There’s a lot of ground to cover in the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, but probably the most immediate change is to the design. The Galaxy S6 represents the best that Samsung can make to some extent, as a great deal of the phone is composed of Samsung-made parts to achieve maximum vertical integration as seen in the specs below.ĢG / 3G / 4G LTE (Qualcomm MDM9x25 UE Category 4 LTE)ġ6MP (5132 x 2988) Rear Facing with 1.12 µm pixels, 1/2.6' CMOS size, 31 mm (35mm effective), f/2.2ġ6MP (5132 x 2988) Rear Facing w/ OIS, f/1.9, object tracking AF

Design has become a major priority, and the Galaxy S6 is a radical departure from previous design in terms of almost every design choice. This brings us to the Galaxy S6, which is supposed to be Samsung’s attempt at refocusing their product design and lineup. In comparison to these relatively cheap phones which delivered largely the same experience and hardware, Samsung’s sales crumbled and the Galaxy S5 didn’t meet sales expectations. Other OEMs were able to justify their high-end pricing by delivering a polished software experience and premium hardware design. The real problem was the rise of low-cost flagship phones, which squeezed Samsung significantly. Fundamentally, Samsung had always been competing with Apple and their iPhone line-up at the high end, but Samsung consistently held a price advantage. However, Samsung’s tried and true strategy failed with the Galaxy S5. With the help of strong marketing, Samsung proceeded to dominate the Android market from the days of the Galaxy S2, to the point that almost no other Android OEM was relevant in terms of market share. Since the Galaxy S, this strategy paid off handsomely.

Samsung also seemed to cost-optimize their external shells, favoring polymer builds over glass or aluminum. TouchWiz focused on delivering a full suite of applications even if they were pretty much redundant when compared to Google’s applications. Features like a removable battery and microSD card slot seemed to be a crucial point of differentiation. In general, it felt like Samsung wanted the phone to have every feature possible to please every possible potential customer. While design wasn’t ignored completely, Samsung Mobile had a different set of priorities. As recently as the Galaxy S5, Samsung had a fundamentally different strategy from companies like HTC and Apple.

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