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36 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE <strong>17</strong><br />
The chip is 64-bit, octa-core (quad-core 1.5GHz<br />
Cortex-A53 and quad-core 2.1GHz Cortex-A57), plus<br />
there's a Mali-T760MP8 GPU. Performance seems<br />
just as slick as the Galaxy S6 Edge, but we'll test this<br />
properly when we get the S6 Edge+ into our lab.<br />
With such high-end specs on the existing Galaxy<br />
S6 models, it's not really a shock that things haven't<br />
changed for the Edge+. This means there are still<br />
top-notch cameras, with 16Mp at the rear with optical<br />
image stabilisation (it still sticks out a few millimetres<br />
but is one of the best on any smartphone) and a 5Mp<br />
camera at the front.<br />
We didn't think Samsung would drop any of its<br />
usual extra features, but while the Galaxy S6 Edge+<br />
has a fingerprint scanner in the home button and a<br />
heart rate monitor, the IR blaster has been dropped<br />
with the firm promoting new features such as 'Live<br />
Broadcast'. (We don't really see the need for this with