Samsung galaxy s6 RAM. Samsung Galaxy S6 - Specifications

Surely you have already learned characteristics and you know about all the possibilities Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge... Today, I'm going to share a real-life experience with one of the hottest new products of this year. We will talk about the nuances of operation, useful or useless features, and also see what the built-in camera of a smartphone is capable of. Go!

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge package contains a charger (5 V, 2 A), a wired headset, a Micro-USB cable and a metal SIM card extractor. It is good that the Koreans have abandoned the use of yellow boxes made of thin and super cheap cardboard. Now, of course, the packaging still does not make much of an impression, especially given the price of more than fifty thousand rubles per phone, but still better than it was before.

Specifications Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F

I think it will be interesting not just to look at the technical characteristics of the smartphone in its pure form, but to compare them with the capabilities of its predecessor - Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F). The specs of the regular S6 and its curved version are no different from each other. Compared to last year's version, a lot has changed: in green he marked what has changed in the direction of improvement, in red - in the direction of deterioration.

Later we will definitely talk in more detail about the iron components and, of course, touch on performance.

Design

Let's talk a little about device design. I want to say right away that the device looks much better in real life than in photographs and, moreover, in press images. Judging only by the photos, it may seem that Samsung continues to stubbornly bend its line of monotonous devices with a missing design, but now it also tries to deceive the user, saying that we are talking about a device with a first-class appearance.

When you take a smartphone in your hand, you understand that there is no deception here and you have a truly interesting, beautiful device in front of you.

The most surprising thing for me was that Samsung managed to combine the continuity of its design, which was correct in their opinion, and to make objectively very entertaining from the point of view appearance device. Of course, you may not like the design, but in any case, we have to admit that it came out interesting and due to the curved display around the edges there is nothing like it on the market.

S6 Edge owners should be warmed by the thought that nothing like this will appear on the market any time soon. Yes, perhaps in early 2016 we will see something curved in a similar way from some eminent manufacturer, but not a single Chinese company rushing to Olympus will be able to do something similar in the next year or two. The latter will look for ways to stand out in other directions (lack of side frames, etc.) and this is certainly a plus for us, consumers.

Sorry, but I can't help but compare the device with the iPhone 6. In Edge, like the regular S6, rear camera protrudes very noticeably above the surface of the case. It is clear that this nuance is due to an engineering solution - to place an excellent photo module in a thin case - this is a task that no one can do yet. However, the Koreans managed to beat this moment and the back side, even with a bulging camera lens, is perceived as a whole.

The same cannot be said about Apple's device. Here the camera sticks out, apparently because the engineers simply did not have time to complete the product on time. This is exactly the impression you get when you look at the iPhone 6.

Ease of use

Curved screen gives +50 to the device's charisma, but at the same time -25 to usability.

The thing is that in the course of normal use, accidental pressing on the screen in the place of its curved ends is not uncommon. Sometimes it happens in the browser when you accidentally click on some link with an advertisement like "How to lose weight 65 kg in two weeks!". And it also happens that when shooting something with the built-in camera, you try to tap on the screen to focus on the object, but you do not understand why the device does not respond to your attempts. After 5 seconds, it becomes clear that at this moment the thumb touches the curved part of the screen and the viewfinder stops responding to any touches.

Here's another scenario for everyday smartphone use. In the morning, while still lying in bed, the first thing many of us do is reach for the phone to see the time, check the weather or check our mail. It is clear that we do this either in a completely horizontal position, or in a reclining position. So, using "edge" in any of these cases is very difficult. The device is tilted down to your face and, it is clear that the phone rests on your thumbs. And given that it is impossible to hold it along the edge in this position (false presses on the curved edges of the display will be triggered), then it is impossible to use the smartphone lying down.

It would seem that there is a simple way out - to always hold the device by the metal edging. However, in this case, the area of \u200b\u200bcontact between the smartphone and the palm along the edging becomes smaller and the risk of dropping the smartphone from the hands increases many times. Any S6 Edge owner will have to go through this stage and get used to holding the device correctly, or still drop it and break it.

