxy". The use of a metal frame and one-piece design was positively affected by appearance, and a smartphone lies in the hand much better, and it feels much premium. The display and the rear cover are covered with ultra-shrink glass Gorilla Glass 4.

Especially beautiful, the metal back cover is overflowing under the rays of light! The physical dimensions of the model make up 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm, and the weight of 138 grams. A smartphone will be produced in four colors: black, white, golden and blue. The speaker and the connector for connecting the headset was transferred to the lower line, only the volume buttons are located on the sides, and one slot for the SIM card is closed with a closed plug.

The microSD slot memory card is not, so calculate how much you are driven by the device's memory to select the appropriate modification of the smartphone - by 32, 64 or 128 GB.

Display

The display size of the new flagship decided not to increase - 5.1-inch Super AMOLED screen is used, however, with a QUAD HD resolution (2560 per 1440 points) and the highest pixel density of 577 PPI. With such parameters, see individual pixels are simply unreal! In addition, the screen is very bright and colorful, has the highest possible viewing angles and a very deep black color - it is simply not for what, all the images and video look awesome.

Iron

As expected, the Samsung Galaxy S6 has all the topical hardware developments that are available in the Korean brand arsenal. The flagship has an exynos chipset of the seventh generation - model 7420, created by the new 14NM technology, which ensured even greater performance and energy efficiency.

Its foundation is a 64-bit 8-core processor with a working frequency of up to 2.1 GHz and the ARM MALI-T760 video screen. The test results are impressive, which is only an indicator in Antutu:

Using 3 GB of RAM type DDR4 also has a positive effect on the overall speed. As for the internal drive, then three variants of the model are available on sale: by 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB of internal memory, which is also created by the new technology that provides record speed and reading.

The thin and light housing simply could not accommodate the ultimate battery and in Galaxy C6 uses a 250 mAh battery, however, new hardware technologies and high software optimization allows you to achieve high autonomy results, even not looking at such a "voracious" screen and a powerful chip. To ensure maximum use comfort, in Galaxy S6, the default support for wireless charging is embedded, as well as the fast charge function - 10 minutes of power connection is enough for 4 hours of smartphone.

Frontal and main chamber

The main camera module has a resolution of 16 megapixels, while the front camera is 5 megapixel. In both cases, f / 1.9 light lights are used in both cases - that is why in the mode of poor light illumination, the maximum light is captured, from which the pictures and the video are bright and distinct.

The main module is supplemented with a bright flash, and next to it is an infrared heart rate sensor, which also contributes to the shooting through the main chamber, after all it is responsible for the white balance correction. Among other things, it is worth noting the automatic HDR in real time and optical image stabilization (OIS). The camera application interface was even more convenient, all the elements are at hand, and the startup time of the application is 0.7 seconds.

Other parameters

The loudspeaker moved to the lower end became louder one and a half times, while the sound quality is also noticeably higher. Also updated the fingerprint scanner, which works by the type of touch, and not as in Galaxy S5, where it had to be carried out with a finger.

It is worth noting the TouchWiz user interface with Android Lollipop - it was indeed rebuilt from scratch and lost not only unnecessary by, but also the masses of extra functions, hot acquired a new opportunity - the use of custom topics.

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Accessories for S6 and S6 EDGE

Video: Shell Review

For users:

smartphone, Android 5.0, Monoblock Case, Screen 5.1 ", 2560x1440, Nano-SIM SIM, GPS / AGPS / GLONASS, Wi-Fi / 3G / LTE / NFC, Weight 138 g

Why choose smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB

For a bright screen

The diagonal of the displays of the smartphone is 5.1 inches. This size is convenient for viewing photos and video, web surfing and reading e-books. Thanks to Super AMOLED technology and high resolution of 2560x1440 pixels, the screen surprises with clarity and contrast, accurate mapping of the slightest parts, impressive saturated and colorful color reproduction.

For efficient work

Due to the powerful eight-core processor with a frequency of 2100 MHz and 3 GB of RAM, the smartphone is confidently functioning in multitasking mode, quickly responds to commands and loads applications, does not allow hangs in resource-intensive games. Built-in memory in the amount of 32 GB allows you to store a large number of photos, videos, music and other content. If necessary, its volume can be increased to 64 GB using the microSD card.

For intellectual chamber

The main camera with a resolution of 16 MP makes bright and clear pictures in any conditions. It is equipped with a powerful flash and fast autofocus system, does not allow the appearance of lubricated frames due to the optical stabilization function.

For reliable battery

The battery installed in the smartphone is 2550 mAh. It is designed for 17 hours of active conversations and can be up to 168 hours in standby mode. The smartphone supports fast charging technology and can be charged both in traditional and wireless way.

