How Does The Samsung Galaxy S6 Compare to The S5

This years Mobile World Congress bought us a look at the new Samsung Galaxy S6. It was an exciting showcase which gave many of those lucky enough to be in attendance, and who managed to catch a glimpse, something to get excited about again following last years release of the rather uninspired S5.

The S6 runs with a Quad High Definition at 2560 x 1440 pixels which is certainly a step up from the S5’s full-HD offering. The newbie handset has also managed to resolve the finicky fingerprint sensor issue that S5 owners suffered with which now means you can simply touch it much like the newest iPhone works instead of awkwardly having to swipe along in order to unlock the home screen.

The battery for the S6 is no longer removable and has even shrunk in size but now allows you to charge it wirelessly and it can charge 50% quicker than its predecessor. But even with this boost in charge time the non-replaceable battery could really be making some Galaxy fans out there mightily concerned.

There’s been a tidying up in the ‘pre-installed’ areas of the S6 making it a little cleaner and not as packed out as the former smartphone. The handset itself has also managed to clean itself up to become a much more visually appealing as a successor to the not so alluring Galaxy S5. Samsung have decided to switch out the plastic dimpled rear plate with chrome-like edges and bring in a much more strengthened metallic base.

Overall the S6 is a little smaller, a smidge lighter and has even bolstered its front camera up to 5MP. It’s upped the S5’s Quad-Core setup to Octa-Core and the display itself has also picked things up in the resolution department. It’s all well and good but with Samsung now landing with the decision to provide their S6 handsets with non-expandable memory and a non-removable battery will this put off Samsung users and give them an unwanted push to try elsewhere?

Hopefully there’ll be some rather attractive new Galaxy S6 contract deals that will help sway the final decisions of Samsung users who are still on the fence about continuing their love affair with the popular range of mobile smartphones. Without its standard microSD card slot this time around you may be having to shell out a few more pounds to get an S6 with good enough internal storage to equal that of its bland predecessor.