There is one more thing to consider if you can't decide between the regular S6 and its curved sibling. In about a week, the euphoria from a new, interesting and unique device will pass and, so to speak, harsh everyday life will come, during which you will constantly compromise when using your smartphone. Either it is difficult to pick it up when it is lying on the table, then you accidentally and constantly press the screen with your palm and something goes wrong - all these troubles will haunt you constantly.

Think carefully about whether you need such an attraction and whether you are ready to sacrifice the convenience of using your device for the sake of the wow effect that the Galaxy S6 Edge produces.

By the way, due to the use of tempered glass front and back (the latest generation of Corning Gorilla Glass 4), the device itself does not try to slip out of the hands. Managing in this regard, for example, with the iPhone 6 is much more difficult.

During operation, of course, small scratches on the glass will begin to appear, but on a white model it is very difficult to notice them. In my copy, these were available, but it is very difficult to photograph them.

The movement of all physical buttons is moderately soft and clear. It is pleasant to press on them, even in spite of the barely noticeable but still present backlash.

In general, the assembly of the smartphone is at its best, but a couple of nuances were still found.

In the corners, in the places of smooth transitions on the case, a gap is visible between the glass and the metal bumper.

In the photo below, I even managed to insert a piece of paper into this slot. In other places, the bezel fits as tightly as possible and there are no even tiny gaps.

The paint on the sloping end of the protruding camera lens peels off rather quickly.

Somehow this is not very cool for a fashion product costing from 50,000 rubles. Perhaps the manufacturer will solve this problem in future batches.

Lovers compact smartphones will be happy to get their hands on the Galaxy S6 Edge, which despite the 5.1-inch display is very compact, lightweight and very thin. To me, the smartphone seemed smallish and it would be great if Samsung released something larger. I think we should wait until autumn and try Galaxy Note Edge 2. By the way, there is no mode of operation with only one hand here. You can comfortably use the device like that.

Display

Despite the seemingly big 5.1-inch screen, don't expect the screen to be large. Such is the paradox. Due to the rounded sides, the useful area of \u200b\u200bthe screen is reduced and this is reflected in the information that is placed on the screen, more precisely, that remains readable. For example, in the browser we are accustomed to the system automatically aligning the text to the edges of the screen with a double tap, but here the text goes to the curved sides and it becomes difficult to perceive the text in this position. Each time you have to adjust the text to the useful area of \u200b\u200bthe display by manually scaling the text with two fingers. Conveniently? Unlikely.

The above concerns only full versions sites. For clarity, in the left photo below you can evaluate how one of the popular resources on the topic looks like mobile devices on the S6 Edge screen. In the photo on the right, our website is open in the browser, which is specially optimized for mobile devices - nothing needs to be scaled, everything remains readable from the start.

In general, the curved screen makes you take a fresh look at the already boring interface of many applications. So, Instagram played differently due to the rounded edges. The same goes for other utilities on Android. And this is definitely very cool! A completely useless but very cool feature of the Galaxy S6 Edge.

I liked the display of the time on the side bar of the display in night mode. I woke up so suddenly at night, turned my head, looked at the luminous clock on the side of my smartphone and slept on until the alarm clock. Conveniently? Yes. Need? Um ... I guess.

As for the viewing angles, there is something to tell about here. In the test photos below, I compared the S6 Edge's screen (left / top in photos, display mode: Responsive) with one of the best displays I've seen on mobile in the last year - (right / bottom).

As you can see, the display of the Korean smartphone shows itself, on the whole, not bad, but it still lacks a margin of brightness in comparison with the Chinese.

I would not say that color rendering is perfect in both devices. In the S6 Edge, the image is slightly green, while in the MX4 Pro, the colors are slightly pink. At this point, someone likes something, but traditional green displays in solutions from the Korean corporation are not close to me.

However, the edge screen is out of competition in terms of black.

Samsung displays the deepest blacks possible, which the device from Meizu cannot boast of. By the way, the latter, so you know, conveys a dark shade well, if you compare its display with that of Huawei Honor 6 Plus. Here you can look at the comparison of these two Chinese and make sure that this statement is true.

The same applies to the behavior of the screen in the sun. The display remains readable in all conditions. The backlight adjustment sensor, of course, does not react in the fastest way to a sudden change in lighting, but it always does it correctly.

