"5.1.1 ""Lollipop"" with Samsung's TouchWiz software suite. TouchWiz has been streamlined on the S6 with a refreshed design and fewer bundled applications. Several Microsoft apps are bundled with the S6: OneDrive, OneNote and Skype. On the S6 Edge and S6 Edge+, users can designate up to five contacts for quick access by swiping from one of the edges of the screen. The five contacts are also color-coded; when the device is face down, the curved sides will also glow in the contact's color to signify phone calls. The Night Clock feature from the Galaxy Note Edge was carried over to"
"later on the bigger S6 Edge+), a variant whose screen is wrapped along the sides of the device; the curvature is usable for several additional features. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were first released on April 10 2015 in 20 while the S6 Edge+ was released on August 21 2015. Although the overall design of the Galaxy S6 still features some similarities to prior models, the construction of the device itself was revamped, with a metal unibody frame and glass backing instead of plastic. The devices also introduced an improved camera, a streamlined user interface, support for major wireless"
"Samsung Galaxy S7 Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Samsung Galaxy S7 Active are Android smartphones manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The S7 series serves as the successor to the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ and S6 Active released in 2015. The S7 and S7 Edge were officially unveiled on 21 February 2016 during a Samsung press conference at Mobile World Congress, with a European and North American release on 11 March 2016. The S7 Active was unveiled on 4 June 2016, and released on AT&T in the United States on 10 June 2016. The Galaxy"
"Samsung Galaxy A6s The Samsung Galaxy A6s is a midrange Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy A series. It was introduced on 24 October 2018. It is the first Galaxy smartphone not to be manufactured by Samsung, but by Wingtech. Launched in conjunction with the Samsung Galaxy A9s, it is targeted at the chinese market. Its main feature is its 6 inch LCD Infinity Display with curved edges similar to the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The A6s features a 6.0 inch Full HD+ PLS TFT LCD display with a 18:9 aspect ratio. Unlike previous"
"its products would not be included in ""[a] large customer's flagship device"". Fellow competitor LG Electronics disputed the allegations surrounding the 810; although demo units of the 810-equipped LG G Flex 2 at Consumer Electronics Show experienced signs of possible overheating, the company emphasized that they were pre-release models. In early-February 2015, ""Bloomberg News"" reported that the S6 was to have a metal body, and was to be produced in a normal version, and a version with a screen curved along the left and right sides of the device, similarly to the Galaxy Note Edge. The S6's design was officially"
"Ubuntu Edge The Ubuntu Edge was a proposed high-concept smartphone announced by Canonical Ltd. on 22 July 2013. Canonical was seeking to crowdfund a production run of around 40,000 units through Indiegogo. It had the highest target of any crowdfunded project to date, $32,000,000 over a one-month campaign. The Edge was not intended to go into mass production after the initial run, but rather to serve as a demonstration for new technologies for the industry. The Edge fell short of its funding goal, raising only $12,809,906, with 5682 pledges to purchase the standard model of the handset. The Edge was"
"Samsung Galaxy A6 / A6+ (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6 and Samsung Galaxy A6+ are Android high to midrange smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics of South Korea. They were announced on 2 May 2018, first released in Europe, Asia, and Latin America the same month, then released in South Korea, Africa, and China. Samsung Galaxy A6+ is rebranded in South Korea as Galaxy Jean & in China as Galaxy A9 Star lite. Samsung Galaxy A6 Samsung Galaxy A6 runs on Android 8.0 ""Oreo"" right out-of-the-box, running with Samsung Experience 9.0. It has a 16MP camera on both main and front cameras."
