Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge +: technical data, analysis and Opinion
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Technical data
Design
8/10• High 154.40 mm
• 75.80 width mm
• Thickness 6.90 mm
• Weight 153 g
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + weighs 153 g and has a thickness of 6.90 mm, while measures 154.40 mm high and 75.80 mm wide.
Screen
9/10• 5.7 size inches
• Type Super Amoled
• 2560 x 1440 resolution
• 518-DPI pixel density
• Type of protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + has a screen size of 5.7 inches, with a resolution of 2560 x 1440. The screen is Super Amoled. It has a density of 518 DPI pixels. In addition, with protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 you assure resistance against scratches and bumps.
Hardware and performance
10/10• Processor 7420 Exynos
• 4 cores
• Speed 2.10 GHz
• 4 cores
• 1.50 speed Mhz
• RAM memory 4 GB
• Memory internal 32 GB, 64 GB
• No MicroSD expansion
In the memory section, we have 4 GB of RAM, and 32 GB, 64 GB internal memory or storage. It does not have the possibility of extending the storage via microSD.
Software
9/10• Operating system Android
• OS 5.1 version
• Apps pre-installed Samsung Health, People Edge, Samsung Knox
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + operating system is Android 5.1. As important pre-installed apps, highlight: Samsung Health, People Edge, Samsung Knox.
Camera
9/10Main camera
• Resolution 16.0 megapixel• Flash Flash Led
• UHD 4K video
•Features VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization), real-time Video Sharing, Multimedia (Collage, Series, Show Motion), UHQ upscaler, UHQ-BT codec
The rear Chamber of the Galaxy S6 + Edge has a resolution of 16.0 megapixels. Features Flash Led. In addition, you can record video UHD 4 K. The Galaxy S6 + Edge also features front camera, 5.0 megapixels.
Front camera
• Resolution 5.0 megapixel• Flash undefined
Battery
8/10• Capacity 3000 mAh
• Removable
The battery is not removable, so you can not replace it if it becomes worn or damaged.
Connectivity
10/10• NFC
• Bluetooth 4.2
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• USB microUSB v2.0
• Wireless charging Yes
• Type of SIM card microsim
• Dual Sim
• Dual SIM 4G NO
• Compatible 3G in Spain Yes
• Compatible 4G in Spain Yes
In terms of connectivity, and in addition to the technical specifications that you have left, we can tell you that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + uses a microsim card. This Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + is compatible with networks 4 G in Spain. It offers also NFC.
Analysis
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge +, because size matters
The best
• Lightweight to be a phablet• High quality camera
• Surplus power
• Wireless charging
The worst
• Price• Uncomfortable curved screen
• Camera focus
• Viewing of the screen angles
Specifications
S6 Edge with steroids
Great phones like the public.While to some, among which I include myself, a mobile more than 5 inches us starts somewhat uncomfortable, both in terms of mobility and usability, it is not less true that smartphones like this Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + today we analyze has its market.
With very similar characteristics to the of the recently presented Samsung Galaxy Note 5, the device represents an evolution both in size and in power and battery on the original Edge S6 we met earlier this year in the MWC in Barcelona.
In this analysis of the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge you have all the innovations that presents the Mobile brand, more than a more obvious change of size.
Design and display
It has a body with finishes of metal and Crystal available in gold, white or black, where the physical buttons are limited to the volume controls, the 'home' button with built-in fingerprint reader and a shutdown / lock button located on the right side of the smartphone, as we knew it in its version of 5.1 inches.
The biometric sensor repeat functionality, and besides to unlock smartphone with just place your finger on the top of the Start button, will also make payments securely through Samsung Pay.
The capacitive or virtual multi-tasking and back buttons remain on each side of the Home button of the mobile.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus weighs 153 g and has a thickness of 6.90 mm, while measures 154.40 mm high and 75.80 mm wide. The truth is that in the hand it does feel like a phablet to use, because it is surprisingly light and its grip, supported on the curved screen, is more comfortable than you initially could think.
Right on the screen, we have the front camera, featuring a 5 megapixel sensor.
If you wondered if Samsung would leave out the body its main camera, following the path marked out by Apple in its new iPhone, the answer is Yes. Excelling at the back is the 16 Megapixel camera set to the flash and the heart rate sensor.
Again a slot for MicroSD cards, will miss but Samsung bet by the cloud is more than evident and the single card slot found in the Galaxy S6 + Edge is the NanoSIM card, located on the top edge of the terminal.
The bottom area is reserved for the MicroUSB connector through which loading or transfer data to the device, its speaker, and headset connector.
Of course, stands out this screen Edge, a 5.7 inch curved screen that enables the query notifications, as well as the date and time with a locked terminal.
And Yes, you read well, the key feature we show you in this analysis of Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + is the increase in size of your screen up to 5.7 inches. It's a SuperAmoled display that shows a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. This creates a density of 518 ppp.
The new flagship of Samsung panel has 3 Corning Gorilla Glass protection that ensures resistance against scratches and bumps.
