Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge Review: Specs Summary - New Premium Samsung Phones with Metallic Frames

After numerous leaks, Samsung finally launched its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, and its dual curved edge version, the Galaxy S6 Edge, last Sunday at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

As soon as the launch took place, the two phones became hot topics in the news, with many people welcoming the new Samsung devices encased in metal and glass.

Metal and glass are by far the two defining features of the Galaxy S6 and its curved cousin, the S6 Edge, which has a screen that curves down towards the back on both sides. Both devices come with premium metal frames and Gorilla 4 glass covering their front and back, which cause them to reflect light beautifully.

Both the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge have a 5.1-inch screen that has a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a super sharp density of 577 pixels per inch. One reason being provided for this increase in screen density is that the devices are designed for use with the Gear VR.

The specs on the devices reveal that although they may look different, on the inside they are actually very much alike. Both have touch-type fingerprint scanners, come loaded with Android 5.0 and have similar Exynos 7420 octa core processors manufactured by Samsung that are billed as the "first 14nm mobile processors with 64-bit platform."

However, in a major departure from the Galaxy S5, the new Samsung flagship does not have microSD slots and removable batteries. Battery size has also been reduced to 2550mAh in the Galaxy S6 while the Galaxy S6 Edge has a 2600mAh battery. This smaller battery, according to Samsung, is sufficient as 10 minutes of charging will result in four hours of battery life. The two new phones also support two wireless charging standards.

As for the rest of the features of the phones, both come with a 16 megapixel camera that becomes operational seven seconds after being opened. The camera on both phones also has optical image stabilization.

Both devices have Samsung Pay, which is a combination of Near Field Communication, or NFC, and Magnetic Secure Transmission, or MST. Samsung pointed out that this is superior to Apple Pay.