Samsung S6 wins early praise for design innovation, materials
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were unveiled on Sunday, with reviewers saying the devices featured premium materials and innovative design
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd won early praise for its new high-end Galaxy S6 smartphones, with reviewers saying the devices featured premium materials and innovative design.
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, with a screen stretching from the front across both sides, were unveiled on Sunday in Barcelona, with Forbes saying the use of glass and metal represents “great gains in terms of style." The BGR website called the S6 and the S6 Edge “truly fantastic smartphones."
Samsung’s Galaxy S range has been criticized for using plastic instead of the metal frames featured in Apple Inc.’s iPhone and high-end devices by other vendors running Google Inc.’s Android software. Samsung’s new phones use an aluminium casing, the South Korean company’s own processor chips and includes payment software and a fingerprint reader for added security.
“The Galaxy S6 accomplishes something important for Samsung: It’s a flagship phone that finally feels like a flagship," the New York Times said. “Samsung is moving in a beautiful and powerful new direction, and has indeed created something that looks and feels new and different"
Both phones will be available in gold, white and black. The S6 also comes in blue, while the S6 Edge has a green version. The phones have high-speed and wireless charging capabilities.
While Samsung’s new phones were praised by Techradar for their design and upgraded camera, it notes that the smaller battery, which can’t be removed, may be a drawback.
Re/Code said the new devices feature high-quality design and materials with a high-end feel that should have been part of the premium S range since its inception.
“Samsung’s new phones have a strong opportunity to reclaim the top spot in terms of innovation," said Dan Wagner, the London-based chief executive officer (CEO) at Powa Technologies Ltd, said in an e-mail. “It curved screen is definitely a ‘killer feature’, which should attract massive sales." Bloomberg
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