Processor, graphics and memory

The most modern of those existing today is used as the "brains" of the smartphone mobile processors from Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa. It is based on 4 high-performance Cortex-A57 cores with a frequency of 2.1 GHz and 4 additional Cortex-A53 with a lower frequency of 1.5 GHz (big.LITTLE). The processor is created using 14-nanometer technology. The closest competitors are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, which has some overheating issues, and the Nvidia Tegra K1.

Responsible for the graphics ARM Mali-T760 MP8. The frequency of each shader cluster reaches 772 MHz. Support for OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.1 and DirectX 11. According to some tests, this video chip built into the processor outperforms the Adreno 430 and PowerVR GX6450 (Apple A8) in performance. The high resolution 2560 x 1440 in games is what the graphics do with a bang.

In addition, it uses the fastest 3 GB LPDDR4-3104 memory (speeds up to 24.8 Gbps).

Performance

The speed of the animation, the interface is maximum. Any menu, graphics fly and it becomes clear that you are dealing with a perfectly debugged interface.

The camera starts up in less than a second and takes photos even faster. During all the testing time, I could not find any bottlenecks where the device stuttered at least once.

Have you read about the specifications of the smartphone above? So, does it make sense to say that the performance of modern 3D games is maximum? I think this is overkill.

The same goes for performance in various benchmarks.

In 64-bit test AnTuTu Galaxy S6 Edge managed to score as many as 70 641 virtual parrots! That's really really: "Can your smartphone do that?"

More details in the screenshots below.

Camera

Gorgeous! Really! It is truly the best among all currently existing mobile devices (spring 2015). Don't believe me? Then watch the bee peacefully collecting nectar on the flowering almonds below.

If you still have doubts, then here are examples with the rest of the frames captured on the device. The originals can be taken from here in one archive and in detail how to study them offline.

Even photos taken at night look good. Check out how the Samsung plant turned out in one of the photos below.

Optical stabilization works well in most situations, but it never hurts to take two or three shots at a time. It happens that the photos are blurry, but it turns out it's too late.

Examples of 100% crops are below, in their proper places.

The device takes pictures very quickly. The same goes for HDR shots, and indeed the launch of the camera. In the parameters, you can set that the photo application is launched by double-clicking on the "Home" key. Thus, you will have approximately 1.5 seconds from the moment you discovered an interesting plot, until the image is saved to the smartphone's memory.

Samsung has taken a welcome path. Firstly, we improved the already excellent camera compared to the same Galaxy Note 4. And, secondly, we simplified the process of creating photos and menus. Previously, when you click on the button with gears, a matrix with monochrome icons and inscriptions opened in front of you, from which your eyes were watery.

Now everything is simple. Basic settings, including the choice of resolution, activation of geotagging, setting up additional shutter buttons (volume keys) and so on are available by pressing the same gear.

Again, there are not many modes, but there are all the most basic: shooting slow-motion or fast-motion video, creating panoramas, now fashionable choice of focus after shooting, and so on.

Of course, there is a "Pro" mode, where you can play around with the shutter speed parameters yourself, tighten the picture using additional settings and choose the appropriate ISO. By the way, below is an example of a shot made from different frames at different ISO settings.

There are two sets of preset filters: the first is called by pressing a separate virtual key from the viewfinder, and the second is available from the "Pro" mode. Korean developers apparently don't like what Instagram has to offer.

The smartphone is capable of recording video in a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels at 30 frames per second. See example below.

As before, the camera is capable of shooting slow motion or fast motion videos. In this case, the resolution will not exceed 1280 x 720, and for the correct viewing of such masterpieces on a computer, you will need special players and codecs. The implementation of shooting such a video in. There, the feature is referred to as Timeshift Burst and is made more gracefully.

Battery life

Forget about two days autonomous work from one battery charge. The Galaxy S6 Edge will have to be charged every day, unless, of course, you bought this smartphone just to make calls.

Purchase wireless charging and train yourself to put the apparatus on it every day before bed. So life will become much easier and you shouldn't worry about the lack of battery power.

