It was an interesting year for Samsung, an year that will soon lead into the next one. The company launched four flagship smartphones in 2015 – the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge at the beginning of the year, and the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ in August. In addition to launching two additional flagship phones, Samsung also stepped into the realm of truly premium smartphones, with all of the aforementioned phones featuring impeccable glass and metal bodies that are heads and shoulders above the plastic builds of yesteryear Galaxy devices.
It wasn't just the design where Samsung's flagships excelled. They are fast (thanks to the Exynos 7420 SoC under the hood), have amazing displays, a lightning quick and accurate fingerprint sensor, and one of the best cameras in the smartphone game. The software was given a major overhaul as well – TouchWiz is faster and more optimized than ever before, and it also looks better with the ability for users to switch to different themes.
Of course, there were some aspects of these devices that alienated long-time fans of Galaxy smartphones. A removable battery was given the boot, and Samsung also opted for smaller batteries compared to last year (though users can take advantage of inbuilt wireless and fast charging). Even worse, none of the flagships this year come with a microSD slot, and with the Note 5 and S6 edge+, Samsung took away the 128GB model as well.
All in all though, the top-of-the-line Galaxy handsets in 2015 were great all things considered. The Galaxy Note 5 is our absolute favorite, and the Galaxy S6 edge+ comes a close second in terms of offering everything a consumer would want. The Galaxy S6 edge took the crown for being the most beautiful phone from the Korean giant, and the Galaxy S6 was a nice high-quality phone for the general consumer, packing all the amazing features inside a regular 5.1-inch display.
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