Remember those recent rumors about Microsoft services coming pre-loaded on the Samsung Galaxy S6? Turns out they were true. Now the phone (and its sibling, the Galaxy S6 edge) is officially official we know that it's a thing, but a pretty limited thing. OneDrive and OneNote are preloaded, with 115GB (odd number, sure) of free storage for two years, and the hands-on our buddies at Android Central had showed Skype was also pre-loaded on the demo units.
So, there we have it. If you're curious to find out more about the Galaxy S6, head on over to Android Central for everything you'll need to know.
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The Samsung Galaxy S6, complete with 115GB of OneDrive, OneNote and Skype
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Samsung Ativ S edge ?
Too bad these phones are plastic. Good for ms, though I wish there was a WP version. Would've been more of a win.
I bought a 930 recently and got 0 cree shit....and Samsung users are getting 100 GB free Microsoft cloud storage...nice
Aah, takes me back to the Microsoft branded Android on my Verizon galaxy s phone a few years back.... Worst phone ever! It could neither do Microsoft nor Google integration very well. It was the phone that got me out of Verizon and back into att services. I hope this attempt will be somewhat more palatable to the prospective owners.
Nadim bahar
We need these 2 phns and upcoming Note 5, from Samsung, in windows 10. LG G4 and Flex 2, In Windows 10. Oppo R5 and N3/N4 in Windows 10. Sony Xperia Z4 in Windows 10. HTC M9 in Windows 10. Lenovo phns in Windows 10. Asus phns in Windows 10, Killer flagship Lumias in Windows 10....................If that happens, Evil CrApple and google will be in truble.
I have more than that in my Lumia 520..... (130 GB)
While it's great to se that Microsoft is undermining Google, I was really hoping that there would be an annnouncement of WP versions of the S6 and S6 Edge... released aat the same time as their Android counterparts. Oh well, the week is still young.
Looks ugly
Travisel is Joe Belfiore
lol
Lmao
That is cool
Posted via the Windows Central App for Android
I'm sorry but what does this shit has to do with WP
That's what MS has been hoping for! MS services on other platforms! But meanwhile, we are still seeing budgeted windows phones instead of new flagship announcements..... Good job MS! /s
Its weird how no one on Android Central nor the author once mentions Microsoft apps, huh? Funny that.
Cool
Well congrats...still looks a FUGLY SAMESUNG PHONE
Back looks like iPhone.
Thats the deal
And how much does Microsoft give windows phone customers? Bullshit
that phone looks nice. Can MS compete. I hope they show me something worth buying.
Unfortunately, more budgeted low ends are coming instead....
115 = 100 GB of free storage plus 15 GB camera roll that we have maybe?
Galaxy Garbage!
Skimmed over the article at Android central and it said "8 US carriers have signed on" for this phone. Think any WP will ever see that kind of demand? Not a chance. MS should've been announcing a flagship available for every carrier at this event.
I have 250gb free storage on OneDrive ;)
Doesn't matter. The Galaxies are pieces of junk. Ugly, sluggish and very user-unfriendly OS. Lots of pre-loaded junk and very little long term support. And these S6's are highly overpriced just like iDevices. Better buy a Lumia for less with far better user experience and ecosystem.
As junk as Galaxies and iDevices are, they have apps that WP doesn't. It's frustrating when other gadgets such as routers and printers have apps but they're not in Windows store
The S6 Edge looks amazing Imo. Microsoft have until april/may to at least announce a potential flagship phone otherwise im off and I suspect quite a fee others will be too. Been lugging around my 920 since it was release over 2 years ago so its not like I haven't given them a chance.
This free storage bs is such a garbage move. Two years of free storage is so sneaky imo
I guess this is how they settled the patent lawsuit a couple of weeks ago
EXACTLY my thought too!
Wow, did anyone follow the link to the Android site? The Samsung/Android crowd are hating the S6! Basically, calling it nothing but an expensive iPhone clone. No removable battery or SD card, a number of posts even suggested they might switch to Windows. Could this be the opening Microsoft has needed?
lol I doubt anyone looking at a galaxy s6 is going to jump ship for a Lumia 5xx or 6xx series :D
They moaned that the s5 looked like plastic crap which it was. So Samsung listened and gave them a premium phone and yet they still bitch about memory ect. Just get the 128gb version and stfu with the moaning.