"Samsung Galaxy Note Edge The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled during a Samsung press conference at IFA Berlin on September 3, 2014 alongside its sister, the Galaxy Note 4, it is distinguished by a display that curves across the right side of the device, which can be used as a sidebar to display application shortcuts, notifications, and other information. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung presented ""Youm""—concept prototypes for smartphones that incorporated flexible displays. One prototype had a screen curved along the right edge of the phone, while the other had"
"Nokia 6 The Nokia 6 is a Nokia-branded budget smartphone running the Android operating system. It is the first smartphone from Finnish company HMD Global, created through the partial divestment of Nokia's devices division, and the first Nokia-branded smartphone since the Lumia 638, and the first Nokia-branded Android smartphone since the short-lived Nokia X2 in 2014. The phone was first announced for China on 8 January 2017, with a global version announced the following month. The successor to the 2017 Nokia 6, the Nokia 6 (2018) (also known as the Nokia 6.1), was announced on January 5, 2018 in China"
"replace the battery. The Galaxy S6 line retains similarities in design to previous models, but now uses a unibody frame made of aluminium alloy 6013 with a glass backing, a curved bezel with chamfered sides to improve grip, and the speaker grille was moved to the bottom. The devices are available in ""White Pearl"", ""Black Sapphire"", and ""Gold Platinum"" color finishes; additional ""Blue Topaz"" and ""Emerald Green"" finishes are exclusive to the S6 and S6 Edge respectively. The S6 carries some regressions in its design over the S5; it does not contain a MicroSD card slot, and reverts to a"
"2016. Galaxy S7 edge was the most popular handset from South Korean’s 2016 lineup. The Galaxy J3, which is regarded as an entry-level device, found its place in the 6th most popular phone for 2016. The iPhone 6s had around 60 million shipments, whereas the Galaxy S7 edge and other phones from Samsung garnered around 25 million shipments. At release, videos recorded at high frame rates stuttered, with both Exynos and Snapdragon models suffering from the issue. A following firmware update claimed to fix ""flickering video playback after recording"". Some S7 Edge units have an irremovable vertical pink line on"
"FinFET manufacturing process, which the company stated would improve its energy efficiency. It is available with 32, 64, or 128 GB of non-expandable storage, implementing Universal Flash Storage 2.0 standards. The S6 and S6 Edge features a 5.1-inch 1440p Super AMOLED display; similarly to the Galaxy Note Edge while the S6 Edge+ features a 5.7-inch 1440p Super AMOLED display, the S6 Edge and S6 Edge+'s display is slightly curved around the two lengthwise edges of the device, although not as aggressively as the Note Edge. For its rear-facing camera, Galaxy S6 uses the same image sensor with optical image stabilization"
"than it would be if it had a flat display. It makes the whole device smaller and easier to use. That becomes readily apparent when you put the S7 Edge next to other devices with 5.5-inch or similar screens"" like the iPhone 6s Plus (5.5-inch) and Google Nexus 6P (5.7-inch). The quality of the primary (rear-facing) camera has been further improved, despite the megapixel decrease from 16 MP to 12 MP, it has larger 1.4-micron pixels and even faster focusing than its S6 predecessor. There was some criticism of the Galaxy S7, due to the removal of MHL support and"
"a new Adreno 512 GPU and sports 6 GB/8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, expandable to 256 GB via a MicroSD card slot, through a dedicated SD card slot. The A6s is only released and available in the Chinese market from November 2018. No plans have been announced to launch the device in other markets. Samsung Galaxy A6s The Samsung Galaxy A6s is a midrange Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy A series. It was introduced on 24 October 2018. It is the first Galaxy smartphone not to be manufactured"
"obtained through Galaxy Apps. The ""Night Clock"" mode allows the edge screen to, during a pre-determined timeframe, display a digital clock while not in use. Due to the nature of AMOLED displays, which render black by not turning on the pixel at all, this mode does not significantly consume battery power, but per software limitations it cannot be active for more than 12 hours at a time. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled during a Samsung press conference at IFA Berlin on September 3, 2014 alongside its sister,"
"upgrade to version 5.1. However, the 2nd generation Moto E in the USA did continue to receive support via Android Security Patch updates until at least the October 1, 2016 patch for the LTE variant and the November 1, 2016 patch for the non-LTE variant. The Nexus 6 was announced October 15, 2014 by Motorola Mobility in partnership with Google. It was the first 6-inch smartphone in the mainstream market, and came with many high-end specs. It was the successor to the Nexus 5, Google's previous flagship phone from their Google Nexus series of devices. Its design was similar to"
