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[Galaxy S6 General] Sachinfan:
S6's price will not not drop by 25K. We all know that Exynos version of S5 which we got here, was largely seen by Indian consumers as Samsung dumping a inferior SOC on them, which resulted in very very bad publicity of S5 and the resultant price drop.

S6 will hold it's ground till the next iphone is released in November.........In any eventuality, I think S6 would be between 43-46 k even then.

As for Note-4, Samsung would be wise to drop its price so as it still remains a viable alternative to S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] netarchie:
pre-booked the edge S6 64gb gold, yesterday from samsung online estore!
[Galaxy S6 General] PG101:
My S6 is rooted and tweaked to my requirements, with the deepsleep fix from rooting and running the Vn Edge rom..

Hmm.. battery is OK.. I get times when there are noticeable drains, I just restart hoping it would kill any process that was hogging the battery.

Compared to M7.. this is a huge improvement.. no doubt.. its a great device..
[Galaxy S6 General] rkial:
Sorry if I'm repeating myself.. but you said the battery was OK and then followed up by saying it was much better than the M7. I'm not sure if you were talking about the battery in the second line or just the phone being far superior despite the battery being OK.

I got pretty decent battery life from the M7 but it has started dropping recently. . so if the S6 is far superior in terms of battery, I'll love it.

I'm sure the performance of the S6 in every aspect is several times better than the M7.. but the battery is the single biggest annoyance with my 2 year old M7 so that is something I was concerned about.

Usage of different people varies so I dont really care about SOTs that much..

In your experience, is the S6 notably better than the M7? . if it is, I should get through the next 18-24 months with the S6 without the battery being a major concern.
[Galaxy S6 General] PG101:
Compared to M7 the whole device (S6) is a huge improvement.

S6 is not "Far" superior in the battery section, maybe a wee bit better.. the battery thing is really user dependent. maybe this will give you an idea.. I loose about 2-3% over night 8-10 hours, mostly idle.. occasionally me checking up on a few things (time, etc) for a couple of seconds.. Wifi on.. no other sync
[Galaxy S6 General] abhi98228:
guys I am planning to buy S6 soon I just wanted to know about battery backup how much avg screen on time you get on 3G and WiFi I just want to confirm before I buy
[Galaxy S6 General] Funkym0nkey:
Battery life is average. With my user I get little over 4 hours of screen on time. Interestingly WiFi in standby is eating close to 15-20% battery for me.

Overall just enough to get you through the day. Not more. Keep charger handy if you are heavy user.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
Forgot to add before but there's a free wireless charger coming with the s6 and s6 edge. I received a coupon and ordered wireless charger worth 3000rs from samsung estore. Phone bought from croma @ 43900rs.
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
We know it is free for S6 users.....But for S6 Edge users too?
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
I saw advertisements at the shop. I saw s6 so i assumed it was free for s6 edge as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] rajeshjsl:
I dont see this banner in "deals for you" , does it takes some time to appear after samsumg's phone and sms activation ?
[Galaxy S6 General] Mr.Raviteja:
It will take 2 days after logging in into samsung rewards app
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
Yes it does take some time. I bought the phone on sunday and the deal showed up on tuesday.
[Galaxy S6 General] ShubhamDhurve23:
Do a factory reset once, and clear the cache from recovery mode. That might help.
[Galaxy S6 General] twisted_mind:
New fw out for india.... AOE3

Anyone managed to root this? Which root to use?
[Galaxy S6 General] PG101:
I ordered mine on the 08th of May.. no update till now.. the status just shows successful.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Hello SGS6 :)

Picked one up in Chennai. 32 GB sapphire black. Wanted to get the edge but the in-hand feel was too much of a compromise. GOod looks aren't everything,right ? ;)

Didn't go the usual Flipkart/Amazon/Croma route for the 44k deal as a lot of DOA pieces and returns were being handled

Samsung Showroom. 45k. 0% EMI option on HDFC cards. :D

Exchanged my over 2 year White Nexus 4 for just over 6k. :p

Free Tempered Protector in the front & back. :cowboy:

Spigen smoke crystal ultra hybrid & free wireless charger (OEM, so saved a further 3k roundabouts) on the way. :good:

So roughly 36k.Pretty decent I felt. :victory:

Initial impressions:

The Good:

1.Gorgeous display. Second to none.

