Smartphone showdown podcast: Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9 | Pocketnow Weekly 141

Late-night podcasts don't always have to be about naughty things. Sometimes, to paraphrase Bill Watterson, "the days are just packed," and the only time you've got for a podcast is 6:30 in the evening in between the crushing workload of two flagship smartphone reviews. But if you're lucky, when that happens you've got friends at other sites to help bail you out.
+Florence Ion is that friend on this special smartphone-vs-smartphone edition of the Pocketnow Weekly. The Android expert from +Greenbot has a Galaxy S6 in hand, and we're gonna put it up against our HTC One M9 review device to see how the two top Android superphones stack up. It's a kind of Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9 preview, helped along by you in the Hangouts Q&A, and it's gonna be a lot of fun. (Not to worry; our full Galaxy S6 review coverage will begin in earnest next week.)
All of the above, plus the mobile-tech news of the week and another big bag of listener mail, lies ahead. Pocketnow Weekly 141 is armed, the tube is flooded and the outer door is open – so stop polishing the cannonball and pull the trigger! Watch the video stream or listen to the high-quality audio version available here:
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Pocketnow Weekly 141
 
Recording Date
March 26, 2015
 
Hosts
Michael Fisher
Stephen Schenck
Florence Ion (Greenbot)
 
Producer
Jules Wang
 
Podcast Rundown
Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9: Podcast Showdown
(00:07:25)
You've seen us compare them at MWC, but now we've got the expertise on-air to put them head-to-head on a podcast. Guest Florence Ion brings a Galaxy S6 review unit from Greenbot's San Francisco offices, and we've got our trusty One M9 demo device in the Boston studio ... so we're gonna put 'em screen-to-screen and see what new insights we can glean in a podcast edition of Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9. Be sure to hit that Q&A hard if you're watching live; this is a daunting task, and we need your help to steer the conversation!
Extras:
The Galaxy S6 is one of the best smartphone cameras ever (Greenbot)
What will you have to pay for a Galaxy S6? / U.S. HTC One M9 availability announced
Free-year-of-Netflix deal comes to S6, S6 edge
 
News
(01:02:01)
 
HTC One M9 Plus shows up in HTC event invite / HTC One M9 Plus physical mockup created
Apple planning most diverse year of iPhones yet? Three models rumored
Windows 10 Android app compatibility may be in development, but far from a done deal
Microsoft rumors tackle plans for next-gen Surface, launching soon
Lenovo may have just leaked the second-gen Moto 360
Google Pony Express tipped to help pay bills straight from Gmail
 
Listener Mail
(01:20:26)
E-mailed submissions from Malte, Liam, and Mahip
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