Galaxy Note 5 vs Galaxy S6 Edge+
Find how the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ differ from each other. Image courtesy of NDTV Gadgets (Twitter)

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ may have a massive RAM and a huge battery capacity, but it looks like a device's performance does not only depend on the enhancements of such features. Apparently, the unit unexpectedly closes all apps in the background even when there is sufficient amount of storage space.

As seen in a YouTube review video, Tech Times has pointed out that the apps, after being previously loaded, kept loading again once re-accessed, instead of simply resuming from where the user last left it.

To arrive at fairer comparison results, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ was placed next to a Nexus 6. This was done to make it easier for the reviewers to figure out which particular unit does its functions more quickly despite multi-tasking. A few apps were opened one after the other, such as BaconReader, Google Maps, Instagram, Yelp, Twitter, Photos, YouTube, Google+ and Spotify.

Afterwards, each of the opened apps was clicked at the same time on each unit. Once the last app has been opened, it still showed that the first opened app resumed on both smartphones at the same time. The only difference though is that with the Nexus 6, the app resumed immediately. However, with the Galaxy S6 Edge+, it needed approximately three seconds before the app worked again.

The momentary lag was also observed on the Galaxy S6 Edge+ with regards to the rest of the opened apps. The Nexus 6 had no problem resuming right away, despite having only 3 GB of RAM. The Samsung flagship, on the other hand, which has 4 GB of RAM, was the one with the multi-tasking delay. Notably, the device also has a special feature, the Apps Edge, which allows its users to quickly access the device's apps through shortcuts, according to Digital Trends.

"The S6 Edge+ can do multi-tasking up to about seven to eight apps, but starts getting aggressive with nine apps opened," as reviewed by Jason Ty, known YouTube user. "Personally, I switch between two to three apps. So it is not a problem for me and prefer that the older apps gets killed to save battery."

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