The new firmware is being rolled out over-the-air for all users on Sprint owning the latest Galaxy
S6 phone series.
Not exact matches
One thing Samsung has going for it is the option to theme the entire system — things that are generally untouchable without extensive modding on other
phones are pretty easy to change on compatible
phones (
S6 and Note 5
series and later) thanks to Samsung's theme library.
Samsung's Galaxy
S6 series marked a turning point for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S line, and now it seems that family will also have the honor of being the first Galaxy S
phones to get three years of support from Samsung, if reports of a planned update to Android 8.0 (Oreo) are true.
And as good as the Galaxy
S6 series was, the refinement in this year's
phones is noticeable.
We can also see why Samsung may choose to drop the Edge name from its Note
series, as the
phone is simply a larger form of the existing Galaxy
S6 Edge.
The Galaxy
S6 is the last Samsung
phone with a flat screen, and after that, every single «Galaxy S»
series device has a dual curved display.
Flagship
phones — Apple iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy
S6, LG's G, Sony Xperia Z4, HTC One M9, Lenovo Moto X, and Microsoft 930
series (superseded).
Cost aside, if we're to choose a
phone in this latest
series, we'd have to go with the Samsung Galaxy
S6 edge mainly because it's every bit the class - leading performer of its sibling, but in a more aesthetically pleasing design.
It is equally plausible that the chipset that is mostly known for its presence in the Galaxy
S6 series made its way into a BlackBerry
phone.
While it's no certainty, the proximity there to Galaxy
S6 -
series model numbers may suggest that we're looking at a handset with substantial similarities — whether in terms of silicon or design — to Samsung's flagship
phones.
While the two Google
phones and the Xperia Z5
series have already been updated to the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat and Android 7.0 Nougat respectively, we've only seen flashes of the same as far as Samsung Galaxy
S6 and Galaxy Note 5 are concerned (although these Sammy devices are getting Android 7.0 Nougat).
The
S6 and
S6 Edge are the first Galaxy S
series phones to feature OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) camera tech.
It is nice to see, that Samsung supports older
phones with security updates (J1 2016,
S6) and middle
series like A5 2017 and A7 2017, but WTF where is the support for the highend Galaxy Note 8 950F??? We are still on August security update!
Samsung has released a mid-range Galaxy A
series that has inherited much of what made the Galaxy
S6 and S7 the best - selling Android flagship
phones in Australia.
New software updates rolling out to multiple carrier and unlocked
phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Note 5,
S6 series, J7 2015, LG G6 and Moto Z
series
If the Galaxy
S6 and
S6 Edge revolutionized Samsung's flagship
phone, the S7
series could very well refine it to near perfection.
Flagship
phones — Apple iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy
S6, LG's G, Sony Xperia Z3 / 4, HTC One M9, Lenovo Moto X, and Lumia 930
series (superseded).