2.Incredible camera.At its best, the level of detail is mind blowing. The Pro mode is flexible and the UI is non intrusive.

3.The fingerprint scanner has become second nature. Predicting that this tech will replace conventional security mechanisms in the near future.

4.The form factor and the design.Extremely impressed. It looks like Samsung took the advice from online forums like these and gave us one of the best designs that I have seen in years.

5. Quick charging. 1 hr 20 mins to a full charge. Impressive. 10 mins of charge yields over a couple of hours of heavy usage.

The Bad

1. Mismanaged RAM . Always hovers around 85% for some godforsaken reason. Does Not hamper the experience too much but yeah ,it is a DEFINITE problem.

2. Over Heating. Maybe related to the previous problem but it is a thing for now.

3. Software issues pertaining to app installs. Apps (mostly games over 1 gig) in size throw up a 905 application error on installation. Again,aggressive RAM management at work perhaps ?

4. Battery. With over a hour and a half of calls. An hour or so of FB/Whatsapp/Twitter and some light camera,browser usage. Phone lasts for around 3 hrs 45 mins to 4 hrs 15 of screen on time with an uptime of 17-19 hours. Wireless charging and quick charging lighten the stress considerably.

Looking forward to some updates to fix the above issues.

All in all , a solid product from Samsung. I have vocally been against Samsung in the past for their boring designs and within the box thought process but this one ? This one takes the cake. Well done. :cool:
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
Thanks for your reply. There was an update when i received the phone. I did that and now it only consumes 10%. I'll do a hard reset later.

Can you please post the packaging of the cover ? I ordered one from amazon. Should reach me tonight. Just want to make sure it's original.

I have not faced overheating problem except when the phone is charging. Coming from a nexus 5 , battery is really good for me. With my usage nexus 5 gave just 2 hours 40 minutes of SOT. And my s6 gives around the same you mentioned.

Didn't face any app install issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
It doesn't overheat per se. Just runs a bit hot. Also, using the latest 4G Sim from airtel....

Pic attached. It's the same packaging as you'll see in countless unboxing vids on YouTube.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
I'm sorry if my reply confused you but i meant the spigen cover pic.

I ordered one for my nexus 5 from ebay. It had a packaging box but when i ordered one from amazon it had a spigen pouch type packing.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Haha ! My bad ...

I havent got my hands on it yet. Expecting it to arrive this Saturday. Will update here once I get it.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
I got mine. And this time the packaging seems good and obviously the case as well :p
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
I know phone ll be debarred from updates and I haven't found those monthly patches alone in XDA.. wanna know any other way to get these patches... I dont know what s ther for u to LOL..
[Galaxy S6 General] mahipat:
update via Samsung smart switch ?

but you have to download full rom 1.5 gb something and you'll also loose root.

let me know if you find any other way without data loss :)
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
guys is it just me or the battery life is really poor in the nougat INU update?
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
I feel the same.. Idle battery loss is alarming.. complete wipe may help..
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
did you try complete wipe?

or anyone else did and it improved the battery life?
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
I am yet to wipe.. But read few posts here.. full wipe improved battery life..
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Full reset/wipe should definitely fix any battery issues. My phone's battery life is somewhat a little better than it was on Marshmallow.
[Galaxy S6 General] observingi:
Not sure if it is a fix, but I disabled Samsung Account with package disabler, that halted the standby drain for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] Navios92:
Same here.
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
My battery not lasting even 8 hours with normal usage , with one and half hour of sot

seems my battery aged now , any way to check battery condition ?
[Galaxy S6 General] sofir786:
Try accubattery on playstore.
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
which package disabler?
[Galaxy S6 General] observingi:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.packagedisabler&hl=en
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
can you give me the whole process of how you rooted you nougat s6..

butt everywhere i read people are telling that after flashing TWRP they are facing bootloop.
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Thanks for your suggestion bro , installed :)
[Galaxy S6 General] observingi:
My phone is not rooted. You don't need root to run the disabler.
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
yeah bought it.. does it take time in showing the result.. because my battery is still falling like 1% every 15 mins when it's ideal.. overnight 10-15%.. is it same for every one ? or it's time to fully wipe my phone?
[Galaxy S6 General] yeah!!:
This sums up the bad battery life.
[Galaxy S6 General] Navios92:
How old is your phone? Mine is 1.5 years old and my battery health is 76%. I'm getting about 3 hours SOT.