"! rowspan=3 |June | Samsung Galaxy J5 |Samsung Galaxy J7 ! rowspan=3 |April | Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 | Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 ! rowspan=4 |February | Samsung Galaxy E5 | Samsung Galaxy A7 | Samsung Galaxy E7 ! rowspan=1 |January ! colspan=3 | 2014 ! rowspan=2 | December | Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015) ! rowspan=""2"" |November | Samsung Galaxy Note Edge ! rowspan=2 | October | Samsung Galaxy Young 2 ! rowspan=5 | September | Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime | Samsung Galaxy Core Prime | Samsung Galaxy Pocket 2 | Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 ! rowspan=3"
"Nexus 6P Nexus 6P (codenamed ""Angler"") is an Android smartphone developed and marketed by Google and manufactured by Huawei. It succeeded the Nexus 6 as the flagship device of the Nexus line of Android devices by Google. Officially unveiled on 29 September 2015 along with the Nexus 5X at the Google Nexus 2015 press event held in San Francisco, it was made available for pre-order on the same day in United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Japan. Significant changes over previous Nexus devices include an all-aluminum based body that is thinner and lighter than the Nexus 6, a rear fingerprint"
"the Galaxy Note Edge, which features a display with a curved portion that wraps around the right bezel of the device. The curved area can be used as a sidebar to display news and information tickers, application shortcuts, and other tools. The Galaxy Note 5 was announced on 13 August 2015. It is based upon the specifications and hardware design of the Galaxy S6, including its metal frame and glass backing, a 5.7-inch 1440p display, Exynos 7 Octa 7420 system-on-chip, as well as a new spring-loaded stylus slot. As with the S6 and unlike previous Note models, the Note 5"
"the edge of the screen) was originally introduced in the Galaxy Note Edge, and popularized with the Galaxy S6 Edge. The tasks edge gives users a shortcut to commonly utilized tasks, such as making a phone call to a certain contact, setting a timer, and creating an event in S Planner. It is an assortment of icons (e.g. contact pictures [with phone, messaging, or mail icons], an app icon with a plus symbol on its bottom right corner, or a photo [from your library] masked in the shape of a circle [with the gallery icon on the bottom right corner])"
"July 2018, HMD announced vacancy for a team to expand the business in USA. For the Chinese market, the Nokia X6 was announced, which will get a worldwide release as the Nokia 6.1 Plus. Another Chinese market device called the Nokia X5 was later announced. Both these have bezel-less screens. In late August 2018, HMD acquired PureView branding, the famous imaging technology brand which had previously been implemented on high-end Nokia/Lumia smartphones since the year 2012 in Nokia 808 PureView. HMD are in a partnership with Google, and their Nokia-branded smartphones run Google's Android operating system. The software has minimal"
"2017, Galaxy S8 users reported on Reddit that they were unable to receive SMS messages, with no fix available and without any comment from Samsung. Samsung Galaxy S8 The Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+ (shortened to S8 and S8+, respectively) and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active are Android smartphones (with the S8+ being the phablet smartphone) produced by Samsung Electronics as the eighth generation of the Samsung Galaxy S series. The S8 and S8+ were unveiled on 29 March 2017 and directly succeeded the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, with a North American release on 21 April 2017 and"
"Edge are the last two phones in the Samsung Galaxy S series to have a physical home button with a front-sided fingerprint sensor embedded in the button (the S7 Active being the last in the Active series to feature three physical buttons with the fingerprint reader embedded home button) and the last Samsung Galaxy S series phones to use MicroUSB charging. The Galaxy S7's hardware design is largely identical to that of the S6; Unlike the S6 though, Samsung has decided to remove the built-in IR Blaster due to low demand. The device retains its metal and glass chassis, but"
"Samsung Galaxy S8 The Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+ (shortened to S8 and S8+, respectively) and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active are Android smartphones (with the S8+ being the phablet smartphone) produced by Samsung Electronics as the eighth generation of the Samsung Galaxy S series. The S8 and S8+ were unveiled on 29 March 2017 and directly succeeded the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, with a North American release on 21 April 2017 and international rollout throughout April and May. The S8 Active was announced on 8 August 2017 and is exclusive to certain U.S. cellular carriers. The S8"
"2017). Samsung Galaxy: S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+, Note 8, Sony Xperia XZ Premium and OnePlus 6. Alongside mobile telephone services, the company also provided fixed line services and home broadband. O2 purchased Be Un Limited, an internet service provider in the UK, for £50 million in June 2006. O2 retained the Be brand, and launched a separate O2-branded broadband service on 15 October 2007, using the Be network. O2 announced in June 2011 a fibre optic broadband service designed to compete with the BT Infinity product, using FTTC technology. BSkyB agreed on 1 March 2013 to buy the fixed"