During the night, the device spends about 6-8 percent of the charge to nowhere. During the day, most of the energy is consumed by the screen, data transfer and, of course, built-in hardware. With very heavy use, the smartphone runs the risk of not surviving until night and being discharged halfway to the outlet. In this case, it is worth using the power saving mode. There is not much sense from the usual saving mode, but extreme energy saving will allow you to stay in touch twice as long. By the way, when this feature is activated, the device is not only limited in the use of all its functions, but also behaves like some budget phone: it becomes slightly brooding.

Models and prices

In this article, I propose, in addition to feedback on the actual operation of the phone, to touch upon the issue of existing models. The range of prices and modifications, of course, is not great, but the information will still be useful. This is especially true for those who decide to buy a gadget abroad during their vacation or business trip.

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There are several versions of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge at the moment. First of all, they differ in the size of the built-in memory: it can be 32, 64 or 128 GB. The order of prices, respectively, is as follows: 54 990, 57 990 and 62 990 rubles. All these modifications bear the same marking: SM-G925F.

A little later, another model will appear on our market, which will have support for two SIM cards on board at once. True, we are talking about the usual Galaxy S6 Duos (SM-G920F), which will have 64 GB allocated for data storage. About version with curved display and two "sim cards" are still unknown.

And that's not all. More recently, the Korean company announced the start of sales of a special version of the smartphone in color with the brand name "noble emerald". The coloring itself does not carry any special bonus, this is something else. For only 89,990 rubles, the lucky owner of the device will receive a wireless charger and external battery included.

In addition, the buyer will receive a Quintessentially Lifestyle Club membership card, a service that reservations hotels for you, restaurant tables and much more around the world. Not a bad opportunity to try the service for very little money. Unsubscribed from samsung device costs very different money, much more than the price of "edge".

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In the international arena (if you are on vacation in the USA it will come in handy) there is a whole scattering of different types of "edge". Below is a selection of models with approximate prices for them as a guide.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925P - This option is available with Sprint and has support for the following cellular networks: UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz. As for LTE, the modification is designed to work in networks with the following bands: FDD LTE: 700 (12), 850 (5), 850 (26), 1700/2100 (4), 1900 (2), 1900 (25) MHz ; TDD LTE: 2500 (41) MHz.

SM-G925A - sold from AT&T operators and supports UMTS networks (850/1900/2100 MHz), as well as LTE FDD: 700 (17), 800 (20), 850 (5), 900 (8), 1700/2100 (4), 1800 (3), 1900 (2), 2100 (1), 2600 (7) MHz.

SM-G925V - can be purchased at Verizon showrooms and points of sale. Declared work in UMTS (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) and LTE FDD: 700 (13), 850 (5), 1700/2100 (4), 1800 (3), 1900 (2), 2600 (7) MHz ...

SM-G925T from the American operator T-Mobile - will be able to connect to UMTS (850 / 1700/2100 / 1900/2100 MHz), as well as the cellular network of the 4th generation LTE FDD: 700 (12), 700 (17), 800 (20), 850 (5), 1700/2100 (4), 1800 (3), 1900 (2), 2100 (1), 2600 (7) MHz

And a relatively rare modification SM-G925R from the U.S. Cellular is equipped with support for UMTS (800/1900 MHz), as well as LTE FDD: 700 (12), 700 (13), 700 (17), 850 (5), 1700/2100 (4), 1900 (2), (7 ) MHz.

All the same applies to ordinary samsung versions Galaxy S6 SM-G920F. It is enough to remove the last letter in the model name and substitute the one missing from the operator: substitute A, T, V or R instead of F at the end of the model name.

The only parting word before purchasing: specify which bands are broadcast in your city by the operator whose services you are going to use. This is an important point that should be considered in advance, in addition to the fact that not all models indicated above can be bought by non-US residents.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a truly unique device. At the moment, it remains the market leader in terms of both performance and innovation.

Most likely, the situation will not change until the end of the summer, until the moment when the Korean manufacturer will present the next generation Note 5 or Note 5 Edge to the world. Considering all this, the declared price of 54,990 rubles is fully justified. Moreover, the manufacturer could have set the cost even higher, since the S6 Edge plays alone in its league so far.

