Samsung's new Galaxy S6 looks similar to Apple's Iphone 6

Samsung launched its Galaxy S6 today and I imagine the people least happy to see it were Apple's lawyers. The poor things likely had their Sundays disrupted by their competitor's new phone, alarmed to see just how similar it was to the iPhone 6. 

Similarities to the iPhone 6 are just undeniable! 

Of the two, I’m particularly drawn to the S6 Edge. While the standard S6 has a very generic design that could have come from any number of phone makers out of China, the Edge’s curved sides look cool and make it easier to swipe across the screen. The curves aren’t overly dramatic and the symmetrical design is far better than the Note Edge’s side panel. Also unlike the Note Edge, Samsung isn’t really using the curved sides to display specific information. It still has the bedside clock feature (activated by swiping back and forth on the curved part of the screen), but the news tickers, app launcher, and notifications panel are gone.

Power

When it comes to internals, Samsung has (reportedly - we're still waiting for confirmation) opted for its own 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7420 processor after production quality concerns about the Snapdragon 810 (which we may still see further down the line).

The Exynos 7420 brings a lot of grunt to the phone, and paired with 3GB builds up a pretty impressive picture. In terms of raw power and multitasking the Galaxy S6 should be able to take everything that's thrown at it.

Samsung's TouchWiz-flavoured version of Android Lollipop benefits both from the removal of a bunch of so-so Samsung apps and the slimming down of the overall interface to make everything a little slicker.

Apple, meanwhile, has its own proprietary 64-bit 1.39GHz dual-core A8 processor and 1GB of RAM.

On paper that leaves Samsung way ahead but we know that the care and attention that Apple puts into its melding of hardware and software means the handset can keep up with the best - just look at Infinity Blade III.

It's not quite as bleeding fast as Samsung's new flagship but it won't be eating its dust either.

Then there's iOS 8.1, an operating system that continues to duke it out with Android for the number one crown in the world of mobile OSes. There's not much to choose between them, nowadays, though iOS remains the slightly more polished and less customisable option - as it pretty much always has been.

Design

Samsung hasn't completely thrown away the Galaxy blueprint with the S6, but there's a lot more use of premium materials here: primarily the metal sides and the glass back.

It's a real looker as far as it's appearance goes, and it's an improvement on the Galaxy S5 which had a vaguely cheap and low-end feel to it. The bezel size has been reduced too, though there's no removable battery and the waterproofing has been ditched.

Then there's the iPhone 6, another gorgeous-looking phone that's really benefitted from a design overhaul since the iPhone 5S appeared on the scene. It's remarkably thin at just 6.9mm and everything about it feels well made.

The all-metal back adds a real feeling of quality to the hand and Apple still probably just edges it in terms of design - beauty is always in the eye of the beholder though, so you can make up your own mind.

Now, here's the thing: far be it from us to say that Samsung's been looking at the iPhone 6 when it comes to design, but the speaker dock being moved to the bottom and the rounded rim do look reminiscent of something...

Screen

Samsung is pulling no punches with the display of the Galaxy S6: it has again gone for a Super AMOLED screen, measuring 5.1 inches diagonally and cramming in 1440 x 2560 pixels. 

Reference: Different online sources