For the necessary functions

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 is equipped with a radio and a mp3 player. For quick unlocking and reliable data protection corresponds to the built-in fingerprint scanner. NFC technology allows you to pay for the purchase by the contactless method, without getting a wallet from the bag or a bank card.

Release dear smartphones that look and are cheap? To afford this in 2015 can not even the market leader - the topics of competitors were too good, too many excellent devices offer good characteristics and stylish appearance for half, and then a third of the flagship prices. Probably, the smartphone Galaxy S made from glass and metal was worth it to appear a year earlier - then Samsung could not be at the 2014th. But, nevertheless, it is better late than ever.

Appearance

Galaxy S6 is the most beautiful smartphone that Samsung ever released. The previous flagships of the S-line always caused discomfort with a combination of high prices and plastic housing. In the case of Galaxy S6, this dissonance is absent. Aluminum frame, the glass of the front and rear panel with elegantly rounded edges, a record small thickness and a convincing weight - all this is designed to convince the price tag of 47,000 rubles justified. This is a simple version of Galaxy S6, not an edge with a curved screen (there will be separate material).

Some sources of samsung designers inspiration are still easily guessed, but this time has not been seen in one and not in two smartphones, the rounded frame with a hole lattice does not cut the eye.

Galaxy S6 Let and does not say a new word in design, but organically combines current trends with the classic chassis for flagships.

It is impossible to say that the device makes it turns around passersby on the street (this happens today except with), but look at it, turn in your hands much more pleasant than Galaxy S5 or Note 4. The only thing that cuts the eye is the protrusion under which the camera is hidden. However, given the quality of the pictures, which is lower, this victim is more than justified.

Convenience

It is bad or good, but the smartphone becomes everything for more people with one of the main items in their lives, competing with a working PC and a car. We are important comfortable shoes and clothes, a comfortable bed, the smartphone should also be convenient - in the end, we often pay him a few hours a day. How good is Galaxy S6 in this plan? Based on the rather modest for the device with a 5.1-inch display of the dimensions (143.4 by 70.5 by 6.8 mm), and also due to the frame frame without sharp faces, it would be possible to assume that the device is very convenient.

In fact, believe me, everything is not so unambiguous. Yes, when you take Galaxy S6 in your hand, the smartphone is fine in it placed. During the conversation, no problems are also experiencing, but the nuances begin on. The fact is that "premium" aluminum and glass - materials are very "slippery". In addition, the shape of the body makes the clutch area of \u200b\u200bthe smartphone and the palm of the minimum.

Outcome: Samsung Galaxy S6 is one of the most easily dropped phones with which I had to deal with. That is, the user either constantly risks with the manipulation of one hand to drop the device, or is forced to work with a rather compact device as with a phable, two hands. In fairness it is worth noting that the iPhone 6 and especially 6 plus the same problems - very easily slipped out of the hand. One of the solutions is to buy a bumper case. But then it is not clear why to spend money on a beautiful new smartphone, because in the case of Galaxy S6 with a half-meter you can not distinguish from the last year's Galaxy S4.

The location of the power / lock button on the right edge of the smartphone is very successful, but it is not so convenient to change the volume with the keys on the left rib, they are highly high for pressing the index finger. The "Home" button with finally working quickly and without problems is quite convenient without problems, although I personally prefer the devices with the onscreen keys. In the case of touch buttons outside the screen, it is very often challenging them during the game or watching a movie, it annoys. On Nexus 5, for example, virtual buttons are hidden in full screen mode until you call them specially swipe from the edge of the screen.

Screen

Samsung could not not install in the newest flagship screen of ultra-high resolution Quad HD (2560 per 1440 pixels, diagonal 5.1 inches, pixel density 557 PPI, Super AMOLED). On the one hand, it is nice, high-tech, the picture is great. On the other hand, Full HD with such a screen diagonal is more than enough, the overwhelming majority of users in life will not distinguish a clearer display from less clear when the density of the squeaks is higher than 300-350 per inch. And on the drawing of the garment, additional processor resources are leaving, the battery is consumed faster. In general, I still do not see the point (except for marketing, of course) in displays of smartphones with pixel density above 400 per inch.

From the point of view of brightness and color reproduction, the display is gorgeous, you can choose a color profile (more saturated or more natural colors) to taste. In bright, the Sun automatically turns on the mode of increased brightness and contrast, the color rendition suffers from it, but the picture becomes visible almost as in the shade.

