<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Android-based	O
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
,	O
released	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Succeeding	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
S6	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
singular	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
in	O
two	O
variations	O
unveiled	O
and	O
marketed	O
together	O
—	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
—	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
differentiated	O
primarily	O
by	O
having	O
a	O
display	O
that	O
is	O
wrapped	O
along	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Unpacked	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
MWC	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
marking	O
a	O
counter-utilitarian	O
and	O
fashion-oriented	O
course	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Samsung	B-Application
Unpacked	O
event	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
(	O
alongside	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
unveiled	O
a	O
third	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
larger	O
phablet-sized	O
display	O
(	O
5.7	O
inches	O
instead	O
of	O
5.1	O
)	O
and	O
more	O
memory	B-Architecture
(	O
4GB	O
instead	O
of	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
an	O
infrared	O
transmitter	O
used	O
for	O
remote	O
controlling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
still	O
features	O
characteristics	O
from	O
prior	O
models	O
,	O
its	O
construction	O
was	O
revamped	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
metal	O
unibody	O
frame	O
and	O
glass	O
backing	O
instead	O
of	O
plastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
promoted	O
an	O
improved	O
camera	O
,	O
streamlined	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
major	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	O
payments	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
magnetic	O
strip	O
from	O
a	O
credit	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
devices	O
 '	O
upgraded	O
build	O
quality	O
over	O
prior	O
models	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
their	O
displays	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
storage	O
using	O
microSD	O
cards	O
or	O
remove	O
the	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
water	O
resistance	O
were	O
panned	O
as	O
being	O
potentially	O
alienating	O
to	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
also	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
making	O
enough	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
curved	O
display	O
to	O
justify	O
its	O
increased	O
cost	O
over	O
the	O
standard	O
model	O
on-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
's	O
successor	O
began	O
to	O
surface	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
would	O
be	O
using	O
an	O
in-house	O
Exynos	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
810	O
on	O
the	O
S6	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
surrounding	O
overheating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
competitor	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
disputed	O
the	O
allegations	O
surrounding	O
the	O
810	O
;	O
although	O
demo	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
810-equipped	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Flex	I-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
experienced	O
signs	O
of	O
possible	O
overheating	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
emphasized	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
pre-release	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early-February	O
2015	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
S6	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
metal	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
in	O
a	O
normal	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
curved	O
along	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
officially	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
during	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
Unpacked	O
2015	O
event	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
10	O
April	O
2015	O
in	O
20	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
are	O
marketed	O
solely	O
under	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
brand	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
references	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
removed	O
;	O
sales	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
phones	O
have	O
been	O
impacted	O
by	O
historical	O
relations	O
between	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
brand	O
was	O
"	O
well-established	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
models	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
address	O
criticisms	O
and	O
feedback	O
received	O
from	O
prior	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
target	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
users	O
;	O
during	O
its	O
unveiling	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
placed	O
a	O
particular	O
focus	O
on	O
design	O
,	O
its	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
these	O
goals	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
capabilities	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
were	O
removed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
waterproofing	O
USB	O
3.0	O
port	O
,	O
MicroSD	O
expandable	O
internal	O
storage	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-Definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
user-replaceable	O
;	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
major	O
holdout	O
from	O
the	O
trend	O
against	O
removable	O
batteries	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
S6	O
's	O
fast	O
AC	O
charging	O
and	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
both	O
major	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
needs	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
remove	O
and	O
replace	O
the	O
Lithium-Ion	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
of	O
denying	O
users	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
their	O
batteries	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
postponed	O
throughout	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
until	O
users	O
be	O
"	O
confident	O
about	O
charging	O
their	O
phones	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
Justin	O
Denison	O
,	O
then-vice	O
president	O
of	O
product	O
strategy	O
at	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
on	O
stage	O
at	O
the	O
Unpacked	O
2015	O
Episode	O
1	O
keynote	O
event	O
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
mockery	O
commercial	O
for	O
the	O
preceding	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
against	O
iPhones	B-Device
 '	O
non-replaceable	O
batteries	O
was	O
aired	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
as	O
"	O
wall	O
huggers	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
their	O
incessant	O
dependence	O
on	O
wall	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
software	O
was	O
also	O
simplified	O
;	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
representative	O
stated	O
that	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
in	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
were	O
removed	O
or	O
streamlined	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
S5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
line	O
retains	O
similarities	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
previous	O
models	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
uses	O
a	O
unibody	O
frame	O
made	O
of	O
aluminium	O
alloy	O
6013	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
a	O
curved	O
bezel	O
with	O
chamfered	O
sides	O
to	O
improve	O
