New Samsung Phones Score Lower Than Predecessor, Consumer Reports Says
There’s “plenty to like” about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but “surprisingly, these phones don't score as highly as their top-ranked predecessor,” the Galaxy S5, said ratings by Consumer Reports. "Samsung has pulled an about-face on the Galaxy…
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S line's anti-iPhone persona.” The S6 models are “significantly more Apple-like than previous models” and these modifications “actually hurt these devices” in CR ratings, it said. The publication, affiliated with Consumers Union, cited the newer models' nonremovable batteries, and unlike its predecessor models, lack of memory-expansion slots and of water resistance. Samsung representatives didn’t comment.