With Galaxy S6 edge +, Samsung has decided to enter uncharted territory, namely that of the phablet level premium but without the characteristic pen Series Notes. The phone is therefore voluminous but at the same time showcases one of the best design on the market : you can discuss life on the utility of a smartphone 5.7 ” or design Dual Edge , but S6 edge + is an important step forward in terms of pure innovation.
Despite being presented with the notes 5 during the hot days of August, Galaxy S6 edge + arrives in Italy well ahead of its counterpart with pen and is, at the moment, the ideal solution for those looking for a terminal no compromise Large and obviously has a good budget to spend. Right now, the official store sells S6 edge + basic version of 32 GB to 839 € , a substantial figure for a smartphone that – obviously – restricts much the target audience and which is justified by choices of design and technical state of the art.
what it is it is known to most: Galaxy S6 edge + is a phablet 5.7 ” with the same design of the smaller version , the edge (without “plus”), 5.1 ‘ ‘. So we can find the frame with metal casing, the design Dual Edge with both sides curved at the ends and the same combination of metal and glass that made us appreciate the predecessor, all topped by a Gorilla Glass 4 that promises an important resistance to small accidents everyday. Remain of course the “cons” of such a design choice, and in particular the non-removable battery and no SD slot micro : Whereas the telephone is available in 128GB ( only 32 and 64 GB), an extra memory would have made sense. Being in the mood for criticism, we hope a version 2 edge with no protruding rear camera : we know that there are technical limitations and that Samsung is in good company when it comes to “protruding objectives”, but it goes without saying a profile that would be something else completely smooth. It is said that there will come quickly.
Big and strong, but also thin
Despite the temptation is strong, we do not go back on the speech of the utility or otherwise of a mobile 5.7 ” and assume that using it is just a person looking a terminal of this type. Galaxy S6 Edge + is being appealed by the quiet simplicity , does not slide easily and has a considerable weight (153 grams) that suggests a sense of strength, but Avoid dropping : the metal frame might not like. The rear bodywork is a great view, but the glass that dominates “capture” fingerprints like few other mobile should be cleaned on a frequent basis, or you can opt for a protective cover.
For the rest, shortly to be added compared to the standard and, above all, than the Galaxy S6 edge: the arrangement of keys, physical and capacitive, is the usual, there is the fingerprint sensor but this time the door is missing IR , useful for using your smartphone as a remote control directed. Galaxy S6 edge + supports the nano SIM and the door is located on the upper frame of the phone, where there is also a second microphone for active noise cancellation during calls; below, we find the same formation of Galaxy S6 edge or micro USB socket, headphone jack and speaker, while the rear bodywork are located the 16 Mpixel camera slightly protruding , the sensor cardio and flash LED.
In terms of connectivity, the Galaxy S6 edge + is the ultimate: we find not only a modem LTE cat9 supporting up to 450 MB / s on the downlink , but also Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.2 with support aptX, MHL USB output up to 2160p and the classic NFC, the company has designed not only for the immediate classic pairing and sharing, but above all for the big launch of Samsung Pay.
Il display is really his forte
The first thing that strikes you is obviously the display, which is also one of the strengths of this phone. Samsung has decided to opt for a Super AMOLED 5.7 ” dual-edge available with Diamond Pattern and high resolution Quad HD, basically the same as the model edge simple but larger and a ppi (pixels per inch) of 518. Apart from the technical evaluations, the first impact with this super AMOLED is remarkable : the image is extremely vivid and contrast and gives the impression of be drawn on the screen, with a very intense blue tones and that – while moving away a bit ‘from the classic canons of naturalness – are intense and pleasing to the eye.
brightness and high contrast of course to be a discreet OLED , despite being lower than the best LCD on the market: the nice thing is that the display is readable even outdoors in fine weather and without difficulty, about the automatic brightness that – under these conditions – provides adjustments rather fast and very efficient.
The display can be adjusted to different settings, from basic that is closest to the concept of naturalness to AMOLED Video that enhances the vividness of colors or AMOLED photos that in addition to the colors push hard also on the contrast. Whereas this is not a TV and then we are more likely to accept a good impact at the expense of natural, to see a movie in AMOLED Video is a remarkable experience (display size excluded, of course) . Also good viewing angle in both directions, even if it remains the usual limit dell’Amoled, or the fact that optimal angles to the display tends towards dominant colors blue or green.
and instrumental measurements confirmed by the presence of a display of high-level : measured in “ basic “, the color space is perfectly within the parameters and colorimetry is very well balanced, with a very low level of error. A result of high-profile, only with a peak brightness slightly subdued, but as I said previously to ‘ practical act this does not affect the readability that are still good even when beating the sun, especially in automatic mode.
Performance high-profile
One digit (List) above 800 euro it is legitimate to ask the ultimate in performance. You can not tolerate deficiencies as little storage space, RAM or lacking a SoC unresponsive under high load. Samsung’s answer is its processor Exynos 7420 , the same version of the edge: based on 64bit big.LITTLE architecture, boasts a quad-core 1.5 GHz for routine operations coupled with an additional quad-core 2.1 GHz for the most onerous as 3D gaming, all supported by GPU Mali-T760MP8 and – the main difference with the other “top” of Samsung (including edge) – by 4 GB DDR4 RAM . As you know, the Exynos 7420 is the first mobile processor built with 14-nanometer process and built using 3D FinFET transistor, a processor is the smallest of the previous, consumes less and is more powerful. From the point of view of storage, Galaxy S6 edge + is available in 32 and 64 GB and, as the younger brother, uses memories UFS 2.0 approaching performance SSDs with 350 MB / s in reading and 150 MB / s write.
In cases such as this must be added a twofold evaluation: one that comes from the experience of a week plenty of use and one that can be deduced from the benchmark. Starting from the first, we can only express ourselves positively despite a display decidedly “costly” in terms of pixels and therefore need performance, we found situations where the hardware is gone in trouble. Nothing to say, of course, in the activity routine, where the lag is infinitesimal and maximum reliability, but no jamming even in the activities of multitasking “pushed” as a navigation on Google Maps added to the music streaming via LTE with very short steps (forced ) on the browser and on the mailbox. While many lower-end handsets sob, more because of the low RAM that limits the SoC, Here goes smoothly; the phone warms enough under these circumstances, but nothing that can adversely affect the overall impressions.
Good reception quality through the earpiece which as mentioned also makes use of the noise-canceling microphone with superior, beautiful and “massive” the only speaker present, that to be miniaturized is able to raise its voice if required. The quality is that is, of course, but even here there seems above average. The videos flow nicely: you just set the phone we decided to give him a meal immediately few trailers loaded from the outside, and even some full HD 4K, to be played by the classic app Video phone. Considering the 4K, there shall be no indecision level of fluency. Instead, in these circumstances you can appreciate the quality of the OLED, which as mentioned earlier can not be calibrated for the most natural color version AMOLED Video (it prefers the visual impact) but it really makes a great figure. Then there’s the issue, so we could write a book (but try to avoid), on the ‘ whether or not the dual display edge. In a world of apps, games and videos are not optimized for a curved screen edges, the first impression is a bit ‘”strange” (we do not find a better term) in meaning that part of the visual content is part of the outdoor areas and gently fold down following the profile of the smartphone and creating inevitable small distortions.
Web browsing and action games are perhaps the circumstances in which this is most noticeable, especially if you are using the phone in landscape mode. We can not say that, for purely practical solution is optimal , partly because the content will continue to be created for flat panel displays and sometimes they need to interact with touch close the “fold” of the display. At the end you have to get used to, but there is no doubt that an excellent solution in terms of design has repercussions not optimal for the purpose of convenience.
Ditto the talk of games: never indecision and high framerate in securities very costly as Eternity Warriors IV , Asphalt 8 Airborne and so on. Here presumably the 4 GB of RAM and storage of new memories are crucial: uploads are faster and the games never show slowdowns, microblocks or similar even in moments of maximum impact and with many visible effects. From a hardware such is legitimate to ask this, but do not forget that there is also a display Quad HD “move”, and top performance are not always granted. All benchmarks we performed on the phone gave results at the top, of course in line with other products in high-end branded Samsung, including Notes 5 and edge.
Speech very important, but payable in a nutshell, it is the autonomy: 3,000 mAh battery holds up very well the demands of power user that certainly have no need to practice behaviors “so economical” or turn the ad hoc to arrive at night safely. Routine use and thrifty pushes the phone far beyond the day of use, while very interesting is the technology of fast charge that uses the supplied adapter and fully charge the device – according to our survey – in about 80 minutes.