"temporarily halted after reports of battery drain among early updaters. The issue was fixed and the rollout continued. Nexus 6P Nexus 6P (codenamed ""Angler"") is an Android smartphone developed and marketed by Google and manufactured by Huawei. It succeeded the Nexus 6 as the flagship device of the Nexus line of Android devices by Google. Officially unveiled on 29 September 2015 along with the Nexus 5X at the Google Nexus 2015 press event held in San Francisco, it was made available for pre-order on the same day in United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Japan. Significant changes over previous Nexus"
"the UK initially on the Nokia Lumia 640 and Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge handsets. In March 2016, Vodafone Netherlands launched Wi-Fi Calling support along with VoLTE. Since the Autumn of 2016, Wifi Calling / Voice over Wifi has been available for customers of Telenor Denmark, including the ability to do handover to and from the 4G (VoLTE) network. This is available for several Samsung and Apple handsets. AT&T and Verizon are going to launch Wi-Fi calling in 2015. Industry organisation UMA Today tracks all operator activities and handset development. In September 2015, South African cellular network"
"LTE mobile devices. R2 Semiconductor became the industry's first ET company to ship a phone with ET in the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini. As of September 2014, at least 16 phones employ ET, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5 Mini, Nexus 5, and iPhone 6. Other component makers evaluating the technology include R2 Semiconductor, Mediatek, RF Micro Devices, Skyworks, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Nujira and Eta Devices. Eta Devices, an MIT spinoff based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is preparing a base station module and a chip that it claims decreases battery drain and work well in high-bandwidth applications. The"
"a 3,500 mAh but has no fast charging. On May 1, 2018 CNET spoke positively about the cameras on the phone. CNET described Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ as for users who ""like Samsung's designs but aren't all about the cost that comes with the Galaxy S9 and Note 8."" Samsung Galaxy A6 / A6+ (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6 and Samsung Galaxy A6+ are Android high to midrange smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics of South Korea. They were announced on 2 May 2018, first released in Europe, Asia, and Latin America the same month, then released in South Korea, Africa,"
"with a download manager. Reviews: Forums: Samsung Wave S8500 The Samsung Wave (or Samsung Wave GT-S8500) is a smartphone developed and produced by Samsung Electronics. It is the first smartphone to run the Bada operating system developed by Samsung Electronics, which was commercially released on June 1, 2010. The Wave is a touchscreen phone powered by Samsung's ""Hummingbird"" CPU (S5PC110), which includes 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and a built-in PowerVR SGX 540 graphics engine. It also has a ""Super AMOLED"" screen and 720p high-definition video capture capabilities. Due to shortage of Super AMOLED screens, Samsung released a successor to"
"addon. Samsung Galaxy Gio Samsung Galaxy Gio (GT-S5660) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung and running the Android operating system. It was announced at the 2011 Mobile World Congress as one of four low-end Samsung smartphones, along with ""Galaxy Ace"", ""Galaxy Fit"" and ""Galaxy Mini"". The ""Galaxy Gio"" phone made its Canadian debut in August 2011. Initially available to Bell Canada, the ""Gio"" was soon made available at Virgin Mobile Canada and Solo Mobile. Starting in December 2011, ""Galaxy Gio"" was also made available in the United States as ""Samsung Repp"" on U.S. Cellular. ""Galaxy Gio"" has a HVGA multi-touch,"
"Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge, released in March 2016. In December 2017, Samsung unveiled the 2018 edition of the Galaxy A8 and the plus version, the Galaxy A8+. The newly improved features include the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, 5.6 inch display and 3000 mAh battery for A8 and 6 inch display and 3500 mAh battery for A8+, dual front camera and Android Nougat with Samsung Experience. The new design of the series are similar to Galaxy S8 and Note 8. Samsung branded its series number as A8 and A8+ instead of A5 (2018) and A7 (2018) in order to synchronize"
"with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. The device received positive reviews from critics, who praised the upgraded build quality over prior models, along with improvements to its performance, camera, and other changes. Similarly to the S6, Samsung was criticized for making the Galaxy Note 5's battery non-removable, and removing the ability to expand its storage via microSD. It was argued that these changes potentially alienated power users—especially because the Galaxy Note series had historically been oriented towards this segment of the overall market. The Galaxy Note 5 was briefly succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, released in September 2016."