I hope at least Microsoft keeps SD cards and removable batteries, there are a lot of hardcore fans of that, I'm one of them
(sorry I didn't read all comments) Don't forget that basically for majority the storage is full off pictures. And Google offer the space for all pictures, not Onedrive. I'm sad to write that. Ok, 115 Gigas is not bad at all.
"Similar to the S4, the upcoming Galaxy S6 will have two versions - one with Qualcomm's 810 mobile chips built using TSMC's 20nm process technology and the other with Samsung's own 14nm solutions, the sources noted."
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150114PD213.html
Go for Samsung this yr no doubt
Ugly phone though. Sorry guys but that phone is butt ugly
Great, now look how much better Onedrive, onenote and skype will work on it than on WP.
People I would wait till Halloween for Windows 10 Phone and Snapdragon 820
Iphone rip
Smart idea with the Skype MS.
I'll buy this phone
MS doesn't even give me 115GB on my windows phones and I've had them for years, might as well switch over to the galaxy s6 seeing as there are no flagships in sight
Why is everyone so short sighted? No, Microsoft is not gaining Windows phone users by announcing this. But they may gain users, which is good for Windows phone in the future!
They aren't going to turn the mobile landscape on its head right now but just at its been before, when people get the phones in their hands they will like them. In a few years the platform will grow. Apple and Google haven't opened the landscape for that long. Microsoft owned it not long ago...
I don't think we will see this ever with Windows 10 on it since the Exynos SoC is not a supported processor for W10.
Samsung went with Exynos as apparently the early batches of the SD810 had over heating problems. They may switch over later down the line.
They went with Exnynos because they make it and they wanted to have a consistent platform. In the past, they had Qualcomm and Exynos chips shipping to different countries all over the world (Qualcomm in US and Exynos in UK, for example).
I think a better solution would be for Microsoft to support Exynos chips.
The truth is that they have to different versions of the Galaxy S6 by the way!
-Exynos 7420, 16MP, 3GB RAM
-Snapdragon 810, 20MP, 4GB RAM
Both have 1440p and 2600 mAh battery
Microsoft will never support Exynos! Only Qualcomm and Intel
But it's true that the Snapdragon 810 is lacking because of bad yields on 20nm and no custom Taipan architecture like in Snapdragon 815 / 14nm 820 with Adreno 530 with October release date as the same time as Windows 10 Phone! Take note
@travisel - You have no credible sources... Your just an idiot that's blowing random information out of their ass..
What comes in my mind when I hear 'Samsung' is ugly. But now its look better in rectangular design.
Ativ S3?
But windows phone great
That's good
I think this is very insignificant. Two apps and you people are getting excited? I don't think many WP users use one note, and most android users that would buy this are already using google drive. If Microsoft wanted to make a splash they would have announced a galaxy s6 running wp10- that would have been news worthy.
OneNote is one of the most used apps by my friends and families WP and now on the iPhone too.
3 apps, not 2. Skype, OneNote and OneDrive.
I use OneNote everyday.
W10 for phones isn't done yet obviously, so I wouldn't expect any phones announced with Windows 10 for awhile.
The S6 has a chipset that WP doesn't support right now, but they're expected to change chips later in the year. So its possible we could see a version for Windows 10 lawyer.
Let the WP fans be excited..... Although sales of S6 are going to be considered under Android market shares, but well, at least there is something the WP fans can be happy about.... LOL!
I wonder whats the problem with releasing their phones with both android and wp at the same time, they will instantly have more users without much cost added, I think most of our community will agree that we don't really mind if its vanilla wp, actually, we might like it better that way. so its not excuse for them to makes us wait longer while they preload some bloatware
Down to the processor type, as well as political factors. I suspect, if they do one, it will be launched around the time of W10. Unless MS bakes in support for the Samsung processor.
You can count on ms making a party as soon as Samsung asks if they want to support their s6, its just a political thing and lack of interest
Officially official? Wtf lol.
Great..
CAN WE, just cut with the free SAMSUNG ads please. This is why I dropped ANDROID CENTRAL of my radar. There's plenty of WP new devices especially SLATES to review and more windows phones as well, and what about the MICROSOFT 640 & 640 XL and Halo GOOD lucK boys from AUSTRALIA.
