The Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have arrived on the market for several weeks, and early sales results are showing a clear success for the new flagship of the company south -coreana. It is a goal achieved thanks to the quality of the devices or of the fruit of un’azzeccata marketing campaign? Let’s try to figure it out together, reviewing the tests carried out so far on the Samsung Galaxy S6. As always, we begin the specification of the device, summarized in the table below.
PERFORMANCE – In recent weeks AnTuTu has published a report on the best 10 Android smartphones for performance, judgment based on the results of the benchmark AnTuTu (versions 5.6.1 and 5.6.2) sent by users. The test involved different devices very recent, such as the HTC One M9 or the LG G Flex 2. The results are summarized in the chart below.
As you can see, the two new smartphones Koreans have removed much competition , led the HTC One M9. Interestingly, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, despite being superior to the other device, is still at a respectful distance from the “brother” Galaxy S6.
These results are children processor Exynos 7420 that Samsung has decided to install on their devices , in the light of the problems of overheating emerged for the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 810. The company American is the only one that, at technical level, could hold a candle to that produced by Samsung itself, but of course the excessive heat generated during operation affects performance.
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However, one of the devices with the Snapdragon 810, namely the HTC One M9, is in third place, with a score significantly higher than the competition. Qualcomm also gets the fourth place, thanks to the Snapdragon 805 of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The situation is even more evident if you look at the graph below, which shows the performance per processor divided, rather than smartphone: The Exynos 7420 is confirmed at the top, with a net benefit but not sensational than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810.
A comparison with the top of the range however, it could not be complete if it were not included in the equation devices of Samsung’s biggest rival: we are of course talking about Apple and its iPhone. fans of the house of the bitten apple usually dislike benchmark , considered test untrusted to understand what will be the performance of a device for everyday use.
The account YouTube AndroidGameE wanted therefore to compare performance of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and iPhone 6 with an unusual test, even “scientifically” questionable, but still very interesting. It was in fact clocked the time it takes for the two devices to open 16 similar app.
As you can see, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge won the challenge , with a time of 2’9 “, eight seconds less than the time obtained from the iPhone 6 (2 ’17 “). And at this point, without prejudice to the difficulty in understanding the actual reliability of the test, there are to make some considerations. Fans of Apple could highlight, and it would be true that the iPhone 6 is equipped with a processor (the Apple A8) with two cores, combined with a 1 GB RAM, while the Samsung Galaxy S6 can take advantage of the Edge power guaranteed by the 8-core dell’Exynos 7420 with 3 GB of RAM.
The Samsung supporters could argue, however, and would also have their reason, that chipset of the Edge must manage a display of 5 , 1 “with resolution 2560 x 1440 and density of 577 pixels per inch. For its part, the processor of the iPhone 6 is instead to manage a smaller screen (4.7″), with a resolution of 1334 x 750 and a density of 326 ppi.
In the light of these data, objectively the advantage of Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge can be considered significant : Since high resolution and large size “absorb” a lot of processor power, you can easily imagine that if the Exynos should manage a screen resolution and density equal to that of the iPhone 6 detachment would have been greater, and also clearly.
There is also another aspect to consider: most of the app used for the test is optimized for iPhone (and in general for Apple devices), while developers have yet to “take measures “of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and dell’Exynos 7420.
The situation is different when you take into account the graphics performance , at least according to a number of benchmark results reported by Apple Insider . The Galaxy S6, while placing itself at the head of Samsung’s (and therefore, presumably, also of Android devices in general), is still disconnected from the two Melafonino regarding performance in native resolution.
In tests off-screen the Samsung Galaxy S6 is instead very strong , and higher than the two iPhone. It is for this reason that we can not really share the opinion given by Apple Insider, who speaks of “bad engineering decisions” by the company in Asia. In our table, to facilitate comparison, we chose to only report data relative to the Galaxy S6 and two iPhones (the best performance is in red).
STRENGTH – Out of the speech on the performance of the devices, let’s talk about their structural soundness. This is a topic hot enough , especially considering that in recent weeks, reports have emerged according to which the “bendgate” (the tendency to bend the last two iPhone, in particular for the Plus, if exposed to excessive pressure) seems to be resubmitted for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
The test video SquareTrade shows, in fact, that with the same pressure of 110 pounds (about 49 kg), both Galaxy S6 Edge iPhone 6 Plus fold . In addition, where the screen of the iPhone has managed to survive this first stress test, the flagship of Samsung, which will arrive in Italy on April 10, suffered severe damage to the display.
