Claims that Samsung's Galaxy S6 will make the "best of the best" in smartphone showdown seems to be true with latest reports, while strong rival Apple's iPhone 6 will make a scratch in the head. Real war begins next week at the Mobile World Congress.
The South Korean tech giant primarily boasts Galaxy S6's design with the build edges are made rounder and more convenient. A report from the Korea Herald said that major mobile carriers in the US-Sprint, Vodafone, and T-Mobile-love Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in a meeting with Samsung's executives.
The carriers said that Samsung "could beat Apple's hot-selling iPhone 6 at least in terms of design," a report said. Samsung has been generous to tech geeks by its teasers and hints recently, and subtly showing off to marketing master Apple that table will soon be turned.
An impressive metal chassis, more efficient Exynos chipset, an overhauled TouchWiz, and an all-new functional camera for both of Samsung's future devices had been confirmed already. Although the metal chassis has first been acquired by Apple followed by HTC, Samsung is confident to get away from the pack.
Elsewhere, Galaxy Note 4's sales have reportedly shrunk badly, which Samsung considers putting on high stakes when Galaxy S6 comes out in the market. Galaxy S6's small battery is also another issue that consumes up life too badly. In a benchmarking site, Galaxy S6 shows better result iPhone 6 with almost a land slide winning streak for the Korean top smartphone brand.
Galaxy S6 hits an impressive 5,478 multi-core points over iPhone 6's 2,885 score. Galaxy S6's last record surfaced on January 26, 2015. In single-core category, however, iPhone 6 pulled off 1,627 points, while Galaxy S6 managed 1,520 points.
In Apple's line, iPhone 6 came second after its iPad Air 2 with a whopping 4,531 multi-core points, even smaller than Galaxy S6's.
This figure suggests that tech geeks can hold on to Samsung's promise to make Galaxy S6 a new flagship smartphone in the family and will bring a distinguished remark on its debut on March 1 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.
According to a Korean news site Naver (via Google Translate), one thing Samsung Galaxy S6 can do that iPhone 6 cannot is the built-in support for wireless charging. Among the Galaxy S line, S6 is expected to showcase glass-made front and back panels to enable wireless charging feature. In terms of battery capacity, Galaxy S6 is rumored to hold 2,550 mAh, which means a 10-minute charging can last up to four hours of use.
Samsung's is also expected to boast a 20MP camera with optical image stabilization capacity, while Apple will only have 8MP. In terms of storage, the iPhone series has been offering up to 128GB which more likely be present in the latest line, while Galaxy S6 sticks to the 16GB space.
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