The software makes the difference
A very important aspect of Galaxy S6 edge + on the software side. The smartphone is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop fact on which interventions customization Samsung are quite full-bodied and converge in the classic UI TouchWiz. Nothing too as they did in the past, but it is obvious that – accomplices also the peculiarities of edge +, interventions Samsung were not marginal.
The user experience remains pleasant at all times : the operation to be performed is always available quickly in spite of the multitude of options and not seeing special overlaps between app pre-installed (browser excluded), many of which house of Samsung. We find, therefore, the latest incarnation of the classic S Health, which uses the phone’s sensors to monitor the status of the user form, but also the voice assistant S Voice, Samsung browser (rather quick to tell the truth, although it will most definitely used Chrome) and S Planner calendar; very interesting, also, the Smart Manager, which analyzes the state of the phone and proposed corrective actions, without forgetting Knox for an additional level of protection, but also the custom app for the phone – with a classic look Material – one for email, messaging app that looks very clean and good completeness of functionality – including spam filter – and much more. Then we find Briefing Flipboard directly accessible from the home screen and multiwindow capabilities that make sense here by virtue of the size of the screen, while the Office suite is pre-installed but are links (as an icon of ‘ app) to download applications from the Play Store.
But above all they are interesting features “edge”, ie those that exploit the beveled edges of the display, or better than one (the default is the right, but can also be turned to the left). Replicating the situation end of the edge, again Samsung has tried to make the most of this little area that is a bit ‘the distinguishing feature of the phone in question. So we have the opportunity to use to display the time at night (up to 12 hours), to view notifications and specific information (such as the weather, the titles of some news etc.) and to light by reporting that we received a notification . You can also associate five positions as many contacts “top” and recall them quickly without using traditional methods, and also the five applications you use most. The edge screen also can be activated by swipe from phone off : it takes a while, but it actually works.
On the real usefulness depends a bit ‘from the situations: far from being a decisive factor, you mostly get used to his existence after which you can also use to make faster routine operations , and in this sense it is still a “plus” pleasant. Hardly anyone will buy this phone for features edge (rather do it for the look and for its sharp flavor hi-tech), but at least it should be acknowledged in Samsung have exploited this tiny area trying to give her a practical value as well as aesthetic .
Never change a winning team: excellent camera
Despite the sub-picture video is one of the strengths of the product, the speech to do is not the most complex. Whereas Galaxy Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are undoubtedly two of the best camera-phone market, the company has decided to propose again the weblog Sony IMX240 sensor with 16 million pixels on board and coupling it with optics f / 1.9 already analyzed on the Edge. At the software level, the app used by default by Samsung is – in our opinion – a good compromise between functionality fully automatic special effects of any kind and can be adjusted by means of a manual mode “pro”.
is so satisfying both the novice user, which is not asked any powers and simply has to take, is the most “smart” that – even without entering the photographic concepts evolved – loves to pan, one slow motion, apply an effect back and share everything on social (here there is also a video transmission mode Live on your YouTube channel ). But the same camera is also suitable for more advanced settings ratings thanks to the pro , through which the user can act not only on the resolution, but also the focus in manual mode, the ISO sensitivity on exposure compensation, white balance and so on: if the space is not a problem (consider that the simple JPG 16 Mpixels weigh on average 7 MB) there is also the option to shoot in RAW, while for video arrive smoothly at Ultra HD 2160p 30 fps with a bit rate of 50 Mb / s or pass the slow motion 720p from 120 frames. For selfie we find a front end 5 megapixel 1/4 ” weblog Samsung with 22mm equivalent lens and f / 1.9.
during use striking responsiveness of focus and – above all – speed shutter and image storage, which obviously affected positively installed hardware from SoC to fast memory storage. The results confirm the excellent reputation of this series of Samsung devices: apart from the “weight” of the image, far from negligible, the daytime picture is very rich in detail, very vivid (though without the ‘ use of special filters) and with compression just mentioned that does not generate artifacts important. High dynamic range that – in case of need – makes use of the HDR mode automatic and great versatility in all shooting situations are other sensations that originate from a few days of very intense use. At night, of course it gets worse but remains at a fairly good, with bright pictures losing a bit ‘of fine detail but do not give in in front of the noise and compression. Not bad.
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