We talked about everything that is important to know when purchasing a device. I didn’t touch on the points that you already know. We have analyzed what the manufacturer and other publications are silent about. Only two points remain unclear: why is the cost of the regular Galaxy S6 so overpriced and how will you deal with the curved edges of the hero of today's article? I described the last moment in some detail in the body of the review - there is everything that any user is likely to encounter during real, normal use of a smartphone.

As for the price of a regular, non-curved modification, everything is different here. Yes, we have before us a very powerful, productive device with excellent body materials. However, the device lacks the same image component as the Edge or iPhone 6. Such a comparison has set the teeth on edge, but not we, journalists, do it, but the company itself.

Samsung is openly competing with Apple for its pricing policy. However, why the buyer should pay for the manufacturer's ambitions is not clear.

Install Samsung price at the level of 35-40 thousand rubles (which, in fact, happened as part of the price war of spring-summer 2015), he would have a chance to finally do away with such competitors as HTC or Sony and oust them from the Russian market. Nevertheless, the company did not want to do this, as well as remember about Chinese companies that are increasingly actively conquering the domestic market. In an unstable economic environment, users tend to save money and choose more affordable solutions. And there is still a vacation season ahead - you also want to relax. They don't have extra money for the very device.

Now, after the publication of sales reports from Apple and the Korean electronics giant, it becomes clear that Samsung's strategy is not working and head-on with the Cupertinians is not yet possible. People are addicted to stereotypes that have stuck in their heads: iPhone is cool, it's status, period! So far, the Koreans are only partially able to convince buyers of the superiority of the same Galaxy S6 Edge (and, on all fronts).

For the first time Galaxy S does not support maps microSD memory... Samsung has chosen its new smartphones for additional storage. Dedicated operating theater connoisseurs android systems are considering microSD support as a must on their phone. The simplest explanation samsung solution Dropping the microSD slot in the Galaxy S6 could be that the company decided to use the space of its thinner phones for the battery.

On blog pages GSMArena discusses an important reason that makes microSD support unnecessary in Galaxy S6 models. Samsung has used in these phones new type UFS 2.0 storage that delivers SSD-class data transfer rates. It outperforms the previously considered fastest eMMC 5.0 memory in its performance.

Having tested the memory with the AndroBench benchmark, we were able to determine the read and write speed (sequential and arbitrary). This allowed us to compare the memory performance of the Galaxy S6 with those of other smartphones. Samsung says the Galaxy S6 uses UFS 2.0 memory 2.7x faster than the Galaxy S5. Testing showed an even more significant performance gain (3.25 times).

Testing also shows that the Galaxy S6's incredibly fast storage speed could be slowed down with microSD cards. When testing random read drives galaxy smartphones Note 4 and Galaxy S5 with microSD card installed, the speed was more than 10 times slower than UFS 2.0.

The speed of drives of various smartphones (in megabits per second)

Sequential reading:

Samsung Galaxy S6 - 317.85;
LG G3 - 239.68;
HTC One M9 - 239.19;
— 212,45;
Samsung Galaxy S5 - 206.85
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 microSD - 78.41;
Samsung Galaxy S5 microSD - 43.02.

Sequential Write:

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - 126.69;
HTC One M9 - 123.97;
Samsung Galaxy S6 - 120.70;
Samsung Galaxy S5 - 56.31;
LG G3 - 39.53;
Samsung Galaxy S5 microSD - 11.25;
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 microSD - 10.73.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 - 78.03;
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - 22.10;
LG G3 - 21.81;
HTC One M9 - 20.27;
Samsung Galaxy S5 - 18.79;
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 microSD - 7.62;
Samsung Galaxy S5 microSD - 7.08.

Arbitrary recording

Samsung Galaxy S6 - 20.74;
HTC One M9 - 13.93;
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - 10.71;
LG G3 - 9.42;
Samsung Galaxy S5 - 6.91;
Samsung Galaxy S5 microSD - 0.69;
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 microSD - 0.67.