And btw, that's based on only 1 session of charging. Mine was the same but after a few more sessions the readings became higher.
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
how much of your battery percentage falls when the screen is of? mine is 6% per hour
[Galaxy S6 General] Navios92:
About 0.6% per hour. You should do a factory reset.
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
while we are disabling a bloatware do we have to tap into services of those bloatware and disable them to.. or just disabling the app will work?
[Galaxy S6 General] observingi:
Well, I have been disabling just the apps.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
received the update today only. will wait for further updates before downloading the first nougat update.
[Galaxy S6 General] yeah!!:
My phone is 2 years old.. I think there is problem in my battery because it indicates irregular readings. For e.g. when my phone is about to die ( 1% left) and when I connect it to the charger suddenly it shows 18%. Also, when it is charged to 100%, it discharges very fast till 80% without doing anything significant. I barely get 2 hour SOT ( Not even 1 hour when I use GPS). I have to charge almost 4-5 times a day and it annoys me. Will changing battery help or it's time to get a new phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] kakabakk20:
change your battery
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Ditto !!

I have to charge my phone 2 times a day , even after nominal usage.

Its Samsung that not using good quality battery and make user to buy new phone, even you change battery in non removable battery phone it will cost too much. probably repairing charges will be higher than the battery charges !!
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Anybody knows why I keep getting this message when I try to check for an update?
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
After reaching 50% + gives error of server, trying again, downloading , lets see

EDIT: updated after many tries

No security patch , its still March
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
I am still unable to connect.

Samsung is the worse OEM out there. 200 MB+ update with no monthly security update. And they don't even have functional servers.
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Agreed, they are getting worst day by day, after 10-15 time restarting update i manage to download it.

thinking to change my next phone brand :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
It's been several days now and I'm still unable to connect to the update server. Anybody knows of a way to solve this issue?
[Galaxy S6 General] suren21:
it's downloading fine now... try it.

downloaded the update in <50 secs.
[Galaxy S6 General] yeah!!:
Nope
[Galaxy S6 General] yeah!!:
It's working now
[Galaxy S6 General] suren21:
Android security patch level is still March 1st

Wonder what was updated in the latest update.
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Bug fixes :p:D
[Galaxy S6 General] Skjasim:
Afetr some time try..
[Galaxy S6 General] iggystoy:
I was hoping someone could help me out with my predicament here.I am sailing on a ship and recently updated my firmware to the latest Marshmallow .My phone went into a bootloop as soon as the firmware installed.The phone bootloops at the screen below

"Welcome,Preparing your device for first time use....Please wait Tis may take 3 or 4 minutes"

When in Odin mode the phone displays

Product Name: SM-G920P

Current Binary: Samsung official

System Status: Official

FAP Lock: ON

Secure Download : Enabled

Knox Warranty Void: 1(0x0400)

Rp SWREV: B:4 K:2 S:3

The back panel of the Phone Diplays:

CE0168,

SM-G920F, UD FCC ID:A3LSMG920F SMG920ZDF.

made in china IMEI:990005788199280

Ive tried the following:

1.Cache wipe

2.Factory reset

3.Flashed the ROM with G920PVPU4DQC7_G920PSPT4DQC7_SPR tar file- result Pass

None of the above were successful. I've read that i might have to revert to the stock firmware but i really dont know how to locate it online in the current condition off the phone.

I would be really grateful for some help or guidance as to how i may resolve this issue since ive lost all contact with the world outside this ship now.I was told by a friend that the experts on this site would surely have a solution for me .

I tried the following;

"Download and run this;

https://xdaforums.com/att...1&d=1467715462

When you open the program, type the values given here;

Model: SM-G920P

Region: SPR

Auto: Selected

Manual: Unselected

Binary Nature: Selected

Check CRC32: Selected

Decrypt automatically: Selected

When you write and select options given above, press "Check Update" and then press "Download" to download factory firmware for your device.

Once the download has been finished, extract the zip file that you've downloaded via SamFirm.