I watched a bit of the live stream from the presentation on Youtube. As much as my Xperia Z1S frustrates the $h!t out of me the S6 looked pretty nice. The camera looks great (always on in the background and can launch in .7 seconds) with great lowlight image capabilities, and truthfully camera capabilities are almost the most important feature to me. WIfe still loves her 1020, I LOVE my 1520 compared to my Z1S, but am willing to give Android one more short in conjunction w/ Windows 10. The victor will get my business...for a few years ;-)
Poor battery specs with 2K display and the ugliest back design is going to kill the sales. All flagships must have 3400-4000mah batteries.
Most likely 4000 mAh battery in Windows 10 Phone Lumia 1540 in November as the same time as Note 5 as the Same time as the release of Snapdragon 815/820
That's great, now deliver a Galaxy S6 with Windows... Or at the very least an ATIV S6
Galaxy s6 for windows(Windows 10)
Nice, but it's just a start, not enough thus. Microsoft should pressure Samsung to come up with a full range of WP's (low end, midrange and high end) and active supported and marketing for the phones. Samsung is dragging it's feet when it comes to WP and that must end immediately. Microsoft should negotiate a deal with Samsung, giving them a (small) discount on that 1 billion licensing deal that Microsoft has with Samsung. The discount is tied to the growth or decline in Samsung's market share of WP.
115 GB isn't that odd of a number. You got your standard 15 GB for photo backup plus 100 GB.
If Ms is only making low end junk now Samsung with Ms services may be the best option around. I wish Ms hadn't given up on the high end and didn't keep cranking Lumia 400, 500, and 600s.
They haven't..... It will arrive when Windows 10 is released...
There is a high-end Lumia coming with Windows 8.1 Update 2 with Snapdragon 810 in it! Sometime around April/May ......"aka Lumia 940"
Trav, you got sources for these dates?
He doesn't have sources for anything he's just blowing out his asshole. He *attempted* to give me a source but the web page simply stated "this page is only available to our paid subscribers" lmao horrible.
Why i doesn'T have it on my WindowsPhone collection 625,530,520,530,735 for This 115gb of onedrive
You didnt get the 100gb offer they ran through 2014?
I never got it either. They never sent me the e-mails. Many other users didn't as well
It look like S5 :/ Microsoft always news :*
they should have Cortana tooo.
Don't give them any ideas! Lol....
I think this is a really good move from Microsoft :-)
Dnt knw why ppl are hppy with it when the MS is the one who's earning money... And i m the only dumb who's crying coz my 920 still dnt have official win10 tech preview :D
Seems legit for them since s6 does not have an option for micro SD card. Either one have to go with 32/64/128GB model. And ohh by the way the specs aren't that great. No SD processor , no,sd card , usb 2.1charging where as s5 had 3.0 , lower batter than s5 , ughh Samsung this device isn't going to sell like hot cakes. So there we have it android users who are frustrated is perfect time to migrate to windows phone.
Interesting, never the less "since it is the latest it out to be the greatest", that is the mentality some have and will go ahead and buy it. So I expect Samsung to shift fair amount of units.
Absolutely ;)
115 GB isn't a weird number. Its 100 GB free, plus the standard 15GB that OneDrive comes with. Sounds pretty normal to me.
I agree...we are lacking on storage on our own OS compared to others..r i have a combo which gives me a 1TB...of storage..
Satya Nadella said they were focusing on services. I said it before and I'll say it again. Satya Nadella does not care about Windows Phone. I feel like Kanye West lol.
Watch the Jan 21st event in its entirety.
I did. Remind me what I'm missing.
You make about s much sense s him as well.
What part of that didn't make sense
No body noticed that onedrive came installed in every lumia for years and all we got is 7GB until now and even now we get only 100GB not 115 Gb
They upgraded that 7 to 15 a while ago....
I know that but didn't Microsoft gived us sum thing that is more then whats she gives android users feom the fist place and didn't they do it a while a go
I still have 100GB that Microsoft gave away for free last year as an "enthusiast bonus" for owning a Windows Phone, so they do give us some benefits.
Plus, if you "knew" they upgraded that 7 to 15 a while ago, why did you say "we only got 7GB until now"?
I got my 7 upped to 25 permanently as I was an early user.
The same as every other platform user that allowed pictures to automatically uploaded to onedrive
I don't know but I about 1.5 TB free from MS.