There are already several drop tests on YouTube to assess the strength of both the Samsung Galaxy S6 that the Galaxy S6 Edge. For the latter, in particular, it is an important test, since the presence of a part of the display on the two sides and the glass of the rear shell may make it appear as rather fragile.
The test we propose is to TechRax, that compared to other similar tests has the distinction of run with different angles of fall , just to test the strength of any part device. As you can see, fall on an angle does not create problems for the operation of the device , but obviously leaves a dent in the point of impact. Screen and rear bodywork are unharmed.
The fall on the rear bodywork has instead produced most severe damage , with several cracks appeared in the glass. Similar problems have occurred even with a drop front, with several cracks in the display. In all three cases, however, the device has remained fully functional. Ultimately, if you really have to drop your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you do everything to make it fall on a corner.
Speaking of strength, absolutely critical is the traditional test conducted by those FullMag, who tested a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in a situation that anyone happens quite often: the impact of a .50 caliber bullet . Obviously we are kidding: a test like that is as spectacular as useless for practical purposes, but it’s still interesting.
Much more significant are the scratch test , which verify the resistance a device in the case of chafing or accidental impacts. Once again, we rely on TechRax, which as usual has tested a Galaxy S6 Edge “comparing” with a knife and a hammer. Between brackets, is, it is interesting to note that almost all those who wanted to test the solidity of the new smartphones Koreans have decided to opt for the version of Edge, evidently considered more convincing.
The test of the knife, with blows strong enough , promoted the full Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge : no scratch the Touch Screen or on the rear bodywork. Notches appeared but it was definitely predictable) when to have been put to the test were the edges, using the blade as if it were a saw. A tip: if you are among those trying to hear the noise nuisance rubbing two pieces of metal, put the volume of the video to 0.
Particularly stressful for the device has been tested against a hammer 2.5 pounds (about 1.1 kg). When the gear was fate fall on the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge by about ten centimeters tall, once again the screen remained completely unharmed . The same result was obtained even inflicting blows with an average force: no scratches or cracks.
When the smartphone were inflicted blows particularly violent (enough to break even the surface it is resting) and sold the screen is cracked, but in any case the device has been powered on and running. And the same thing happened when the hammer have become even more vehement: Galaxy S6 Edge was seriously damaged and was also bent, but amazingly continued to work until, more or less the 20th shot, the device has decided enough was enough and took off for good.
Finally, speaking of strength, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Galaxy Edge seem to show a tendency to bend. But be careful not to subject them to this kind of pressure, not to shoot him and hit it with a series of hammer, we can safely say that you should not have problems .
CAMERA – Appearance fundamental to almost all owners of a smartphone, the quality of a camera is as always difficult to assess. The specifications do not say certainly all, but are a good starting point: the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 are otati Edge of a rear camera with 16 MP sensor, autofocus, LED flash and optical image stabilization.
As always, the best way to assess the quality of the camera of a smartphone is to put it in comparison with that of another device . In this case, the relevant comparison is represented by an iPhone 6 Plus. Please note that in some cases the image compression may have altered the quality. As they said once some moviolisti: these are the images, judge for yourself.
No doubt the picture quality varies greatly, for both devices, depending on the lighting conditions and settings. What is certain is that in any case we are talking about two smartphones with cameras at the highest level , which hardly leave unsatisfied customers.
AUTONOMY – It is also vital tests on autonomy of the two devices, because there is no point having a smartphone ultra-performance if he does not get to evening with residual energy. We relied on the tests carried out by Phone Arena to evaluate this aspect.
In this case, to have been taken into consideration was the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, which has raised some doubt about the fact to have a relatively large display (5.1 “), curved on the sides and with excellent definition, which however must be powered by a battery of just 2,600 mAh. The results, which also include the Galaxy S6, are summarized in the table below.
This is a test conducted by benchmark and thus, at least in theory, particularly probative. As you can see, the fears were unfounded: the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge square quietly in the upper reaches of the standings, at a respectful distance from the devices normally top in the rankings of this type, but still in an elevated position. However, it is significant the net detachment (almost an hour) struck to “brother” Galaxy S6 .
C ‘ is still a key issue to note: while offering autonomy to the top devices like the Motorola DROID Turbo or the Sony Xperia Z3 need several hours of charging, the Galaxy S6 Edge are enough 83 minutes to return to the maximum, and time even reduced to 78 minutes in case of a Galaxy S6. Then taking into account the charging time, the two new smartphones Koreans seem to offer extensive guarantees in terms of independence .
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