After unzip it, download and run this Odin (even if you have another one);

https://xdaforums.com/att...4&d=1467772303

When you open it, press BL and select file which starts with BL from downloaded (from Samfirm) and extacted zip folder.

Do the same thing for AP, CP, CSC.

When you set 4 files to Odin, connect your phone to your PC in download mode and click "Start" on Odin."

but i keep getting a CRC32 failure which then directs me to re download the firmware.Is there another link which i could try or some other settings. Your assistance would be much appreciated.

Have a great day ahead

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Do you guys think we'll get the 7.1.2 update?
[Galaxy S6 General] Navios92:
No
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Not even in dream

7.0 is last os update for s6
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Does anybody know why this is disabled and can't be enabled since the Nougat update? I've tried enabling through ADB, which then says package is enabled but it still remains in the same state.
[Galaxy S6 General] amitbhatt89:
Its actually enabled, package disabler also showing it as enabled, and you can force stop it means it is already running !!

seems they disabled that button for user!
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
I just updated Package Disabler Pro and it shows its disabled but when I try to enable it, it automatically disables itself after 1 second.

Update: They updated the app several times and now it's showing as enabled as it did before.
[Galaxy S6 General] Gersondiaz03:
Please can someone help me? im in Noble rom and i want to upgrade to india 7.0

I have to go back to indian 6.0 and do OTA or flash directly 7.0? Thanks

sorry my bad english
[Galaxy S6 General] kushfighter2:
Q

Could you please guide me through ? Normally I do this on my own but people have got some nasty recovery problems with this
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Did anybody get the May security update yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] Fullmetal Jun:
A 14MB May security update!
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
any idea how much i can sell the galaxy s6(32gb) for ? i bought it in may 2015. it's in excellent condition , not a scratch.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
15k
[Galaxy S6 General] raju.d:
flash stock rom in odin, then flash twrp recovery. Then reboot to recovery and make a back up before flashing supersu, once done flash the given file.

That's it reboot, that's it.

Here is the link to supersu for s6 nougat. https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-s6-nougat-supersu-t3570740
[Galaxy S6 General] sathishm07:
Can anyone please post the systemui.apk(Android 7.0) here? I accidentally modded the apk and the phone fails to boot. it can be found in /system/priv-app/system/systemui.apk.. Please post soon. Thanks in advance....
[Galaxy S6 General] arneldna:
The Apk is zipped, please download it from the below link.

https://ufile.io/oawmo
[Galaxy S6 General] androidlover879:
How you guys flashed TWRP? I've flashed it but unable to get into recovery mode. Ehen i pressed 3 fingers it's taking me to Stock recovery only. Plz help
[Galaxy S6 General] observingi:
Which site would offer me the best price for this phone? I would like to sell mine.

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] nvrmndryo:
No website will offer good price, best sell through quikr or olx
[Galaxy S6 General] :
No Galaxy S6 has band 40 (2300) but I have read that in India, Jio works on band 3,5 and 40, and band 40 is pan-India. And now I just read that Airtel is launching their VoLTE services only on Band 40. Should I buy Galaxy s6 Indian variant? And even if they launch it in band 3 and 5 as well, band 40 is responsible for better coverage and faster data speeds.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
Why would you want to buy a discontinued device that's not going to be supported any further as it already is over 2 years old?
[Galaxy S6 General] nvrmndryo:
Right, buy s7 instead, better in all aspects.
[Galaxy S6 General] DarkNate34:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobil...24711/samsung-galaxy-s6-will-get-android-oreo
[Galaxy S6 General] nvrmndryo:
No, just a rumor. S6 won't get, "O" update.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
Sold my phone today for 8750rs through cashify.in
[Galaxy S6 General] jais_dude:
If you notice seller for this case is same on amazon as well as ebay..I have the same case..pretty satisfied ..

Sent from my Galaxy S6 edge
[Galaxy S6 General] CLARiiON:
Guys, can you post battery, SOT numbers?

Just waiting for some some SOT data before I make the purchase. Cheers!

EDIT: I know there's another battery thread, just wanted to check how much the Indian version is getting.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Attaching a couple of screens. Today was a bad day for the battery.

10 ish hours of run time. 4 hours of SoT and an hour of social media plus GPS usage. All sync on. 4G was on for an hour or so as well.

It went on quick charge and its on power as we speak but the graphs show the details.
[Galaxy S6 General] Sachinfan:
Thanks [MENTION=3965448]rufusj89[/MENTION] for the screenshot.

I want to ask , if anyone here is facing any issues which would prompt you to not recommend s6? Secondly how does this wireless charger work?
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Nothing like that so far. The battery is mediocre at best and the RAM issues are still prevalent. But no lags anywhere.

The wireless charger is on its way. But it's simple Samsung fare. The charger itself is wired but you just pop the phone on it and works out of the box. Be aware that the charging time is almost double.

Ps : The spigen ultra hybrid is here! Super solid it feels.
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
Down to 41,990 in less then a month of release. I am holding on to buy it till it drops a bit further, i think it will settle around 37,990 in two months time. Interesting to note edge holds on to the launch price quite well.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Yes. Samsung is driving down prices of the non edge variant quite aggressively. Sales, this quarter has taken quite a hit.

Also, the wait and watch game is the best thing to do. Personally, I look at it from a need based perspective. I buy phones when I need them. :)

Anyhow, just a heads up, Flipkart, Amazon and all these sites will one up each other in terms of pricing. Just make sure you get the right product and not a DOA return. In other words, look at seller ratings as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] rkial:
Where?

The best I can get is 43990
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
Ya overall it seems even globally it is the same case, surprising as they actually came up with a good phone for a change. Ya wait will probably help me get the blue color too. I am also trying to get one from HK as i can really do with the dual sim. Does the HK version support 4G in India?

---------- Post added at 01:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 AM ----------

http://www.amazon.in/Samsung-Galaxy...1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1432324713&sr=8-3&keywords=S6

http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-gal...cker=start&as-pos=p_1_s6&pid=MOBE5Z49HE46PNVF

http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-gal...y+s6&ref=4d229b25-d426-4eaa-96bb-8f8c3720340b
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Check out flipkart. A couple of sellers are offering the s6 at that price but it's intermittently visible on the site.

And please verify the frequency compatibility of the HK model with the Service provider in your area. AFAIK, it's strictly streamlined here in India.
[Galaxy S6 General] rkial:
Ah. I never buy anything from Flipkart that isnt from WS Retail or at least has flipkart Advanatage tick. There are a lot of crap sellers..

Amazon seems fine. I think i searched for the black and missed the price of the white one.

Surprised the S6 isnt selling that well.
[Galaxy S6 General] Funkym0nkey:
I won't buy an S6 from Flipkart. ....period. they do not offer refunds in case of any issue.

And stick to amazon fulfilled. The issues we are seeing with the s6 screens means amazon fulfilled is safer purchase.

I just returned mine which had screen issue and for refund and then made another purchase.

Flipkart won't give you refund. And non WSRetail purchases are risky as return needs to be approved by seller which they can refuse.
[Galaxy S6 General] rufusj89:
Precisely why I went the offline route

:)
[Galaxy S6 General] ShubhamDhurve23:
Th best option at the moment is finding Offline retail stores with that price. As far as I know Croma and The Mobile Store are offering 32GB regular GS6 at Rs43900.
[Galaxy S6 General] amankapoor4:
even offline it is very easy to get it for 42,500 - 43k. what is disappointing is the way Samsung is losing it's market value.The prices nose dive in less then a month. 20% depreciation in less then a month of release is not even funny by any standards. The early adopters get shafted in the process. Samsung needs to start rethinking how they want to price there phone.

The phone price will keep stumbling, a retailer told me offline that it is becoming stupidity to stock the S series in decent numbers. They said he had high hopes form S6 but the sales have been disappointing and the falling prices are not helping either.

I guess the days of flagships are going to have much more tougher times in future.

At around 25k today, S5 is a bloody awesome phone and at around 30k year down the lane S6 will be a great phone too.
[Galaxy S6 General] slimshaddy.:
@ aman - don't know where you live but here in delhi price is the same at 45000rs. (cariano, kamla nagar) even at gaffar market where

everyone can get cheaper rates were offering at 45000rs. (same price strategy?) finally went to croma store and believe me I was surprised to see the price of the phone at 43900. immediately bought the phone.

ps : got the wireless charger as well.