Unfortunately the calibration of this panel is not perfect, since according to the viewing angle of the screen, colors vary from warmer tones (front position to the phone) to more cold and turned off (view more angular).
Nor is it less certain that on some occasions, to write texts in this screen, it costs transferred some of the ends of the screen the cursor by curved their physiognomy. Matter of getting used to.
That Yes, we have managed to reduce the lack of brightness in the ends of the curved screen, something that is appreciated.
Even with these revelations, the analysis of the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge returns to reveal ourselves against one of the best displays on the market in terms of definition, contrast, gamut of color and visibility outdoors.
Hardware and connectivity
In terms of hardware and power, the phablet of curved screen shares specifications with the Galaxy Note 5, presented at the same time the phone today we discussed.
That said, it has the same processor Exynos 7420 eight cores and 64-bit architecture which has the Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. These 8 cores are divided into two groups of four core 2.1 GHz and 1.5 GHz four.
This CPU 4 GB memory RAM joined him. This passage from 3 GB to 4 GB allows you to troubleshoot largely seen in its successor, where there were many users who complained of a fairly irregular memory management.
In this way, Samsung also falls squarely in the marketing of smartphones with this amount of RAM, something which, with the exception of Apple, starts to become a trend among most powerful smartphones this year which starts to give their latest tail, technologically speaking.
As it has become usual, Antutu, Geekbench and 3D MArk have been the benchmarks chosen to give a good example of the power of the new device Samsung star.
The results obtained in the tests to the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge are 22012 points 3D Mark, 1477 points (Single-Core)-4835 points (multi-core) on Geekbench 3; and 58346 points at Antutu.
All these specifications get navigate, run any app from Google Play, or play games so demanding as Real Racing 3 or Mortal Kombat X. During their implementation we have noticed unexpected closings or lag nor execution problems. We have not noticed an excessive overheating of the device, something quite common in smartphones for high performance and extremely slim design.
The extra of RAM present in the team is most evident even in the management of multi-tasking of Samsung. Switch between open applications becomes a completely comfortable experience.
On this occasion, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus website again to highlight the commitment of the company by the cloud, since again the smartphone is available in versions of 32 GB and 64 GB of storage, without an option to expand the space with MicroSD cards.
If we take a look back, we will remember that one of the most criticized of the original S6 Edge points was its low 2,600 mAh battery. The growth in size of the device up to 5.7 inches has allowed manufacturer to integrate a 3,000 mAh battery which, together with its energy-saving system and the Wireless charging may be happy to fans of the brand.
This energy-saving system doubles the autonomy of the battery of the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge, can reach up to two days to base of disable certain functionality, reduce processor performance and move the screen to grayscale.
In testing, the Galaxy S6 Edge + has reached 24 hours of intensive use without much problem, something to take into account in the case of a mobile phone with a panel of 5.7 and such resolution. For a more relaxed use, we have found that the terminal is capable of overcoming the two days of battery life.
Samsung has recently released an update which implements improvements in the management of the energy of the terminal, as well as the stability of wireless charging.
Regarding the connectivity of the device, the mobile has Wi-Fi 802. 11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 and, of course, support for LTE networks.
Like the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge Galaxy and Galaxy Note 5, the S6 + Edge features technology of NFC which enables you to make payments using Samsung Pay. Since Samsung they assured us recently that before the end of the year the system will be available in our country, already existing agreements with major banks.
Samsung Pay mobile payment system is to store your credit card on the phone, through an app to configure it first and then it is only necessary to bring the smartphone to a POS to pay with it, and giving credit to purchase through the fingerprint.
The smartphone speaker is hosted at the bottom, by which to view content with landscape screen or play, must be careful as catch the Edge + to not cover the sound. The audio is clear and powerful whenever the volume is above 60%, below that level is too low.
Camera
At this point, we are going to recover the
feelings of our fellow Iván Muñoz Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge analysis, since
the photographic equipment that mounts the Samsung phablet is virtually the same as the one seen in the Galaxy S6 Edge.That Yes, we must indicate that both cell phones, to share photographic performance, have one of the best camera on the market, but the best.
The resolution and sharpness of the images captured by the 16-Megapixel Samsung CMOS sensor are undeniable. If we should put a but would focus on interiors, where the Chamber accused a slight delay caused by the slightly blurry images aparecan.
In addition to 16 mpx on your rear camera sensor, the system has openness of f1, 9, and image stabilizer similar to optical because they incorporate Lumia 930 and 830, and 6 Plus for Apple iPhone.
An optical stabilizer that is actually useful in situations of low light where you need longer exposure times. As we have already said, it is not perfect, but it fulfills its mission.
The camera can be activated in just 0.7 seconds simply by pressing the Start button twice. An option that once you get used it is really practical.
The focusing system of the Galaxy S6 Edge + in favourable light conditions it is really fast, and the tripping time delay is only 0.3 seconds, somewhat slower than the iPhone 6 (0.12 seconds), but so tiny that it is impossible to give you recognize it.