grip	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
speaker	B-Device
grille	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
3.5mm	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
connector	I-Device
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
MicroUSB	O
2.0	O
type	O
B	O
charging	O
port	O
,	O
located	O
there	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
"	O
White	O
Pearl	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Black	O
Sapphire	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Gold	O
Platinum	O
"	O
color	O
finishes	O
;	O
additional	O
"	O
Blue	O
Topaz	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Emerald	O
Green	O
"	O
finishes	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
edition	O
,	O
in	O
promotion	O
of	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Age	O
of	O
Ultron	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
additional	O
colour	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
carries	O
some	O
regressions	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
over	O
the	O
S5	B-Application
;	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
a	O
MicroSD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
reverts	O
to	O
a	O
micro-USB	O
2.0	O
port	O
from	O
USB	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
2550mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
2600mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
both	O
non-user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
and	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
are	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
2.0	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
reach	O
charging	O
speeds	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
15	O
Watts	O
if	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
compatible	O
charger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
line	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
64-Bit	O
Exynos	O
7	O
Octa	O
7420	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
2.1GHz	O
Cortex-A57	O
cores	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
1.5GHz	O
Cortex-A53	O
cores	O
,	O
and	O
3GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
while	O
4GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
for	O
the	O
S6	O
Edge+	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
phones	O
to	O
utilize	O
64-Bit	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processor	O
is	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
14	B-Algorithm
nm	I-Algorithm
FinFET	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
would	O
improve	O
its	O
energy	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
32	O
,	O
64	O
,	O
or	O
128GB	O
of	O
non-expandable	O
storage	O
,	O
implementing	O
Universal	B-Device
Flash	I-Device
Storage	I-Device
2.0	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5.1-inch	O
1440p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
;	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
while	O
the	O
S6	O
Edge+	O
features	O
a	O
5.7-inch	O
1440p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
,	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
S6	O
Edge+'s	O
display	O
is	O
slightly	O
curved	O
around	O
the	O
two	O
lengthwise	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
as	O
aggressively	O
as	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
line	O
supports	O
both	O
the	O
Qi	O
and	O
Power	O
Matters	O
Alliance	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-Definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S2	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
additional	O
Qualcomm	O
MDM9635M	O
modem	O
for	O
CDMA	O
support	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
units	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
(	O
Sony	O
Exmor	O
RS	O
IMX240/Samsung	O
ISOCELL	O
S5K2P2	O
)	O
with	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
device	O
,	O
a	O
bundled	O
slow-motion	O
video	O
editor	O
allows	O
viewing	O
custom	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
recorded	O
footage	O
at	O
adjustable	O
speeds	O
and	O
exporting	O
it	O
for	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
was	O
also	O
upgraded	O
from	O
2.1	O
megapixels	O
to	O
5	O
megapixels	O
,	O
supports	O
1440p	O
video	O
recording	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
device	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
aperture	O
of	O
f/1.9	O
and	O
being	O
equipped	O
with	O
HDR	O
viewfinder	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
front	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double-pressing	O
the	O
Home	O
button	O
launches	O
the	O
camera	O
app	B-Application
,	O
while	O
it	O
launched	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
then	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
digital	O
assistant	O
software	O
,	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
phones	O
released	O
between	O
2012	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
include	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
swipe	O
gesture	O
controls	O
for	O
accessing	O
camera	O
modes	O
and	O
gallery	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
mode	O
selector	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
flat	B-Application
two-row	O
icon+label	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
update	O
added	O
manual	O
camera	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
released	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
while	O
the	O
S6	O
Edge+	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchWiz	B-Application
has	O
been	O
streamlined	O
on	O
the	O
S6	O
with	O
a	O
refreshed	O
,	O
minimal	O
design	O
and	O
fewer	O
bundled	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
newly	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
custom	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Microsoft	O
apps	O
are	O
bundled	O
,	O
including	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
OneNote	B-Application
and	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
S6	O
Edge+	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
designate	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
contacts	O
for	O
quick	O
access	O
by	O
swiping	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
contacts	O
are	O
also	O
color-coded	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
face	O
down	O
,	O
the	O
curved	O
sides	O
will	O
also	O
glow	O
in	O
the	O
contact	B-Protocol
's	O
color	O
to	O
signify	O
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Night	O
Clock	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Edge	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sprint	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
AT&T	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
versions	O
remove	O
some	O
features	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
unbranded	O
and	O
unlocked	O
version	O
,	O
like	O
Smart	O
Manager	O
,	O
Simple	O
Sharing	O
(	O
only	O
AT&T	O
)	O
and	O
Download	O
Booster	O
(	O
only	O
Sprint	O
and	O
AT&T	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-handed	O
operation	O
mode	O
,	O
an	O
accessibility	O
feature	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
2013	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
and	O
Note	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
Plus	O
while	O
missing	O
on	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
on-screen	O
navigation	O
and	O
volume	O
keys	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
selected	O
app	B-Application
and	O
contact	B-Protocol
shortcuts	O
(	O
S5	B-Application
only	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
device	O
to	O
include	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
payments	O
service	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
LoopPay	O
,	O
a	O