Only you and fewer other usa citizens
Good move MS.
MICROSOFT make high-end windows phones. Samsung android release many high-end phones now.
There is a Windows 8.1 Update 2 Lumia coming with a Snapdragon 810 in it! Coming in April / May
115 GB of OneDrive storage? Very nice.
Too bad there isn't Office, though.
15GB free is standard, but I'm sure they are offering that 100GB bonus for the customer... But I wonder if seeing up camera roll will boost another 15GB and then signing up for Biking Rewards will kick users another 100GB? =P
My previous Samsungs came with free dropbox storage 50gb. So this is a win for Microsoft I guess.
I guess that we'll take the small victories, but a more disruptive splash in the industry would have been Galaxy S6 running Windows Phone with equal marketing as the Android version. SkyDrive and Skype don't really balance out with forgiveness of the outstanding patent payments.
It's OneDrive.. And maybe they are waiting to release some phones when windows 10 come out.
Win10 is too far off in the future. A Samsung device (with a different name) half a year from now has less impact than a surprise launch of Galaxy s6 WP simultaneously with the Android version.
I see what you mean, but not when it's running a much better OS.
All we have is Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 to late release date of Windows 10 Phone probably and most likely around Halloween around the same time as the new Snapdragon 815/820
Don't get too excited, a lot of people may not use those Microsoft services and will immediately change them to Google's
they will use OneNote for sure. except google search and google play everything will used.
These are replacing the Samsung apps, not Google's. So it is shipping both - according to Windows Weekly.
funny how skype has been downloaded over 1/2 billion times on android, im sure these apps and the full office suite(once out of beta) will grab a lot of attention.
Looks like Samsung are pushing google to get their way... Could end badly for both parties! But the fight is fun :)
If Samsung releases these 2 AWESOME phns and the Note 5, in Windows 10 version, the real fight starts then.
Still ugly as f*** XD
you must be talking about the EVIL CrApple's Most Overrated, Hyped-Up, 4 yeard BEHIND others,........iFUCK garbage. These S6 and S6 Edge phn looks AWESOME.
Wow that thing is ugly. Lol
Lol this is the contract between Microsoft and Samsung?! There are no S6 Windows phone version :')
Is this another step for Samsung breaking its dependence on Google?
Hope so.
Oh please stfu!
Nice. Now make it with wp 8.1.1 and capable for w10 upgrade
Ditto
Well Windows 8.1 Update 2 With Snapdragon 810 in April/May but Windows 10 Phone won't be ready till October/November very late in the year but same time as the Snapdragon 815 "810 refresh" and new Snapdragon 820 with Adreno 530 graphics.
Do you have any firm dates, or are these educated guesses? I was working on August to September for W10. The Snapdragon 815 & 820 surely won't be in any phone released this year.
Better see a high end Win 10 phone from Samsung!!! Get with the program.
Eagerly waiting for W10 version
Windows 10 Phone not till October
Till then we shall have Windows 8.1 Update 2 in April
I hate Samsung nd Android
I love it!
As a ATIV S owner with no Windows 8.1 Upgrades now hate Samsung....but always hated Android.
Really?? I also have an ativ S and have had w8.1 officially before most Nokia phone...
What's the point? There are too many ignorant people out there who will criticize the MS apps.
Just dumbstruck
give me s6 running on w10!!
Hear hear
Soooo...HTC announces flagship Android device (One M9). Samsung announces flagship S6/S6 Edge. So far all I have heard from Microsoft is the low-mid 640/640xl. I really hope there is more than than. Otherwise it is a flop. I need to device to get EXCITED about. And thus far, it is NOT on the Windows Phone platform.
M9 is supposed to have a Windows Phone version, and the M8 already has a Windows Phone version...
Besides, M9 and S6 aren't much different from their predecessors.
I'm sure the M9 version will launch around the time of W10 for smartphones. But we'll see!
S6 is different from its predecessor. Wireless charging, fast charging, battery not removable and glass back. An iPhone copy sure, but I like it.
Because the 640 is so vastly different to the 630, right?
What is Samsung upto here.?
You guys should realize that a flagship Lumia won't be announced until closer to the release of Windows 10.
What's funny is low end 640 has almost the same specs as the iPhone 6
No it doesn't.
The 830 does though
Maybe a w10 variant is in the works?
