Galaxy S6 review: The 2015 reset — Samsung swapped plastic for glass and metal.
The 2015 Galaxy that ditched plastic for good.
The Galaxy S6 marked Samsung’s shift to premium glass-and-metal design. Its small sealed battery and ended support place it in the past.
01Display
72/10072/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
02Camera
56/10056/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
03Performance
40/10040/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
04Battery
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2015 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
72/10072/100 puts it above the 69-point average for flagship phones of 2015.
06Value
44/10044/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2015.
- First all-glass-and-metal Galaxy S — a major design upgrade.
- Sharp QHD AMOLED display.
- Fast 14 nm Exynos 7420.
- Slim and light.
- Small 2,550 mAh battery, sealed in.
- Dropped microSD and the removable battery.
- microUSB; software ended at Android 7.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .