Speaking of the glass, unlike the Galaxy S5 which was completely recessed, it is now slightly beveled and sits almost completely flush with the frame edges (more so on the sides than the top and bottom). We’ve seen enough drop tests to know that the phone isn’t immune to shattering, so we’d still recommend buying a nice tempered glass screen protector and/or case just in case. Coloring on the device is handled by luminescent chrome slipped underneath smooth Gorilla Glass 4 that now covers the entire front and back of the device.Īccording to Corning, it’s supposed to be less prone to surface scratches and shattering than Gorilla Glass 3 which was found on the previous Galaxy S5. Samsung’s all too familiar chrome earpiece makes yet another appearance, along with their now trademark oval home button. The good part is that’s where the similarities end. Perhaps Samsung designers never once laid eyes on the iPhone 6 when adding the final touches on the Galaxy S6. It’s entirely possible this is all just one big, silly coincidence. On the opposite side, we now find billet drilled holes where the speaker has, wouldn’t you know it, also been moved from the back to the bottom. Sure a few phones have a similar setup, but it’s even placed to the left of the charging port just like on the iPhone 6. The 3.5mm headphone jack has now moved from top - where it has been since the original Samsung Galaxy S - to an all new position at the bottom of the S6. Instead of avoiding similarities with the iPhone 6, Samsung seems to have wholly embraced them. Yet we still feel like some additional work could have been done to avoid obvious similarities with the iPhone 6. One could easily argue Samsung adopted that design from their ATIV S Windows Phone. But we’d be lying if we said the phone didn’t appear to take a few design cues from a certain other competitor. At first glance, it’s clear the Galaxy S6 is unlike any other Samsung devices before it.
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