Yeah a Windows 8.1 Update 2 with Snapdragon 810
Troll? Lol
Android Troll? Lol
Apple ;)
What is the price expected in India
2 to 3 tech support center scams.
Hahahahaha yes XD
So are we supposed to buy the S6? Getting more difficult to wait. *Almost* every Microsoft app that I use on WP has a superior Android one :)
There are some great 3rd party developers on WP, but I really think Microsoft needs to step up, i.e GroupMe, OneDrive, MSN apps..
Can downvote me, but deep down we all know the truth :P
You must wait. :P
Yeah, ZenFone 2 might break me though lol
I think the OneDrive WP app has come leaps and bounds. Far better now with the new design.
Windows 10 Phone is far superior to Android 5 but have to wait until October release date and Snapdragon 815 / 820
Why does microsoft give them so much? :3
tbh, Microsoft gave away 100GB of free OneDrive storage to everyone on earth just last week. This is nothing special they're doing here, just pre-installing some apps.
No Windows phone version, not interested
Most likely Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 With Snapdragon 810 in April
How? This device only runs the Exynos. Where on God's green earth did you read that it would have a SD810? Source please.
Similar to the S4, the upcoming Galaxy S6 will have two versions - one with Qualcomm's 810 mobile chips built using TSMC's 20nm process technology and the other with Samsung's own 14nm solutions, the sources noted.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150114PD213.html
That's no source it's a link for a subscriber only article. I'm not paying for something I know Samsung hasn't confirmed. As of now, Samsung has only mentioned it's own Exynos for the GS6
Big get for Microsoft
Nah not good enough. Needed to come preloaded with the outlook app also. All of office, not sure if the msn apps at available for the android but those as well. The band app with a coupon to buy a band. I can think of a number of other things.
It should have an Ativ SE trapped to the back of it too.
ALL Microsoft's services are available on Android. You have Outlook, ALL the MSN apps, OneDrive, OneNote, Office, Authenticator, Skype and all the other stuff available on Google's Play Store.
IF Microsoft's SERVICES is what compels you to have a Windows Phone instead of an Android one, you should know that you can safely switch to Android and your Microsoft services will all be there waiting for you.
Galaxy S6 still runs Android...
I think he is referring about it coming preloaded as it would probably not make Google very happy as they are direct competitors to Googles own services.
they are still in Beta on the android platform, im sure that folder will be updated with the full suite once those apps exit beta.
So that was the agreement between MS and Samsung :D Next step - wp Galaxy S6 :)
I doubt very much we will be getting a WP version of S6. If we're getting any Samsung high-end, it'll probably be a WP port on the S5 - there are a lot of the Android S5 left in Samsung's wharehouse... and porting WP 8.1 or W10 is a good way to get rid of those and at the same time keep Microsoft appeased over what Samsung owe's them.
Microsoft better have a great flag ship because the the S6 and the one M9 look really good.
S6 looks like the same as last couple years. They're at that iPhone point where there's nothing new to do.
It looks somewhat different and I like the design. Also the features look good as well. Are you watching the live stream?
Nothing new to do? The edge has a curved screen that has really never been done before. And a brand new metal frame with glass back. This phone is vastly different than previous galaxy s models.
It's not vastly different. Design is the same, the materials used are better. No waterproof, microsd, or removable battery.
Never been done before?
The Note Edge came out last year.
Metal frame with glass back? That has been done by Apple several years ago in the iPhone 4/4S.
That basically means more time to focus on their apps.(it only took them 3 years to port their printing app)
Didn't take long for someone to start crying about a MS flagship.
The S6 looks truly horrible!
I honestly don't care how good the innards are. That outer design is one of the worst I have seen in a loooong time!
It's like Samsung going back to the original galaxy S. A blatant copy of the iphone 6 just like the galaxy S compared to iphone 3Gs.
But I kinda like the S6 edge, at least it is different.
I'm going to buy the S6 Edge. Back to Samsung for me especially with the improved charging and battery life.might switch back to WP when Windows 10 comes out in 2016 with a Lumia 1040
I don't blame you. It comes out around April 10
The galaxy s looked nothing like an iPhone 3g.
-Windows 8.1 Update 2 is in April with Snapdragon 810
-Windows 10 Phone is in October with Snapdragon 815 / 820
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