Gorilla Glass 4 promises to protect the glass of the screens from cracking and scratches. However, reality is cruel even with the highest-tech materials. On our test copy, in a few days of use, one bold scratch and a pair of scratch was noticed. The smartphone fell in front of it a couple of times on the floor (linoleum in the office, parquet at home), perhaps he was met by a couple of particularly durable grains. I will say straight, the appearance of scratches, despite the fact that in any serious alterations such as falling on asphalt or tile did not have visited, upset. So expect from Gorilla Glass 4 no invulnerability of sapphire. Want a smartphone without scratches - buy protective films or book covers.

Cameras, sound

Do you know what the best samsung galaxy s6 is like a pocket camera? It is not even the quality of the pictures, but how quickly you can run the camera on double pressing the "Home" button. First, this feature is equally well triggered on the "sleeping" smartphone, and when you are in some application. Secondly, it seems to me, to find and press a fairly large "home" button easier than to spin the selected button of the camera, which is equipped with some smartphones of other manufacturers. But the main thing is the speed, the snapshot can be made literally for one and a half or two seconds after you visited the thought: "Stop, a moment, you are fine!" And you reached out in your pocket for a smartphone. The announced camera startup time (whether it is using double clicking "home" or through the home screen icon) - 0.7 seconds.

The main camera Galaxy S6 uses a light lens (minimum diaphragm value F 1.9), optical stabilization and 16-megapixel Sony IMX240 sensor with reverse illumination. There is a LED flash, Live HDR, digital zoom 8x, ISO to 3200, recording video 4K or Full HD with 60 frames per second, slow motion and shooting timelaps. Sound is written in stereo gear with two microphones. The front camera is 5 megapixel, uses the Samsung production matrix.

SAMSUNG programmers continue which year to improve image processing algorithms, as a result, the company's smartphones have become the best photo solutions among the Android devices. And due to the larger resolution of the sensor, the presence of optical stabilization and a superbly implemented "night" mode, the device managed to furnish in many situations even traditionally considered a photo standard among smartphones Apple devices. Here are some photos (click to view the full-sized image in a new tab):

All pictures taken during the test on Samsung Galaxy S6 can be found (Dropbox).

The only complaint regarding the camera is if you want to immediately view the photo just taken, you will have to wait for the painful couple of seconds, the delay is significantly longer than on most smartphones released in the past and this year. There is hope that this program defects, which will be corrected in future updates. After all, Galaxy S6 has the most advanced flash memory from the point of view, so that, in the idea of \u200b\u200bdelays, the images and readings should not be read.

The built-in music speaker Galaxy S6 sounds loud, but for my taste sound too "metal", the same iPhone 6 Plus reproduces the music more pleasant, you can hear more details. Through the audio output, the quality of the complex is simply excellent, including with expensive headphones, there are no complaints.

Performance, features for

If quite short, then Galaxy S6 is the fastest Android smartphone today. At least, this is indicated by the results of popular benchmarks.

The device works on the Samsung Exynos 7420 branded system (64-bit processor, 4 Cortex-A57 cores with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and 4 Cortex-A53 cores 1.5 GHz). This is the world's first mobile chip, produced by 14-nm technical process, Qualcomm will be applied only in the upcoming Snapdragon 820 (producing which, according to rumors, will be samsung again, and not TSMC, like previous models of chips of this line). RAM 3 GB - so far that is more than enough for any scenarios, although a 64-bit SOC can work with a large amount of memory.

Integrated memory 32, 64 or 128 GB, and MicroSD card support is not. It grieves - after all, 32 GB, namely, such a version will most likely be the best selling, for now few times. If you take pictures of full resolution and video 4K, keep the TV series from "Adedi" for offline viewing (all smartphone buyers get a free trial monthly subscription to the service), install modern games with advanced graphics, then free space will end very quickly.

By the way, about games - the ultra-high screen resolution gives itself to know, and the result in the Epic Citadel test on the maximum graphics settings is not turned out to be recorded. Covenate 60 FPS are achieved only on simply "high" graphics quality:

At the same time, in practice, no brakes in modern games like Real Racing 3, Dungeon Keeper 5, Nova 3 was noticed. By the way, the device is heated during the game quite strongly, but a noncomfortable level temperature, fortunately, does not reach.

However, not only the performance of SOC and memory is determined, whether the device will seem to the user quick, or not. With the number of points in benchmarks and frames per second in games at the Samsung flagships, there were never problems, but with the speed of the interface - completely and next. It is gratifying that the branded Touch WIZ in the version for Galaxy S6 is much less different from the stock Android, the earlier, is not overloaded with excessive bells. Even the "Briefing" panel with news and other content, based on the recommendations of the Flipboard service, is now turned off.

I have only one major claim to Touchwiz, and that is a purely subjective - the opposite color of the "blind" alerts personally. It is possible to change it, only by setting the other theme of registration from the store where, unfortunately, nothing decent found. Samsung is clearly worth adding to at least one professionally made the topic in the style and colors of stock Android, since the Google Play version of the flagship is no longer planned.