crowdfunded	O
startup	O
company	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
acquired	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
incorporates	O
technology	O
by	O
LoopPay	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
magnetic	O
secure	O
transmission	O
"	O
(	O
MST	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
transmits	O
card	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
pay	O
terminal	O
's	O
swipe	O
slot	O
using	O
an	O
electromagnetic	O
field	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
terminal	O
to	O
register	O
it	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
a	O
normally	O
swiped	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
but	O
enabled	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
flagship	O
devices	O
since	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
support	O
splitting	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
show	O
two	O
applications	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
phone	O
to	O
support	O
floating	O
pop-up	O
multi	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-window	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
applications	O
are	O
launched	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
split-screen	O
app	B-Application
drawer	O
(	O
accessed	O
through	O
holding	O
the	O
task	O
key	O
or	O
tapping	O
an	O
icon	O
in	O
recent	O
apps	O
drawer	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
floating	O
side	O
bar	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
although	O
floating	O
pop-up	O
windows	O
can	O
float	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
applications	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
multi-window	O
,	O
the	O
split-screen	O
app	B-Application
launching	O
interface	O
requires	O
an	O
unsupported	O
application	O
to	O
be	O
minimized	O
first	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
launching	O
a	O
multi-window	O
supported	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-window	O
applications	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
launched	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
an	O
app	B-Application
listed	O
in	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
recently	O
accessed	O
apps	O
that	O
is	O
accessed	O
using	O
the	O
task	O
key	O
that	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
the	O
S6	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
models	O
,	O
the	O
Edge	O
Display	O
feature	O
supports	O
wider	O
panels	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
amount	O
of	O
functionality	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
to	O
the	O
European	O
,	O
American	O
,	O
Canadian	O
and	O
Indian	O
Variants	O
After	O
the	O
update	O
the	O
UI	O
(	O
User	O
Interface	O
)	O
was	O
redesigned	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
except	O
Video	O
Enhancer	O
,	O
Screen	O
Resolution	O
Adjuster	O
,	O
Performance	O
Mode	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
while	O
recording	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
S6	O
family	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
the	O
January	O
2019	O
security	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
device	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
torch	O
toggle	O
shortcut	O
in	O
the	O
drop-down	O
quick	O
control	O
menu	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
screen	O
widget	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
accessible	O
quicker	O
and	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
leave	O
an	O
opened	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
early	O
reviewers	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
higher	O
quality	O
design	O
over	O
previous	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
refinements	O
to	O
its	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
significantly	O
smaller	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
bloat	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
were	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
I	O
’ve	O
felt	O
like	O
Samsung	B-Application
might	O
finally	O
be	O
grappling	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
ought	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
an	O
ontological	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
raised	O
concerns	O
over	O
the	O
S6	O
's	O
regressions	O
in	O
functionality	O
over	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
battery	O
being	O
both	O
smaller	O
in	O
capacity	O
and	O
non-user-replaceable	O
,	O
the	O
missing	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
alienate	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
who	O
were	O
attracted	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
due	O
to	O
their	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
felt	O
while	O
its	O
dual-sided	O
curved	O
screen	O
was	O
better-designed	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
curved	O
display	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
step	O
backwards	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
edge-specific	O
features	O
available	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
edge	O
bending	O
into	O
existing	O
screen	O
space	O
rather	O
than	O
extending	O
by	O
160	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
providing	O
no	O
true	O
justification	O
for	O
purchasing	O
the	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
over	O
the	O
non-curved	O
S6	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
do	O
anything	O
beyond	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
'll	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
money	O
to	O
some	O
people	O
because	O
of	O
how	O
it	O
looks	O
and	O
the	O
air	O
of	O
exclusivity	O
it	O
communicates.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
performance	O
,	O
The	O
Verge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
S6	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
fastest	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
I	O
've	O
ever	O
used	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
solved	O
any	O
slowdowns	O
you	O
might	O
experience	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
with	O
brute	O
force.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
made	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
specified	O
when	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	O
's	O
Project	O
Zero	O
unit	O
publicized	O
eleven	O
"	O
high-impact	O
"	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
discovered	O
in	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
distribution	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
the	O
S6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
6	O
million	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
units	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
consumers	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
units	O
sold	O
within	O
a	O
similar	O
timeframe	O
,	O
but	O
failing	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
record	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
S4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
facing	O
competition	O
by	O
other	O
vendors	O
that	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
declining	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
a	O
lower	O
net	O
profit	O
,	O
and	O
foreseeing	O
a	O
"	O
difficult	O
business	O
environment	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
during	O
its	O
second	O
quarter	O
earnings	O
report	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
adjusting	O
"	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
S6	O
and	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	O
Edge+	O
shared	O
almost	O
a	O
similar	O
fate	O
albeit	O
lagging	O
behind	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