Mode camera of the Edge S6 + has a system of auto focus on movement, focus selective for more precise control of depth of field, enhanced widescreen mode, a new virtual photo mode with which it is possible to capture objects in 360 degrees, and common photographic filters that both tend to like.
In terms of video recordings, the S6 Edge + can record video UHD 4 K (3840 x 2160) at 30 fps, and incorporates recording mode in slow motion at 240 fps with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, what matches you to the iPhone 6 from Apple. The maximum recording duration is 5 minutes in each mode.
It makes use of stabilizer of digital video that, apparently in this analysis of the S6 Edge Samsung Galaxy Plus, behaves better on video than in the aforementioned Thomas recording.
As a novelty, is implemented the function Live Broadcast with which you can upload your content direct to YouTube.
In addition, incorporates a mode PRO, or professional, who, despite not be compatible with RAW, allows you to control some advanced parameters, such as the depth of field or Bokeh, white balance, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, or the brightness measurement area.
The result is a remarkable camera that is handled with ease in complicated conditions where others do not give the size. In situations with low light, no flash, Samsung Galaxy S6 camera offers image bright and crisp, with a noise below, for example, the iPhone 6 Plus level, and at the height of the photographic titan Lumia 1520.
It is situations more "thankful" differences are shortened while the S6 Plus Edge highlights to maintain a very high level in all circumstances. It is very fast when it comes to capturing images, even in HDR, and as small inconvenience would highlight that the chromatic range is too warm, which leads to that sometimes seems that we are using some kind of filter.
With the camera front Samsung has realized the great power that currently have the selfies and has given it a 5 megapixel sensor and extremely bright optics that competes, face to face, with the camera front of HTC One M9 Ultrapixel, and let ridiculed the iPhone 6.
Among its many options, has beauty in real-time mode, where apart from scaring you, can alter skin tone, face width and even the size of the eyes.
Software
Mark applications are again reduced. There are also well known features of the previous model as a Smart Manager, a unified interface that allows quick access to the most important functions: State of the battery, free storage, use of the RAM or the access to the integrated antivirus software.
The Organization of applications into folders again to be present in TouchWiz, allowing to stay similar-themed programs in their respective containers. This happens both in the home of the Edge S6 + screen drawer of applications the brand's signature, so if you ever can't find any application, you'll find it.
By the way, can also make use of its search engine integrated into the taskbar, so you will be much easier to navigate through the software of Samsung.
At this point, the most interesting software of Samsung mobile is their behavior with the screen Edge.
If we recall the original Galaxy S6 Edge analysis , we saw that Galaxy S6 Edge curve screen functions were limited to be able to display a menu with direct access to our five favorite contacts if we slide off finger inward, or see notifications or other information such as weather, sports scores or stock market information, when the screen is off and suspended phone.
These functions are still present in the S6 Edge +, but added the change of location of the tab that launches the screen Edge functions, moreover, customize it depending on whether you are on the home screen or the lock screen.
Now joins the direct access to contacts, direct access to the applications.
In the same way that telephone numbers with frequent, screen Edge of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + allows you to configure a series of favorite applications to access them with a quick gesture. You can switch between the shortcuts to contacts and apps by sliding your finger from left to right on these menus.
Apart from the functions of the screen Edge, the Edge + from Samsung features as the mode of operation with one hand, which reduces the screen similar to that seen in MIUI, or a simple way that presents a cleaner interface and greater size of icons (ideal for older users).
By course, Direct Call systems, Smart Alert, silence, or displaced palma to capture returns to make Act of presence to enable the use of mobile through the use of gestures.
Sherpa Next returns has appear as virtual assistant at the Samsung station, offering the information needed at every time and place.
Conclusion
With one of the best screens that can be found on the market, its wireless charging system that binds its greater battery capacity, as well as its incredible photographic system, make the Galaxy S6 Edge + terminal of the market reference.
Curved screen is like lentils, it will be like to whom more and like who less. The truth esque favors grip and use in a terminal of such large dimensions, but slightly affects the visibility of the display.
Its price is the characteristic mobile high-end, perhaps somewhat inflated, but according to figures available on the market.
The price of the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge part of the 799 euros for the 32 GB, through to the 899 euros, version if you opt for the 64 GB storage. At the moment mark has no plans to launch a 128 GB model.
After seen on this analysis of the Samsung Galaxy + S6 Edge, we don't have to wait the answer of the user to check whether this increase in size, battery and power is your answer in different sales channels.
Evaluation of the analysis:
• Design 8/10• Display 9/10
• Hardware 10/10
• software9/10
• Camera 9/10
• Battery 8/10
• Connectivity 10/10
• Quality/price 8/10
This article is based on information accessed and updated publications dedicated to digital technology:
PC World en español: (web) http://www.pcworldenespanol.com/ (spanish)Xataca: (web) http://www.xataka.com/ (spanish).
TecnoMagazine: (web) http://tecnomagazine.net/ (spanish) And other websites consulted.