The updated Touch Wiz does not yet take out reasonable and neat, as in the stock of Android 5.0, the system of system "curtains" - the first swatch displays notifications, on the second - the panel with the settings and switches. It uses a more traditional Samsung interfaces scheme "All in One".

Battery

Galaxy S6 does not put autonomy records - in the priority of SAMSUNG engineers, it was clearly minimizing the thickness of the hull, had to sacrifice the battery capacity, it is 2550 mA * h. At the same time, an energy-efficient amoled screen and "smart" spending battery charge processor helps the device with standard use (without games and video) to stretch from morning to late evening. Streaming a series of "card house" from "Adediatki" in the resolution of HD 720p on Wi-Fi on the maximum brightness takes about 22% of the battery (that is, in this mode, the smartphone will last just over 4.5 hours on full charge). A similar indicator when viewing an hour of video from the built-in memory of the smartphone was 12% in our testing - that is, 100% charge is enough for about 8 hours 20 minutes. Half an hour of Slasher's Games with Dungeon Hunter 5 "cost" 14% charge me (3.5 hours per 100% battery). Indicators are weaker than those of the "hardy" devices as iPhone 6 Plus, Xperia Z3 or the more Huawei Mate 7, but somewhat better than Nexus 5.

In practice, it looks like this: when I use the iPhone 6 Plus, I do not have any thoughts to connect it to charging in the car on the way from work (I come to the editors usually around 7:30, I am leaving around 15-16), usually there is still there 60-70% charge. Galaxy S6 remains 40%, and "self-approach" occurs almost always. Nexus 5 usually gets an additional dose of electricity even earlier, hours at 2 days - because you never know what. Fortunately, a quick charging technology is implemented in Galaxy S6, from scratch to 70-80%, the device is charged from a complete adapter for about an hour, the total charge takes another 30 minutes. Weaker memory from Nexus 5 fills the Battery Galaxy S6 to 100% for two Half an hour.

Purchase, conclusions

Galaxy S6 - Idean Other smartphone than all previous devices of the Galaxy S. Linee preceding flagships were a guy's dream - top characteristics, memory card support, replaceable battery, water protection (in Galaxy S5). In a novelty, flexibility and security donated for the sake of style, and it turned out not only powerful, but also a very beautiful phone that first does not lose externally to the main competitors, including Apple devices.

Galaxy S6 is also, perhaps, the best mobile camera, in many situations, relieving more cute (clear and bright) photos and video than the iPhone 6. At the same time, the ergonomics of "slippery" due to the selected materials of the smartphone is not Ideal, dialing with one hand text or manage applications is uncomfortable - you are afraid to drop the device. Probably this is a matter of habit, but returned with Galaxy S6 on your old good plastic Nexus 5 I experienced relief. First, slip out the device with a lid of soft-touch plastic simply cannot. Secondly, drop on the asphalt 20 thousand is still not so unpleasant as without a small 50.

In large retail chains and cellular operators, Galaxy S6 is sold at 46,990 rubles per 32-gigabyte version. "Gray" phones without an official warranty can be found slightly cheaper - from 41,000 rubles. From color - white, gold, blue-black - the price does not depend. A version with two SIM cards in the official retail is equipped with 64 GB of integrated memory and costs more - from 49,990 rubles.

Let us sum up the sumsung galaxy S6 review.

Pros:

Best in the history of the ruler Galaxy S design
Premium case materials
Record for today for Android Ecosystem Performance
Best among Android smartphones Mobile camera, in many shot scenarios superior and camera iPhone 6

Minuses:

High (especially in conditions of slightly strengthened ruble) Price
Unreliable lies in the palm of the palm, to dial the text inconvenient one hand
Unbending battery life
No slot for microSD memory card

Specifications

Model: SM-G920F
Screen: Super AMOLED 2560 per 1440 pixels, diagonal 5.1 inches, Pixel density 557 PPI, Gorilla Glass 4
Chipset: EXYNOS 7420 (64-bit, 4 Cortex-A57 kernels with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and 4 cores Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz)
Graphics: Mali-T760mp8
Memory: 3 GB operational, built-in flash drive by 32, 64 or 128 GB
Cameras: 16 MP, optical stabilization, autofocus, flash and 5 megapixel front
Network: 2G, 3G, LTE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Cable 802.11b / G / N / AC, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, Infrared Port, Wireless Charging with Qi and PMA Standards Support
Geolocation: A-GPS, GLONASS, BED
Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, approximation sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, heartbeat sensor
Battery: 2550 mA * h
Dimensions: 143.4 by 70.5 by 6.8 mm (thickness without taking into account the camera)
Weight: 138 g