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A hostess displays the Galaxy S6 edge smartphone at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on March 1, 2015. (Reuters Photo/Albert Gea) |
Samsung
Electronics won early praise for its new high-end Galaxy S6 smartphones, with
reviewers saying the devices featured premium materials and innovative design.
The Galaxy
S6 and S6 Edge, with a screen stretching from the front across both sides, were
unveiled on Sunday in Barcelona, with Forbes saying the use of glass and metal
represents “great gains in terms of style.” The BGR website called the S6 and
the S6 Edge “truly fantastic smartphones.”
Samsung’s
Galaxy S range has been criticized for using plastic instead of the metal
frames featured in Apple’s iPhone and high-end devices by rivals running
Google’s Android software. The new phones use an aluminum casing, the South
Korean company’s own processors, as well as payment software and a fingerprint
reader for added security.
“The Galaxy
S6 accomplishes something important for Samsung: It’s a flagship phone that
finally feels like a flagship,” the New York Times said. “Samsung is moving in
a beautiful and powerful new direction, and has indeed created something that
looks and feels new and different.”
Both phones
will be available in gold, white and black. The S6 also comes in blue, while
the S6 Edge has a green version. The phones, which go on sale from April 10,
have high-speed and wireless charging capabilities. Samsung has not disclosed
the prices.
While
TechRadar praised the phones for their design and upgraded camera, it said the
smaller battery, which cannot be removed, may be a drawback.
Re/Code
said the new devices featured high-quality design and materials with a high-end
feel that should have been part of the S range from the start.
Samsung has
unveiled its “most beautiful phone,” said the Wall Street Journal, while Chosun
Ilbo, a daily newspaper in South Korea, said that dropping the removable
battery and memory slot put the new Galaxy devices into more direct competition
with Apple.
Still, the
changes have resulted in a more sophisticated phone, it said.
Bloomberg
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