Samsung today launched the Galaxy S6 in a bid to reclaim lost market share due to the flop of the Galaxy S5. The new device is probably the best Samsung has ever designed, but it lacks key features and takes a lot from the iPhone 6.
The biggest change Samsung has brought to the table with the Galaxy S6 is its metallic design instead of the traditional plastic. The exterior is truly “six appeal” and the same can be said about the interiors as well.
Since this is Samsung, fans can be sure the specifications of the Galaxy S6 will be out of this world, which it is. The device will come packed with a 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED, Samsung Exynos octacore processor, 3GB of RAM, up to 128GB of internal storage and a fingerprint reader on the home button.
Furthermore, the Galaxy S6 is also rocking a 16-megapixel sharpshooter with image stabilization technology that was first pioneered by the Nokia Lumia Windows Phone devices, and an infrared heart-rate monitor to boot.
Now, while we do enjoy what Samsung has done with the design of the Galaxy S6, we’re not happy with some of the changes made to bring this new design to life. For example, there’s no option to replace the battery, and the SD card slot is dead and gone. It’s funny because in the past Samsung had a string of ads attacking Apple in regards to these missing features.
One ad, in particular, is called the “Wall Hugger”, and it is centered on the fact that the Galaxy devices gave users the option to replace a dead battery without having to hug a wall.
Those who slammed the company for its plastic design should have nothing much to say today because they are the reason why the company made this decision.
What about copying the iPhone 6?
At first glance, the Galaxy S6 might not look exactly as the iPhone 6, but a few more looks and it should be clear as day. The rounded design speaks the language of Apple’s newest baby, along with other tiny changes.
Samsung chose to move the headphone jack to the bottom of the Galaxy S6 to mirror the iPhone 6. The USB charging port no longer has a cover, and the speaker was also moved to the lower part of the phone with a similar grill-hole design to the iPhone 6.
Despite the missing features, the Galaxy S6 still comes off as a solid smartphone, and fans may just have to accept these changes and move on with their lives.