With all this, relatively cheap microSD memory cards remain an excellent solution for backing up data, and they are unlikely to have a worthy replacement in the near future. But it is already clear that memory card slots in premium smartphones are a thing of the past. Samsung long time kept the support of memory cards in their flagship smartphones, but now she has joined the general trend. However, each Galaxy S6 user gets 115 gigabytes for free cloud storage OneDrive.

Despite the incredible speed gains provided by the new memory type, the Galaxy S6's lack of a microSD slot is considered one of the new additions, along with the non-removable battery of these devices. Now memory cards appear that will not be able to use the owners of new premium smartphones from Samsung.

In your opinion, is such a significant increase in speed a good enough reason for not supporting memory cards in the models of the Galaxy S6 family?

If you have never encountered the procedure for clearing the cache before and do not know where to start, then today we will introduce you to the basics: what is clearing the cache memory, what types of cache are there, and how to clear it. It doesn't matter if you call it flushing the cache, flushing the cache memory, or flushing the system partition - we'll show you how.

What is a cache reset?

Good question. It depends on what kind of cache you mean: application cache or system cache. As you might guess from the name, the first is used by various applications, and the second is reserved for the needs of the Android system itself. The cache generally acts like a Temp folder on your computer — a small storage for temporary data. While it helps you run faster, it can also cause problems, causing you to clear your cache from time to time.

How to Reset App Cache on Galaxy S6

If you want to reset the cache for applications - it doesn't matter for one or all at once - you can do it through the "Settings" menu. From the Application Manager submenu, select the application you want to unload from the cache. It can be in the "Downloaded", "In Progress" or "All" tab. Select an app and then click Clear Cache. If you want to delete the cache for all applications, then in the "Memory" submenu, select "Cached data" and confirm your choice by clicking "Yes".

How to Reset System Cache Galaxy S6

If the problem is not in one or several applications, and the whole Android system behaves strangely, you may have to clear the system cache, or reset the system cache partition. Most often, this need arises immediately after updating the Android system, after exhaustion battery, as well as after all sorts of departures, freezes and other possible problems.

1. Turn off your Galaxy S6.
2. Press the Power, Home and Volume Up keys at the same time.
3. You will see a screen with the Android logo on a blue background and then the “recovery” menu.
4. Using the volume up / down keys select “wipe cache partition” and press the Power key to confirm.
5. When the procedure is complete, you will see a message at the bottom of the screen.
6. Select “reboot system now” and press the Power key to confirm.
7. Your Galaxy S6 will reboot and update the cache of all your apps. This may take a while, but the result is that your system will run as smoothly as possible.

How often do you flush your cache? What else are you doing to keep the system running?

smartphone, Android 5.0, monoblock body, 5.1 "screen, 2560x1440, nano-SIM SIM card, GPS / AGPS / Glonass, Wi-Fi / 3G / LTE / NFC, weight 138 g

Why choose a smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 32Gb

For a bright screen

The diagonal of the display of the smartphone is 5.1 inches. This size is convenient for viewing photos and videos, surfing the web and reading e-books. Thanks to Super AMOLED technology and a high resolution of 2560x1440 pixels, the screen surprises with clarity and contrast, accurate display of the smallest details, and impresses with rich and colorful color reproduction.

For efficient work

Due to the powerful eight-core processor with a frequency of 2100 MHz and 3 GB of RAM, the smartphone functions confidently in multitasking mode, quickly responds to commands and loads applications, and prevents freezing in resource-intensive games. 32GB built-in memory allows you to store a large number of photos, videos, music and other content. If necessary, its volume can be expanded up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

For a smart camera

The 16MP main camera captures bright and clear images in any conditions. It is equipped with a powerful flash and fast autofocus system, preventing blurry shots thanks to the function of optical stabilization.

For a reliable battery

The capacity of the battery installed in the smartphone is 2550 mAh. It is designed for 17 hours of active calls and can be up to 168 hours in standby mode. The smartphone supports fast charging technology and can be charged both conventionally and wirelessly.

For the desired functions

Samsung Galaxy S6 is equipped with a radio receiver and MP3 player. For quick unlocking and reliable protection data is answered by the built-in fingerprint scanner. NFC technology allows you to pay for purchases using a contactless method, without taking your wallet or bank card out of your bag.